New Photos

Here are some new photos from Asheville, the Outer Banks and a UNC football game.

Caroline Mei Mei Photos part 3

Here are a few more photos of Mei Mei

Caroline Mei Mei Photos part 2

New Mei Mei Photos part 1

Hello all,
Here are some new photos of Mei Mei that Kat and I took this week.

We finally got the call

Well after almost 4 years of waiting, we finally got the call. A couple of months ago Tom and I decided to try our luck with the China Special Needs program. Little did we know that it would happen so fast. Once we completed some more paperwork, we were would good to go. Karla called us at 1 in the morning and said she found her. A couple of hours later she sent us Caroline's information. Before we said yes we had an international specialist review the file. There are some risks, but she said everything looked positive. This was enough for us, so we said YES. The magic was that our little girl was found wearing a light blue jacket. Is that a sign or what? Our application was sent, so now we are waitng to hear back from that. We are hoping to travel to get her in June. Her 2 year birthday will be on April 25th. As you can see, she is very beautiful and we will be very blessed to bring this little girl int our lives.

American Tobacco Road Half Marathon

As if one half marathon wasn't enough, I did another one. In March I ran the American Tobacco Road Half Marathon. It was a lot of fun. I signed up with some friends from the Y. Again as luck would have it, the weather was beautiful. The course was challenging but pretty. It was fun to run through down the trail through the woods. My friend Maria did great. She ran it in 1:55. She came in 6th in her age group. I am so proud of her. The guys were happy because they had beer at the finish line. As always Tom was my official photographer. Without his support, I wouldn't be able to run these races. He also ran quite a lot helping me train for it.

Crystal Coast Half Marathon

In February I signed up for the Crystal Coast Half marathon. Tom did the 5k run. I signed up for this race to see how I would do in the Half marathon I signed up for in March. The course was flat except the bridge going over from Morehead City to Atlantic Beach. My father surveyed for this bridge and I thought it would be fun to run over his bridge. The run was challenging, but I completed. The weather was gorgeous. Organizers were nervous since the previous two were rainy. So far every race that I have signed up for has had beautiful weather. The highlight of the run was seeing my brother at the finish line. He came out to cheer his little sister on and it was so nice to see at the end of this long run.