Sunday, March 2, 2008

Feb #3- Gotcha Day All Over with McFee's

It's hard to believe that we've now had Ella for 1 full year and one of the most special things about that year ago trip is that not only did we get Ella for life, we made some terrific new friends in Mike and Jill McFee, with whom, along with their beautiful daughter Maya (Ella and Maya grew up in the same orphanage), we share a connection that will last a lifetime. Here are some pictures of our fun (albeit too short) reunion in Charlotte, North Carolina from Feb 23rd to Feb 25th (our Gotcha day anniversary 2/25). Trip consisted of a visit to a cool public library called Imaginon and Charlotte's Discovery Place Kids museum and a lot of catching up with the kids, who I think had the most fun in the pool (Evan too!) I love the first picture where Maya's reflects onto Ella as the two were playing at Discovery Place. I almost thought the two were wearing the same cute shirt (and it was Ella) but it signifies there togetherness for certain...

February Post 2 - Orlando Trip

February's second post brings us on Ella's mid month trip to Orlando with mom and brother (rah rah!). Here are some nice shots with Justin, Jisele and Jayson Havas; not to overlook Ella's first pose in some cool shades! Watch out....

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