A new beginning!

We have finally created a new blog for the girls - together! Please continue to follow the adventure along...........

http://mychinesedumplings.blogspot.com

It actually makes me sad to end this blog.............it has been such a journey of the heart. There are no words to express what Keegan means to us! What a joy it's been having our friends and family follow along this amazing adoption process! We thank you for all the prayers and wonderful emails that we have received over the course of this adoption!

God has been so good to us and has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams! We hope to raise Keegan in a way that pleases Him. He is the reason we have this amazing child!

Much love and appreciation,

Cynthia, Adam and Keegan Farley

Today was packing day!

Today we packed for our next journey to China. We head out on Wednesday of this week!!! We will be posting on Romy's blog while we are in China. Please drop in from time to time and see what Keegan and Romy are up to!! Just click on the Romy Addison Farley link to pop over and see us! Please keep us in your prayers! We will need every single one! We know God is in control and only He has prepared this amazing journey for us! He will watch over us and protect us!

Much love,
Cynthia, Adam and Keegan

next post is from China!!!

a tisket, a tasket, a blue and yellow basket

Well, the basket's not blue and yellow - but it's got a cute little something inside!! The basket usually holds Keegan's wooden blocks, but she decided it was much more fun to dump the blocks out and just get cozy inside!!! My girl.

Bubble Bath

Daddy gave Keegan a true "bubble bath" the other night, and boy, did she have fun! She is just so much fun - she provides us with so much joy and laughter! She is truly the bright spot in my life!

Cute Moments...

Big brother and baby sister sharing some popcorn! How cute is she with her Elmo balloon!! Sam is helping out - breaking in Romy's car seat!! It's been absolutely crazy around here - with getting ready to travel again, Keegan's recent birthday, Halloween, 1 year anniversary of "Gotcha Day" and my mom's birthday - we have been "celebratin' crazy" around here!! Next big events - Thanksgiving, Adam's birthday and ROMY'S GOTCHA DAY!!!!!!!!!

Momma's little piglet

Keegan's first Halloween!!! She went to 2 houses: Cherri's and my mom's. She left with approximately 10 pounds of candy! nice. My baby was just precious in her little outfit!

The BirthDAY

Keegan's actual birthday was yesterday, even though we have been celebrating all weekend! My mom made cupcakes and I made goodie bags and we took them to daycare in the early afternoon. Keegan was all worked up while we were there...SCARED TO DEATH that I was going to leave her there! So the poor little thing couldn't relax and enjoy the party in her honor! She kept saying "mommy go" and pointing at the door! But I hope that somewhere inside of her she knew that it was her birthday and that she enjoyed her "special" day!

Birthday Eve Celebration!!!

Sunday was a BIG day! We started by going to church and then home, lunch, Keegan naptime, mommy (me)I ran birthday errands while dad cleaned house and the kids mowed the yard! We had the family over at 3pm for gifts/playtime! We then went to a Chinese restaurant and then home for cake/ice cream!!

Keegan raked in the presents! She LOVES her dishes and wants to serve everyone. She is very particular about the spoons and plates matching...the yellow spoon HAS TO GO WITH the yellow plate, etc. She received a couple of learning toys. She is in the ABC's phase currently, always wanting someone to sing the ABC's with her! She is constantly singing "Happy to you, happy to you" and it's just precious to hear her sing it and to watch that little mouth pucker up on the "you" part!!! Yesterday was such a beautiful day, Keegan was able to enjoy some time on her playset/slide thing! She LOVES to slide, over and over, and over, and over!!!!!!

Dinner with friends

Sunday evening we went to the Lindon's for dinner! How much fun are they!!! Adam and Chad knew each other through Toyota and Sandy and I got to be pal's bonding through the adoption process! The Lindon's are adopting precious Sydney through A Helping Hand. They hope to travel very soon to bring their beautiful baby girl home! Their Sydney and our Romy share the same birth date (not year) February 9th! So how many fun parties do we see in our future??? The Lindon's have 3 awesome kids: Neil - almost 10, Cole - 5, and Haley - 4. They were very gracious with their toys/time with Keegan! I think they had a little insight into what it's going to be like with Sydney home.....and they liked it!!! Thanks again Chad and Sandy! Neal, Cole and Hayley - you guys are the best!!!

More changes..........

Just after I thought we were done with the playroom........nope. We moved the large set of shelves from Keegan's room to the playroom - LOVE IT!! Makes me very happy! We also took the front section off of Keegan's crib and made it a "big girl bed" and she has done AMAZING!!! She has never fallen out (I expected that to happen) and never gotten out prematurely (I also expected that to happen)!

Pumpkin Man

My little sweet girl calls ALL pumpkins "pumpkin man". It's so cute I just can't stand it! I try and point out every one I see so I can hear her say it! Just one week until my baby turns 2 years old! My word how time flies! I am beyond blessed to have this precious little life be apart of my life! I thank God for her everyday and hope I can do Him justice in raising her!

the "Slide"

Last Sunday, Adam and Zac drove to Dayton to pick up an "Ebay" purchase that I made! We bought "the girls" a Little Tikes playset thing. Keegan loves to slide down the big slide and she calls the little slide "RoRo's slide"!!! I am hopeful for a few more warm days so Keegan can enjoy it just a smidge this year! I realize that I don't have a completed picture of it - I will do my best to get one on here pretty soon!

Just being cute!

So sorry it's been a while since the last post! It's been a smidge crazy around here - getting ready to head back from China! So, Jennifer, enjoy some "cute" photos! Does any of the clothing look familiar?