The Bauer Family
Dayton, OH (Military, subject to change!)
DTC: 4/6/07, LID: 4/20/07
Agency: Holt International
Chosen Name: Savannah TBD Chinese name
Children: Nathan and our four legged first born, Ipo
We have not created a blog site yet.
We spend our time waiting enjoying our family as it is today. While we long for the day when our daughter will join us, being the parents of a little boy is a fantastic adventure. We enjoy exploring our new state of OH, travel, new foods, reading and staying in contact with family and friends.
Amy & Jon Bohmann
Seguin, TX
DTC: 3/9/2007 - LID 4/4/2007
Agency: Harrah's
Chosen Name: Evan William or Leah Kathryn
Children/Pets: Martina 3, Fujian: Fur baby kitties Hayley & Crystal
http://www.bohmannfamily.blogspot.com
Not too many hobbies anymore as our life revolves around Martina--who
desperately wants a baby brother or sister!
Kim & John Bison
Tempe, AZ
DTC: 4/19/2007 - LID 4/28/2007
Agency: Faithful Adoptions
Chosen Name: Isabella ___ ___ Bison
Children: Nick 18, Colton 15, Kylee 14
Furbabies: Nakita Akio, Delilah (doggies) Paylae (Bird)
http://isabellabison.blogspot.com/
We enjoy watching and participating in the kids sports and activities, boating, and just being a family…Can’t wait to add little Isabella
The Bryant Family
Red Oak, TX
LID 4/17/2007
Agency: CCAI - Chinese Children Adoption International
Chosen Name: TBD
Children: Lauren 5
To pass time we enjoy our Chinese playgroup, keep involved in church activities and celebrate as other friends get their referrals.
Karin & Steven Choi
Rochester, NY
LID: 4/16/2007
Agency: GWCA
Chosen Name: Lillienne + Chinese name
Furbabies: Kitty named Kitty, and Zephyr (bunny)
While we wait we are concentrating on living to the fullest to try and make this extended wait time go by faster (ha!) We like ballroom dancing, gardening and canoeing in the summer, skiing in the winter, Steve enjoys making music with his acoustic guitar and melodic voice, Karin is a visual artist, we love to travel!!!
Jose and Yoli Collazo Gonzalez
Key Largo, FL
DTC-3/28/07 & LID-4/12/07
Agency: Holt International Children's Services
Chosen Name: Cael Xu Huo
Children: Salome Isolde, our gorgeous daughter from Inner Mongolia (3)
Fur/Feathered Kids: Two parrots, one Blue/Gold Macaw an African Grey & Two Spoiled Cats
http://nuestrapaloma.blogspot.com/
Go bowling with our daughter on our days off and of course the ever popular, sleep.
Washington, MI
DTC 3-30-07 LID 4-16-07
Agency: Great Wall China Adoption
Child's Chosen Name: Eden
Other Children: Adrian, Luca
Website: www.journeytoeden.blogspot.com
The Dideon Family
Renton, WA
DTC: 4/17/2007 - LID: 4/27/2007
Agency: Small World Adoptions
Chosen Name: Taylor Eleanor Guan Dideon
Gotcha: 8/20/2007
Children: Reagan 5 CLP Jingdezhen 2004, Kaitlyn 4 VSD Kunming 2005, Waiting for Winston 2 VSD XI An 2008
Pets: 2 cats Odessa & Lilly
www.thedideons.blogspot.com and www.thedideons.com
Since we didn't have to wait but 9 months and only took one year off to move since 2003 - don't do much to pass the time. Trying to do a Life Book for each child - otherwise just managing working full time and 3 kids under 6 and the paperwork for #4.
Picture to come
The Encinosa Family
LID: 4/24/2007
Agency: CCAI
Chosen Name: Claire Yi Shan
Kids: Sydney 3 (Inner Mongolia)
www.lanternsandlotusblossoms.blogspot.com
We are a waiting child family so our wait is near it’s end.
Tracy & Wess Harms
St. Michael, MN
DTC: 3/28/2007 - LID: 4/12/2007
Agency: International Adoption Services (IAS)
Chosen Name: Considering Ava, but still undecided
Fur kids: 3 cats - Sly, Lily & Stella
Haven't started blog yet, but will be in the future
Just live our lives! Maybe take a trip or two, work on our home, take a few walks, work on a few projects and just enjoy our time together.
