Alexa's updated info

We received our updated info this evening on Alexa. She is currently living in the orphanage and has been for six months now. She is 69 cm in height and 7.8kg in weight. She does sleep in her crib by herself too. YEh!!! It also says she is currently sitting up, standing, but now walking yet. She also has four teeth. We are hoping for our travel approval anyday now, so our agency can secure a consulate appointment for us. Then we are off to get her. WHEW!!!

Chinese New Year!!!

Aleia and some of her buddies celebrated the Chinese New Year holiday this evening at the Empire Chinese Buffet at the mall. We had a nice dinner, they sang some songs, had a chinese dragon dance, and played non-stop. It was a good time had by all.

The Ohio Snowstorm

We had lots of snow this past week as you can see. Miss Aleia and I shoveled the driveway and then had some fun playing. We even made snow angels. Ha, ha!!! Lisa

She is finally here! YEH!!!

Well, here is the newest addition to the Alsept family. Miss Alexa Lin Alsept was born on 4/28/06. She is currently living in the Jingdezhen City Social Welfare Institute in the Jiangxi Province. This is the same province as her big sister Aleia. She is supposed to be a deep sleeper, loves bright colored, noisy toys, and is able to suck her fingers. They told us our travel should be within 5-8 weeks. Not soon enough. Love, Bob, Lisa, Aleia, and Alexa

the STORK is flying!!!

Hello everyone. Just wanted to let you know that the referrals from China are supposedly on their way. We are hoping to find out all of the things about our "China doll" by Friday or Saturday at the latest. We will keep you all posted and will let you know when we get the call!! We are so excited, especially Miss Aleia. She has talked about being a "big sister" for so long now. Thanks so much for being with us during this emotional, yet exciting time. Love, The Alsept's.

Hello everyone. We just wanted to let everyone know that our referral for "Baby Alexa
" will be here very shortly. The CCAA should be sending them over from China at the end of the month, so we are anticipating to see our daughter's face either right at the end of January or the very beginning of February. YEH!!!!!!! We will keep you posted. Love to all. The Alsept's

Santa made it to our house

Hi everyone!! We sure hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Aleia had a ball and received many gifts of course. She really loves the Dora castle that Santa brought her. Here are a couple of photos from the day.
We are patiently awaiting a word from China about our new little one. Referrals should be posting shortly, so we will know soon if we made it in this batch. If not, we know that we will be next. We should be in China by March hopefully. Love to all. The Alsept's

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving with our cousins

GO BUCKS!!! We sure do love those Buckeyes!!!!!! 

Hi all of our family and friends. Just wanted to show you a couple of photos from Aleia's third birthday party this past Wednesday. She had soooo much fun. She opened presents for a long time. You would have thought is was Christmas. Enjoy.

Aleia turned "3" this past Wednesday. We had a big party and a good time was had by all. Hope you enjoy the pics. 

Halloween 2

This is a second photo that I found from Halloween that I thought I would post! 

Trick or treat!!

Hi guys. We went to a Halloween party recently and we participated in trick or treat. Aleia had a wonderful time going door to door. It was real rainy, but a good time was had by all. Love to all. The Alsept's

THE PUMPKIN PATCH

We took Aleia and some of her Asian pals to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday. We all had such a great time. We went to Meemaw's house for lunch afterwards. We are taking some of the girls for their annual Asian photograph on Wednesday too, so that should be fun. We are slowly getting closer and closer to Baby Alexa and going back to China again. Yeh!!

Tonight was the Chinese Moon Festival Party for Aleia and her pals. The three of us went to the party and had a great time. We ate lots of good food, including the traditional moon cakes, sang songs, had faces painted, played games, and had some group pictures taken. The kids all had a fun time.

 

Hello all

Hi everyone. We are setting up this blog for our trip to China. Let me know if you can get this stuff. Love to all. Lisa