Category Archives: Ella Grace Pass
Chinese New Year
We are so honored to be asked to participate in the Chinese New Year celebration and be involved with the Chinese community around Montgomery. Lovely people. The girls all danced and Katy had a solo line. Anne Louise interpreted as the kids sang one song. And I sang “Molihua” (“Jasmine Flower”) in Chinese with the …
"Down by the Creekbank"
Ella Grace always arrives in the spotlight with some trepidation…especially when clothed in overalls…but she smiled pretty, sang sweetly and delivered her 2 lines with ease. Also pictured is her buddy Shelby. Kindergarten plays are so sweet.
Christmas Eve
For 42 Christmas Eves, I have been at Oma’s house. i was the only grandchild and i took my first steps there in 1969. As the years have gone by the space has remained the same but the number of people has grown exponentially. What a blessing that we all enjoy being there, all crammed …
Falloween
We’ve been having big fun with Falloween for the past few years! The little girls did a plethora of fall festivities including an APAC (Alabama Post Adoption Connection) carnival with our friends, the Halls, for which Katy created her own “Nancy Drew” outfit. Next was Frazer’s Fall Festival where we got to hang out with …
Fourth Anniversary of Gotcha Day
We “got her” on August 22, 2005…four years later it’s still a very special day for us as a family. She always wants to go to Kabuki Japanese Restaurant where they “have fire”. We had spent the day in the pool out at the farm so we were all pink! Yuan Yuan has come a …
Chinese Princess
Ella Grace’s friend Shelby had a princess party & instead of dressing up as Cinderella or some such we made her into a Chinese princess. Anne Louise had such fun fixing her hair and we glittered her up with makeup, too. What a little priss. I’m so proud that she’s a little priss.
Ella Grace at School
Ella Grace has been at such a sweet school this year. She’s made some wonderful friends. This is Shelby. She was also adopted from China. Everyone tells them at school they look like twins. When they do they both smack their foreheads at the same time which is hilarious. She has also come a long …
Ella Grace in Kindergarten
Ella Grace came to us 4 years ago with no language. She understood Chinese, but had never heard English & didn’t speak at all because of her open cleft palate. She had surgery in Feb of the following year and started speech therapy. Do you know how much is learned in the first 3 years …
Ella Grace's 6th Birthday Party
Ella Grace went Pinkalicious for her 6th. Her fave book from Grandonna’s house provided the theme but Heidi Murphy provided the decor. Wow…what WOULD I have done without all that STUFF she had! Family and friends, cake and ice cream…and presents! This bike game she’s playing has been the HIT. Its the first thing she …