Cora and Jim Huffman
Moxee, WA
DTC/LID: LID 4/25
Agency: AAO
Chosen Name: TBD
Pets: Pets, 2 dogs, Toby and Gypsy, and 1 Cat, Sully Website/Blog http://littlemisswhatshername.blogspot.com
Kim & Jeff Lemmermann
Milwaukee, WI
DTC: 4/12/2007 - LID: 4/24/2007
Agency: Adoption Associates - AAI
Chosen Name TBD
Furkids: 2 fur kids Shadow & Gizmo (another possibly on the way)
Work on the Cherry Blossom site :), coaching, traveling (especially Disney)
Donna & Andrew Mangiapanella
Long Island, New York
DTC 4/20/07 & LID 4/26/07
Agency: GWCA
Chosen Name: Aislinn Mariah
Fur Kids: Furbaby:Misty- Shih-Tzu
http://awaiting-aislinn.blogspot.com/
Donna likes to read and spend as much time as possible with the kids in her life. Andrew is a avid bowler and enjoys hunting. We are trying to get thru our to do list of thing to finish before we travel to China.
Jerry & Sandi Maxwell
Paradise, TX
DTC: 3-30-2007 - LID 4/16/2007
Agency: GWCA
Chosen Name: Mylie Jaide or Levi Kennedy
Kids/Pets: Charla 21, Kyle 19, & Marcus 15, Fur Kids Lola & Elvis
WWW.Redthreadtochina07.blogspot.com
We like to ride our 4-wheelers, go on mini vacations, crafts, garden, sports and shop for the baby of course!!!!
The Miracle Family
Harlan, Kentucky
Log in date: 4/20/07, Referral for a waiting child 12-11-07
Agency: CCAI
Chosen Name: Graeme Wilder Li Miracle
Other Children: We have one daughter, Lillian Christine Wen (Lily Wen) who is 4 years old. Lily is from Xiushan SWI, Chongquing, China. She is excited about her little brother.
www.journeytobabybecky.blogspot.com (so when we set up the blog, we weren’t quite expecting a boy…oops!)
We are busy getting ready to bring Graeme home. We are working on his room and I am working on his 100 good wishes quilt. Lily also keeps us quite busy with her dance and gymnastics.
Brandie & Matthew Raleigh
Pendleton, IN
DTC: 3/27/07/ LID: 4/15/07
Chosen Name: Dorissa Fay ____ Raleigh
Fur kids: Jasmine - Lab/Rott mix & Raven - Lab/border collie mix
I love to decorate cakes! Matthew's a computer geek :) We are both full-time students as well.
Matt & Jennifer Seabolt
Atlanta, GA
DTC: 3/28/07 LID: 4/17/07
Hope For Children Adoption Agency
Chosen Name: Madelin Rebecca ______
Fur Kids: 3 Cats - Dweeb, Duke & Daisy
www.journeyofourdream.blogspot.com
Right now we enjoy hanging out with our family and friends. We love to travel and while we wait we will be doing plenty of jobs around the house...
Lindsey and Maureen Topper
Colorado Springs, CO
DTC/LID: LID 4/23/07
Agency: CCAI
Chosen Name: Rachel
Other Children/Pets: 1 daughter: Hannah Jean FengXian (nickname "Mei-Mei") , DOB 7/6/04, Adopted 11/7/05, Nanning, Guangxi Huang Autonomous Region, China. CCAI Travel Group 862.
Pets: Abby, our 14 year old Brittany mix (dog).
www.topperchinadopt.blogspot.com
Favorite thing to do to pass time while we wait: Maureen's taking a Mandarin class, Hannah is in preschool, and Lindsey is working. We're just living our lives as we wait. I'm hoping the wait won't be too long for us and we won't have to back out, because Hannah is really excited about her little sister.
Spokane, WA
LID: April 27, 2007
Agency: Small World Adoptions
Chosen Name: Sophia Lin
Other Children: Brendan age 9, Morgan age 5 and
Fur Kids: three dogs,
Sadie, Oscar, Chloe
www.thevalleyfamily.net