2013 in pictures

January
our LOA arrived...
it's official...
China says we can adopt Audra!

 

February
Audra received a care package from us,
and we received new pictures of her!

 

March

our last month of waiting...

 

April

Forever Family Day 4-8-13

 

May

Audra spent most of the month in the hospital...

and by the time she was discharged she was practically a doctor herself!

 



June

Home at last...

and our new family of six started making new memories.

So many "firsts" for Audra



July


August

 

September

Audra's very.first.ever...

BIRTHDAY!

She turned 6.

  

October

 

November

December
...snow
...a tree INSIDE the house?!
and finally...Christmas!




 

And here are a few 2013 highlights for the "big" kids:

 

Riley

turned 12 years old

and

won 3 gold medals at the PA Special Olympics Summer Games

 

 

 

Aidan

turned 9 years old

and

played a "Mites on Ice" hockey game between periods at the Flyer's game

 

 

 

Maura

turned 5 years old,

started Kindergarten

and

became a "big" sister