Britt and Drew

Let's see if a pic posts remotely

New style of Posting Attempted - via email

I am trying out the backup plan for posting to the blog before we
travel on Friday. Some say that in China you cannot post directly -
some say you cannot view the blog - so this is a test for remote
posting. We are getting ready - it seems like we are taking a
pharmacy for this 2 week trip. Better safe than sorry.

Lily's First Birthday Party - Well a little early, but that is OK

We had a great surprise tonight as the Flynn and Morris families surprised us with a little Lily Party. Kelsey did not want to miss Lily's first party - so she decided to throw one a few days early. sue and I promised to take the party hats and gifts to China for her official day. What great friends - even Kelly and the two Morris boys were able to be at the party before going back to college.

In two weeks we are in Guangzhou - the countdown is on,

Good News for Britt and Kelly

We are going to have two girls at St. Mary's College next year! Britt received her early acceptance letter last week and Kelly just got the call that her transfer was approved. Kelly starts in two weeks and Britt in the fall. The ND football tailgates will be a great time for the next four years with all the girls new friends - now we just need a few more victories. We have to move kelly next weekend - so the relaxing time before China is gone.

it's two weeks until we leave for China. I called United Airlines just to confirm the seat assignments and quess what - UA messed up Lily's ticket. You never can check the details too many times. Hopefully this little glitch will be the worst -- hopefully.

One Prayer

New update on Lily

We just received information from Lily's latest medical checkup.

Height - 27 inches
Weight - 19 pounds
and 2 teeth --

32 more days!

We have our travel date to China

Only a few more weeks until we have Lily. Bethany Christian called and informed us we will have Lily on January 21st. This is later than we expected, but at least now we can plan the trip. Lily's first birthday is January 22nd, so it will really be an eventful first few days. Suz and I will leave Chicago on Friday January 18th and arrive in Guangzhou the evening of January 19th. If everything goes as scheduled we will all return to Chicago on Wednesday January 30th.

This weekend everyone assembled Lily's crib and put everything into her room. Now everyone is really ready for her to join the family.