Chinese New Year with friends

 Madisyn and Maelyn pretending to play "setting up the table" these girls are super funny together.

                              Maelyn, Jennie and Madisyn colouring chinese mask for new years

                                                            busy @ work....she likes being busy!

 the three monkeys showing us their masks...kind of....they were so silly together

Jason chatting with Tim and Diane, telling them about China. They are patiently waiting to travel to get their daughter, Charlotte. We are anxious to meet her. Then there will be four silly girls.

Year of the Dragon

 Trying to make a dragon cake for our get together with our friends in Newmarket.

                                                          finished !!!!!!!!!!!!

Love bugs

Today was a wonderful day with the daycare kids. They were all well behaved and was busy doing stuff. We decided that we would make some love bug considering that valentine's day is just around the corner. I love my job!!!

 Miss Diva working hard on her love bug. She loves crafts and always does more then one. I love seeing her imagination at work. She is so wonderful!

 working hard and almost complete. she thought they were so much fun to make. Great job!

                                                                  we're gettin' there

 and the finished product. She loved making these....she made 4 of the love bugs

the collection of love bugs in my house today!!!!xoxox

10 months ago today!!

10 months ago today, I remember reaching for a little girl that was very curious about where she was and what was going on. I tried picking her up and she began to cry. It took me 3 tries to finally scoop her from the nannies arms and watch her little heart shatter. She cried for a while but settled down once I sat down with her to chat to the nanny and the orphanage director. She began to scream once we were done talking with them and they got up to leave. She watched as they walked out the revolving door and she was left with us.

She was scared, I was scared and we both cried together. I whispered in her ear that I will never hurt you but only promise to love her. Soon after that she fell asleep in my arms and we made our way up to our room, where she slept for 45- 60 mins.

This picture she is clutching the only thing she new from her previous life and scared to death.

10 months later. she is well adjusted to live as a canadian. She loves to dance, sing read stories and soaks up any type of learning. She is truly our blessing, everyday, I look at her it's  a constant reminder how the master had the perfect plan. She is beautiful and keeps us tired daily.

For anyone that reads this blog and as ever thought about adoption, it's amazing!We are praying that things will come together for us so we can add to our family  and head back to China for another child.

My little girl, you have made me the proudest momma. Love you Wang Feng Yan....Madiayn Feng Yan Schraud.xoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxo

15th and last day

 Today is the last day for Chinese New Year! They do the lion dance to scare away evil spirits and decorate the trees outside to light the way for the New Year and good spirits.

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!

13-14 days of CNY

these days should be for preparations to celebrate the lantern festival which is to be held on the 15th.

10th through 12th days

The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invitedfor dinner. After so much rich food,on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.