Red Couch Photo

Our new family of 6
Our June 2006 CCAI Travel Group

Trying to get 13 children together for a picture...and yes this was the best picture I got

Sydney loved little Noah

Sydney playing in the arcade at the hotel

Sydney loved the arcade

She is so excited to go to the pool!

Daddy teaching Sydney to swim!

Wheeeeee! I LOVE swimming!

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It is a tradition for adoptive families to take a "red couch photo". There is literally a red couch at the White Swan Hotel where people take photos. We tried really hard to get Sydney to wear traditional Chinese clothing and finally at least got her to wear a cute outfit... so we settled on that. I think she looked really cute and she was so good during the photo session.

We went to the pool after the photos and she was so excited. She was screaming and laughing the whole time. She loves the water and can't wait to swim on her own. Lessons are a must once we get home and it is too cute to watch her practice during bath time.

Well it rained ALL day today except for the 30 minute window when we went swimming. We shopped anyway and had a good lunch AND dinner at a western restaurant called Lucy's. It was tasted great and we were glad to have some good western food!

We CANNOT wait to get home! We miss everyone and look forward to beginning our transition with Sydney at home.

Sydney is a wild and crazy girl and is a big comedian. She can also be really sweet and loving but can also be a little pill. She is a perfect fit for our family and has kept us really busy. We are having to set limits and boundaries and she is sure testing them! She has learned a few bad habits while in the orphanage but we will work on those a little later on.

See everyone soon!