Hey! I was sleeping here! What do you guys want from under MY tree!?!?!
Hmmmm! What's in those boxes?
Our first Christmas together was BEAUTIFUL. We started the morning with coffe and cake (just mommy and daddy), then opened some presents. Around noon Zia Grazia, Zio Derek and Isabella stopped by and we all got to open more presents. After that we joined the rest of the Strub family for a yummy dinner. Lastly, we visited with our extended family of friends and opened more presents and ate more food.
Annalisa didn't really grasp the idea of presents but she really enjoyed ripping off the paper and eating it.
What a difference one year makes. Last year we were stalking the mail box waiting for the I-171 to get here so we could send our dossier to China. This year we have our beautiful daughter with us and things are going wonderfully! She has adapted to her new life and family amazingly well. She is a very happy and energetic baby. We celebrated her first birthday last week and we are sure she'll start walking on her own any day now!
A special thought to all the waiting families... hang in there! I know how the holidays can be especially hard but your family will soon be whole and your heart will soon be filled with joy and amazement!
Rina, John and Annalisa!
5 comments:
Matching dresses! I love it! And the cat that looks like Morris is adorable too!
I hope your Christmas was wonderful. It looks like it was!
Donna
Mom to Gwen of Shenzhen!
Rina & John,
Congratulations! Annalisa is darling! We have a vacation home in Ponte Vedra Beach! We'll be there for a couple weeks in April- so maybe we'll see you at the beach, and Annalisa and Sophie can play!
Merry Christmas,
Shana & Sophie :)
Shana,
that would be lovely. E-mail me and we can meet for a play date.
Ciao!
Annalisa is adorable...I love the matching cousin dress..too precious!!! Thank you for the special thought for waiting families....Next year will be amazing for me.... I should have my little Tate.
Lisa
What a wonderful Christmas! Thank you for sharing your pictures of Annalisa. As a waiting family, I love seeing what next Christmas will be like for us!
Heather
LID July 20, 2005 for Sydney (or Twins!)
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