Just enjoying our summer. Very much!!!

Aleia being the motherly figure with her little cousin Lilly.
Oh, I am really tired.
Aleia hamming it up with her cousing Kaden.

The girls riding "big sissy's" Dora 4-wheeler.
Our readoption process at the courthouse recently with Judge Kate and our attorney Brad Zimmerman.
Spending more time at the park riding the carousel. The ride that never ends!! ha, Ha
Alexa playing in the mini water fountain at the pool at the Portage Country Club.
Aleia just chillin on the noodles. Life is good.
We have had such a wonderful summer. We are all so sad to see it slowly coming to an end. The girls have had a great time. It is so amazing to watch them interact with one another. Now that Alexa is walking all over the place, they love to chase each other around the house. It is quite the site. I sure hope they continue the bond that they are forming. We have spent so much time swimming this summer. Both of the girls love the water and never want to go home when it is time. We went to court recently for our readoption of Alexa. Our attorney, Brad Zimmerman, represented us and Judge Kate presided over the hearing again. What a special day!! Please continue to follow this journey. It is so full of surprises and pleasant litle girls.

The CCAI Midwest Reunion.

Audrey, Kaitlin, and Alexa (Travel group #1147 buddies)
The girls sitting at the gate of our pavillion.
Aleia playing in the jumping water at Easton.
Alexa just wasn't too sure about the jumping water.

The girls were hanging out in the bookstore while the guys were having some daddy alone time.
Bob and his girls at the zoo.
Cheese!!
This is Lily and her husband Josh is in the photo below. They are the founders of CCAI. They began the adoption agency in the basement of their house originally.
We had such a great time this past weekend. We went to the CCAI Midwest Reunion held in Columbus, OH. There were folks there from over twelve states and there were approx. 500 families at the reunion. Aleia loved seeing all of the "Asian girls" as she refers to them. I was very elated to finally meet Josh and Lily. They helped play such a special role in us being the family that we are today. We sure couldn't have done it without all of their help. We attended the reunion with the McConnell's and had a fun time staying at Easton Towne Center. We ate at some fun restaurants and the girls spent some time in the jumping water one afternoon. We took the girls to the big bookstore and spent about one hour looking through books and destroying their shelves. Ha, Ha. Needless to say, it was an expensive stop. Aleia wanted one of every book. We did buy some educational things too!! Thanks for keeping up with our everyday journeys. The girls have made Bob and I feel amazing and so fortunate that they are in our lives. Love, Lisa