Happy Birthday Kristy

Today is Kristy's third birthday. She had a fun day celebrating with her classmates at day care. Her oldest sister Kourtney made puppy cupcakes. She had more cake and ice cream at home and opened lots of presents. She didn't really understand the gift opening routine at Christmas but she has learned quickly. This weekend her South Carolina family will be coming to celebrate. Her are a few pictures from her day.

6 Months Since Gotcha Day

during the past six months. She started with hand gestures and grunts to communicate with usIt has been six months today since Kristy joined our family. She has made a great deal of strides to words and sometimes simple sentences lately. She has had numerous firsts during these six months. From going to church, the beach, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, not to mention a Mommy, Daddy, 2 sisters, 4 cousins, 3 uncles, 3 aunts, 2 grandmothers, and a grandfather. She keeps us extremely busy but we wouldn't have it any other way. Below are two pictures one from Gotcha Day (July 16, 2007) and today (January 16, 2008).

Merry Christmas!

We are busy getting ready for Christmas, Kristy's first, and enjoying all the activities. She doesn'treally know what is going on but I'm sure she will catch on soon.

Fall in Lexington

Its been 4 months since Kristy joined the family. She is fitting in really well. She is extremely attached to her mother. She has had a lot of firsts since our last update. She enjoyed the Pumpkin Patch Festival at church. This is held every Halloween. Kristy was a fairy princess. Kourtney and a friend decorated the van for trunk or treat and took 3rd place. We all went to Judy's mothers church Fall Festival at Surfside. Kristy had a great time in the pumpkin patch. It was also Kristy's first time at the beach. She got to put her feet in the water and loved it. Kourtney had her 15th birthday on October 29th. She is ready to drive (legal in SC) but her parents are not ready for that just yet. We are headed to Hilton Head Island for Thanksgiving at Judy's older brothers house. Here are a few pictures from this month.

3 Months Since Gotcha Day

On Tuesday October 16th we celebrated Kristy's 3rd month with the family. She is doing great and has fit into our family perfectly. Her English is becoming more and more clear. She is learning shapes, numbers, and letters. She loves to have books read to her and does not really care about TV. She loves to listen to music and will dance when she hears it. She also loves to go on walks with Mom and Dad around the neighborhood. She had a lot of firsts in the last month. Her firsts included a haircut, a trip to Riverbanks Zoo, orchestra concert (Kourtney's first high school orchestra concert). OK, she really didn't make it through the concert but we tried. She started daycare this week and seems to being doing good. She is glad to be picked up and wants constant attention when we get home. Today was her baptism at church. Her Uncle Neil assisted our ministers in the baptism. The entire Yongue family was able to make it so it was the first time all 7 cousins were together. Here are a few pictures from this past month.