Happy October!!!

Well I just realized how long it had been since I updated the blog! So much has changed since then! Libby is doing so well and is such a joy and a blessing to our family. She is now 20 1/2 months old which is so hard to believe. We have also had her for over 10 months now which is also amazing. Todd and I both feel as though we have had her forever and then it also feels like she was just placed in our arms in Nanning. Just a little 10 month old baby and now she's closing in on 2 years old!!! Here are a few pictures from this summer and fall. They aren't in any particular order (just the way they uploaded). At the bottom, I will update you on our newest addition!

Daddy & Libby out on our boat - 8/12/06 (18 months)

Libby's Baptism! - 8/6/06 (18 months)

I love this outfit! The crocks are so adorable! - 7/28/06 (17 months)

Libby on her new "playground!" - 9/14/06 (19 months)

First snowfall! We love the NY weather! : ) - 10/14/06 (20 months)

Warming up after playing in the snow - 10/14/06 (20 months)

Picking apples with Mommy - 9/30/06 (19 months)

Libby's 1 year "referral day!!!!" We celebrated by going out for Chinese. Libby is not sure what to order!!! - 10/3/06 (20 months)

Libby is doing more eating than picking of the apples - 9/30/06 (19 months)

Yes, we are in the finishing stages of the paperchase for our Ella! Unfortinately we can't sent our paperwork to China until the 1 year anniversary of Libby's adoption because that is China's rule. So, since Libby wasn't officially adopted until December 12th, 2005, we can't have our dossiar logged in until December 12, 2006. So.... now we are just slowing down a bit so that we can make that cut-off. However, LID's are taking about a month now, so our agency is allowing us to be DTC the end of November and then we wont be logged in until December. So right now, we are planning on mailing our dossiar on Friday, November 24, 2006!!! Just a little over a month away!!!

We have also decided on Ella's middle name! We knew all along that we were going to name our little girl Ella but didn't know about a middle name. We thought about Grace but we wanted something a little different to go with Libby's middle name of Sofia. So we have decided on Paige. We both really like the name and we think that Ella Paige goes very nice together. Also like Libby, we will add Ella's Chinese name once we get her referral. So, we can't wait to bring Ella Paige Jones home!!!!!

~Todd, Kellie & Libby