A Recent weekend get-away.

Alexa and daddy checking out the elephants at the zoo.
The girls sporting their new helmets while riding their bikes.

We had to stop at everyone of these things at the zoo for a photo shoot.

Playing in the jumping water at Easton.

Aleia hanging out with Brutus while we did some shopping at the Buckeye Corner.

The girls and Belle. We recently attended the Beauty and the Beast play with Auntie Elaine. The girls did awesome sitting through the 2 and 1/2 hour play. Everytime Belle would leave the stage Alexa would say, "hey where is Belle going?" It was priceless.
The floating balls at Cosi. Alexa was totally amazed.

Aleia pretending to be the doctor who is taking care of her sister.
Any patients?

Our family recently took a long weekend and went to Columbus, OH. We visited Cosi on Friday and the zoo on Saturday. We had such a great time. We had some fabulous meals and really enjoyed spending so much time together. The girls got to play in the "jumping water" at Easton Towne Center too. The water comes out of all of these holes in the ground and sends water shooting all over the place. I think the girls could have stayed there for hours. We are enjoying all of our special times together, because before we know it school will be back in full swing. Love, Lisa

The Alsept gals enjoying their summer.

Alexa is patiently awaiting the 4th of July parade.
Aleia is all smiles as usual.
The girls call themselves the "Ariel team" when they are wearing these pj's.
Having a fun ride on the train at Tuscora Park. They love to ride this together.
Aleia the big sister helping little sis down the roller slide. Do they look happy or what?

Some more vacation pics!!!

Family at the beach!!

Our family had another great vacation at Pawley's Island, SC again. We spent two days in Charleston and the next week at the beach. The girls had a wonderful time at the beach hanging out and loved playing with nemaw and papaw. We have a crows nest on top of our beach house and the girls love to hang out up there and watch for dolphins. We built lots of sandcastles and the girls went for lots of dips in the ocean with daddy. Mommy isn't a big ocean fan. Hope you enjoy the pics. They don't begin to express the great trip we had!!

Alexa's 2nd birthday party!!

Aleia and Lili (aka Aleia's other sissy) getting ready to dance at New Dawn Nursing Center for a test run before the real recital.
Lisa went to NY City this past weekend for a little mother daughter get away. Mom and I had some one on one adult conversation with her cousin and her daughter. We had a ball.
My mom's cousins daughter Kelly. They are from Delaware and Kelly is a law student at William and Mary. She has one more year to go.

Alexa's present from Aunt Freida and Robyn and Logan.
Present from mommy and daddy. Aleia enjoying her lunch with our nephew Kaden and cousin Logan.
Notice how excited Alexa was that she blew out her candle.
Nemaw and Alexa sharing a birthday kiss. Nemaw's birthday was the 27th and Alexa's is the 28th of April.
How many kids can we fit in the play house?
Alexa's birthday party was a lot of fun. We had mostly our family in for the day with some of our friends too. It was a nice day, so most of us spent the afternoon outside watching the youngsters. Everytime someone came to the party carrying something, Alexa would say" present for me?" It was too cute. This little girl has come so far. Love, Lisa

Gotcha Day Anniversary and Easter!!

Where has this last year gone?! On March 25th, our family celebrated our first one year "gotcha day" anniversary with Miss Alexa Lin. We just cannot get over how fast time has gone and what our family has experienced with these two little girls over this past year. Alexa has come so far in such a short time. It all began with this little angel who couldn't even sit up on her own, to this precious girl who is trying to go "big girl potty" like her sister, whose speaking in complete sentences and cracking us up everyday. We spent "gotcha day" and our Easter holiday in Hilton Head for ten days. We had gorgeous weather and tons of great family time. We drove to Savannah, GA one day, played outside a lot, had some delicious dinners, played at the beach, and looked for Easter eggs after the Easter bunny came to visit. Aleia was really concerned that the bunny wouldn't find us on vacation, but guess what? He did. The girls looked for eggs and of course wanted to eat all of the treats on the first day. Surprise, surprise. Well, just wanted to update everyone on our recent adventures. Being a parent is the most rewarding experience ever!!!!!!!

Fun with the Alsept's

Hi everyone. We haven't posted for awhile, but life at the Alept's is good. We have been playing around inside and out. The girls have decided they like to help mommy cook which is quite the site. They always want to be my helpers. We have been playing outside some since we have not had this much snow in a long time. We are supposed to get almost ten inches with this last storm. It is still snowing as I type this. The girls love to be pulled around outside in the sled. We had our twelve month follow-up with our social worker yesterday which completes the papertrail with Alexa's adoption. Yeh!!! We are finally done with the paperchase. We just cannot believe she has been with us for almost a year already. Boy does time fly when you are having fun!!! That statement is sooooo true. We just cannot imagine our lives being any different. The more hectic and crazy the better. Love, Lisa