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May
2008
Mother’s Day was so special. My heart is so full with love
for my precious girls’….I cannot even begin to share how
emotional I was feeling the entire day. Most days it just feels
completely natural, having two daughters, and just going about
my business as usual. But, sometimes, it seems unreal, that we
have gone to China and come back, and that we actually have two
beautiful girls…..how did that happen? And, why did it take so
long?? I have never been so happy….
“For finding
your mother,
There’s one certain test.
You must look for the creature,
Who loves you the best.”
~David Kirk (Little Miss Spider)
Courtney and I have been involved with Girl Scouts since she was
in Kindergarten. This year, the troop entered Juniors. In May,
we had the Feral Cats of Cheshire send a representative to talk
about their organization, and how our Troop could help with
fundraising. It was a very informative meeting. The girls’ loved
hearing about the kittens, and they were very interested in how
the women started finding the cats, spaying/neutering them,
tagging them, finding homes. By the end of the meeting, I was
ready to sign up!! We registered our family to be a ‘foster’
family for kittens, and received a call just about one week
later…and, that is how we came to have ‘Riley’…..when he
arrived, he was approx. 7 weeks old, and we had been told he was
a female kitten, they had named ‘Georgia’….’she’ was found in a
parking lot in New Haven on George Street….and, she was
ADORABLE!!!! A black kitten with white markings and incredibly
long whiskers! So cute, and so fuzzy, and so cuddly…..We found
out about a week later that ‘she’ was a ‘he’, and ‘Riley’ came
to be! One of our friends thought we should name him ‘Foster’
since that was what we were SUPPOSED to be doing…..lol….I think
that lasted about an hour or so?! He is a hellion, but, also
very sweet, and very tolerant of being held in awkward positions
by Miss Claire, who loves, loves, loves having a kitten!
Courtney is also thrilled with our new addition, and we know
Daddy will come around soon….. He is already absently petting
Riley when he doesn’t realize he is on his lap…it is just a
matter of time!
Courtney had her last United Girls Choir concert at the end of
May. It has been an amazing year for her in the all girls choir,
based out of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a wonderful
organization; very efficiently run, and the girls’ come together
and sing songs that are inspiring, and truly beautiful. I am so
glad we found this group, and know Courtney will continue to
enjoy it for many years.
During the summer, we are lucky enough to live with my Mom at
the beach in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Since we are on/in the water
every day, we felt it was very important to have Claire take
swimming lessons as soon as possible. So, I signed her up for
her first Swim class! I decided a private class would be more
appropriate, since our little one is very chatty, and tends to
lose her concentration if she is distracted…..Watching Claire
during her first class was hysterical because she spent most of
her time chatting with ‘Katie’, her new instructor. I had to
tell Katie to simply tell Claire to ‘listen’, which is what they
do in school when she loses focus, and it worked! She came out
of the class with the ability to swim about 5 yards before she
starts to sink……and, able to do a ‘torpedo’ off the side, which
would be a sitting dive.
Steve’s Mum and Sister arrived from England to meet their new
granddaughter and niece on May 23rd! We were so excited to see
them! Although the girls’ were in school, we managed to do some
siteseeing, and have lots of fun…..highlighted by a trip up to
Deerfield, Massachusetts to The Yankee Candle Company, and Magic
Wings butterfly sanctuary.
We celebrated Claire’s Baptism on May 31st. It was a very
emotional day, and we were so happy to share it with our closest
friends, and family. As promised, my Sister, Karen arrived with
Sam, Nathaniel and Emma. Our Pastor, John Marschhausen, is a
wonderful inspiration to us, so warm, and welcoming to everyone.
He was touched by the love he felt between all of us, and how
close we are to our friends who were able to join us to
celebrate Claire’s special union with God.
Courtney and Claire are loving having their Granny and Auntie
Susan here. Sue is a teacher at home, and it has been so much
fun watching her interact with the girls’….she gets right in
there to play with them, and they LOVE it! Steve and I are
enjoying our time with her and Mum so much, and we are thrilled
they were able to come over to visit! |
Mommy with her two precious girls.....
A Mother's Day photo with Grandma, Mommy, Daddy, Courtney and
Claire, 2008
The girls with their Grandma
on the beach in Old Lyme.
Sisters!
Mother's Day, 2008
Riley Arrives!! Our 'foster' kitty was permanent within an hour
of arriving at our home....who could resist such a cute little
face?! |
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It's going to take a few lessons for you to learn how to hold
Riley correctly. We are lucky he is very tolerant of being
folded in half, and held around the neck!
Courtney's friend, Katerina was the first to meet our newest
addition!
During the first lesson, you were holding on to 'Miss Katie' for
dear life!
You loved going to the swim class every day...you didn't like
that you couldn't go on the weekends!
Yahoo!!!! You are swimming.....a short distance, but, you are
doing it all on your own!!!
Our trip to Yankee Candle was a lot of fun!
Daddy helped you dipping candles,
because the wax was very hot
Courtney was so excited when a butterfly landed on her hand
while we were walking around Magic Wings.
You loved being with your Auntie Susan....
she is a lot of fun!
The Turners at Magic Wings in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Claire with Pastor John on May 31, 2008
Family Photo at Claire Louise Ke Jing Turner's Baptism, May 31,
2008
The children loved being included in the baptism
Uncle Mike and Auntie Tracey Gionta are your Godparents.
Courtney danced with you at the luncheon following the
service....
Your Godfather, and cousin, Sam Hale.
Granny loved being with both of you |
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