Sunday, December 9, 2007

A November to Remember

We remember November 2007 as it was our first Thanksgiving with Ella! Following up Halloween, we participated in Georgia's first ever International Adoption Day by heading to the State Capitol on November 17th. We made the CCAI Georgia Newsletter and were proud to be only one of a few families present to recognize the wonder of International Adoption. We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Ritchie's at Featherstone's (Towne Lake Hills) and Ella enjoyed her Turkey quite well! Also, in November, we took a trip to see Laura's friend Kristin (awaiting adoption from China) at their new house in Forsyth County Ga (beautiful subdivision!) and we took our family pictures (which Ella was not too crazy about!). December started off with a trip to First Friday's - China Adoption Journey an event held the first Friday of each month in Marietta. We'll be sure to attend this group of families who have adopted and waiting to adopt as we are ecstatic to be in the midst of our own China Adoption journey. Now for some pictures:
Ella at GA Int'l Adoption Day
Sometimes Mommy lets me be messy! Addison and I love my new wagon! At Thanksgiving Dinner with the Ritchie's Also at Thanksgiving - can't forget about Evan with Ethan and Sydney Ritchie

Welcome to Ella's Blog

Hi everyone, Welcome to Ella Sarah Lazar's first blog.

How it Started

Laura, Evan and I will be updating this blog as we prepare to travel to Yangchun, China. Yangchun is located approximately 160 miles southwest of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China. We just received our match (referral) on Thursday January, 4th 2007 and aim to travel 4-8 weeks from this date (most likely 7-8 weeks as the Chinese New Year falls during this period).

Watching Ella Grow

Thanks for visiting - we had so much fun updating this blog during our trip to China, that we decided keep Ella's blog updated (once a month) to watch her (and Evan) grow up in front of our very eyes!


Happy 1st Birthday Ella

Happy 1st Birthday Ella

Ella Laughing for Mom

Ella Laughing for Mom

Daddy's Little Girl

Daddy's Little Girl

Ella's Referral Pictures #2

Ella's Referral Pictures #2
What a cutie!

Ella in Crib

Ella in Crib

Ella Referral Picture #3

Ella Referral Picture #3
Look at that Hair!!!

Announcing Yang Chun, Hua Tuan

Announcing Yang Chun, Hua Tuan
1st Picture of Ella