Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
China Day 13 - When Do We Get To Go Hommmmme?
I'm borrrrrrred. Can you carry meeeee? I'm tired of noodleeeeeees. I want my own beeeeeed. When is it MY turn on the iPad? I'd love to say that these were phrases from Sir Whine-a-lot, but all this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China Day 14 - Ode to the Buffet and Getting Lost
On Shamian Island yesterdayEvery morning since we've been here, I've sung the Folger's song (sing with me!): the BEST part of waking up, is...and then I'm stumped because its definitely not Folger's,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
More pics from previous days, that are worth sharing
One of, like, 20,000 bead stores at the Pearl Market. Every store looked like this, but might have had their green beads on the bottom shelves and their white beads hanging.Albino frogs?
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Pics from Qing Ping Market
Dried seahorsesDried...frogs? I have no idea. Whatever it is, I probably wouldn't buy it.Walking in the market
View ArticleClik here to view.
China Day 15/16- Hong Kong
I said farewell to the Garden breakfast buffet with moistness in my eyes. We packed up and were ready to leave an hour and a half early, so we sat around in the hotel room and waited for 10:30 to come....
View ArticleClik here to view.
China Day 17 - Going Home
I don't know how many of you are stupid like us, I mean adventurous, enough to travel with all your kids to the other side of the world. It's not something I would ever recommend, unless you have a...
View ArticleWelcome to the World of Jet Lag
They (the jet lag experts) say it takes one day to make up for every hour of time difference between the location you came from and the one you're now in. So that means it will take us 13 days to get...
View ArticleHome a Week
A few people have emailed me over the past week asking for an update on what we've been up to since getting home. In a word: nothing. We've been up to nothing. If my identity were at all tied up in my...
View ArticleVideos from China
Since I wasn't able to post any videos in China (had something to do with my iPad and my inability to figure it out) I'm posting some now. Enjoy!Three year old energy...at the airport - see post...
View ArticleFamily Update - Home One Month
Autumn's transition has been a breeze so far. She's beautiful and happy, eats almost everything we put in front of her (or sees in the garden, particularly chives – major onion breath), sleeps well...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Keepin' It Low
Today was just another typical day with a toddler in the house. She scribbled in a library book, locked herself in the bedroom, ran around naked, and pooped straight up her back.I was hunched over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Translating Whinese & Complainish
I am daily overwhelmed by the whining and complaining in our house - as I'm sure any parent can relate. It just wears you down. Thank goodness, my husband is able to interpret Whinese and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Visit to Chuck E. Cheese
I decided to take the kids to Chuck E. Cheese the other day because it was chilly and rainy and I was too lazy to be resourceful. Autumn's favorite activity was the Sketch Pad. The camera takes your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Month (and a week or so) Update
I can't believe we have been Autumn's parents for over two months already. She fits in so well with our family, even as she tornadoes through the house like the Tasmanian Devil. She seems to have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Autumn's First Wedding
We took Autumn to her first wedding a few weekends ago. My friend Lauren was getting married in Indianapolis. The wedding was outside at a beautiful nursery with creeks and ponds and lots of flowers...
View ArticleNew Blog Title?
I've been toying with the idea of changing the title of my blog. I know, I know...why change it when Welcome to the HOG (the Hall Blog) rolls off the tongue so easily? Well, I don't know if I'll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Months as a Family of Five
March 12, 2012NowThree months. Three months. I'm letting that sink in. Has it really been three months already? Has it only been three months? I find myself going back and forth like this, shocked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Months as a Family of Five Update
It's hard to believe it's been five months since we were sitting in an office, waiting with butterflies in our stomach for Autumn to arrive. She has changed our world and we are so blessed because of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where Disobedience Really Shines. Or, A Six-Month Update
After the joy of embarrassing my husband with last week's post, I decided to settle down and write a six month update since we adopted Autumn. I really thought the five month update would be the last,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hot-Diggity, New Blog-Diggity and My First Giveaway
Check out my new McBloggy! If you're reading this via email, you have to come check out my new digs (Mom, that means click this link to my blog, so you can see it because I been pimpin' my crib and...
View ArticleDid She Steal That Kid?
So my weekend was crazy because Steve took the boys up to Wisconsin to go fishing with his dad and I was left with Autumn. Sometimes I forget how much she and the boys play together, until they’re...
View ArticleI moved my blog!
I moved! If anyone is looking for new posts on this blog, I have moved!…over two months ago. I'm at http://www.canigetanotherbottleofwhine.com. Same address, but without the blogspot.
View Article