tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73637898907141403612024-03-13T10:32:48.517-05:00Just Jill 2007calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-48475049338351403462007-09-09T05:39:00.000-05:002007-09-09T06:16:51.056-05:00Ha Long Bay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPOzyeSLLI/AAAAAAAAADg/r9wpvp9q_G0/s1600-h/halong1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPOzyeSLLI/AAAAAAAAADg/r9wpvp9q_G0/s320/halong1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108153791485717682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO0CeSLMI/AAAAAAAAADo/kP-4ly3yfC4/s1600-h/halong2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO0CeSLMI/AAAAAAAAADo/kP-4ly3yfC4/s320/halong2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108153795780684994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO0ieSLNI/AAAAAAAAADw/MuQbb2giqN0/s1600-h/halong3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO0ieSLNI/AAAAAAAAADw/MuQbb2giqN0/s320/halong3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108153804370619602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO0yeSLOI/AAAAAAAAAD4/1m37TnPzB_0/s1600-h/halong.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO0yeSLOI/AAAAAAAAAD4/1m37TnPzB_0/s320/halong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108153808665586914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO1CeSLPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/DlSgYO_ohdA/s1600-h/sunsethalong.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RuPO1CeSLPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/DlSgYO_ohdA/s320/sunsethalong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108153812960554226" border="0" /></a><br />These are some pictures from our overnight to Ha Long Bay. We had a private car and there was only one other person on the boat tour with us besides the staff and our wonderful guide "Peter". We had so much fun. It is the most beautiful place we've ever been. Heaven on earth. We had 3 huge meals on board the boat. They just kept bringing plates of different fresh seafood from the bay. And Jill was the most popular one on the boat. Everyone wanted to hold her and play with her so we actually got to eat our meals at the same time! We slept on the boat at the spot in the picture with pink sky/ sunset. It was very peaceful. Even with the other boats Karaoke. That was pretty funny. <br /><br />We will get our Visa on Monday at 4PM so we will be leaving on Tuesday. That puts us home on Wednesday at 1:10 PM. We're flying American Airlines from San Francisco. So anyone is welcome to come to the airport to see Jilly come home. We can't wait to be home. We won't be going anywhere for a while. <br />Jen, Dan, and Jillcalvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-74516433652809191282007-09-06T01:27:00.000-05:002007-09-06T01:34:12.937-05:00Thanks GeorgeWell, Daniel, Jill and I will not be coming home until the 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> of Sept. Things are going very slow on the American side. Everything is fine, it's just taking us a long time to get our appointments done. We've been done with Vietnam for a while now, we were waiting on our interview with Immigration, which we had today. We then have to have an appointment in Hanoi to get the final Visa for Jill. Which will not be until tomorrow at the soonest. Probably we will have that Monday and then wait for the Visa. We couldn't change our flight to any day but Thursday. So there it is. We'll be back in the US on Thursday night, spend the night in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SanFran</span> and come in on Friday at 1:00 or so. <br />Tracy is leaving as scheduled....we think.....we are waiting to hear from the airline. <br />I'll post more when I know more. <br /><br />Oh, and St. Luke's guys.....please tell Becca I'm thinking of her and Lilly! Can't wait to see her.<br />Jencalvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-23751584926522355512007-09-04T06:16:00.000-05:002007-09-04T06:46:24.352-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dytXRCdA1KzkAbgd3t4KH1KKSFHgxQVP-DNsH-NH3vPFeT5x4hmQPADcGLRilRJp2jegxejPxpzbXITLbC_dw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>We're still here. I know you haven't heard from us in a while. Daniel and I have colds. Tracy is over it all. We found out today that we probably won't be leaving when planned. