Halloween!

Here are photos of Ollie and her cousins on Halloween day (Oli was princess Jasmin) with her good friend Francesca. Talk about a sugar rush! The following day Anthony and I went to a costume party where I went as. . . black beans and rice!

Orlando!

The weekend before Halloween marked the 3rd year some families that have adopted from Colombia got together to celebrate our children. We had a FABULOUS time going to the "Not So Scary Halloween Party" in the Magic Kingdom, playing in the splash park of our amazing resort (Ginn Reunion-highly recommended!) and spending some time just catching up. We are blessed to have such dear friends who have come to us through the act of adoption!

New York in October

Anthony, Ollie and I spent six glorious days in New York with beautiful weather, pumpkin picking and having a great time with Nonna and our dear friends the Vidals who also happened to be visiting there at the same time.

Where does time go?

I cannot believe it is October. Soon the year will end. Soon the decade will end! My Goodness sometimes it seems the new millenium just began! It is so true when they say that time flies even more quickly when you have children. Ollie is growing by leaps and bounds, she loves her preschool and now that she has learned to swim all by herself she asks to go to the pool every afternoon. She can swim to the bottom and pick things up from the floor of the pool and is so proud of herself. What a joy this child is in our lives.

I am also happy to say I have been hired as an "Inter Country Outreach Coordinator" for Gladney, which means I will be giving seminars to families that are considering adoption. It is basically what I was doing for CAII and I could not be happier to have been given this opportunity. I truly am very passionate about this work and love having the opportunity to speak to others about the possibility of adoption and how it has changed our lives.

better late than never

These are pictures from Olivia's 3rd Gotcha Day (Aug 1st). The 3 of us spent 4 gorgeous days in Captiva, on the beach, in the pool and totally enjoying our little girl. The first one is of Ollie enjoying her Gotcha Day muffin. . . lol

Butterfly World

Hi all! Olivia, my mom and I spent a day last week at Butterfly World. It was a nice way to spend the day together before Ollie began school this week. Here she is with a lorikeet on her head. There is also a large screened area filled with thousands of butteflies, hummingbirds and classical music, it is amazing...highly recommended if you are in the area.

We were lucky with Gustav, let's hope Ike and Josephine pass us by too!

Summertime in New York

Here are some pictures of Olivia and her cousins this July in Riverhead where Nonno and Nonna live.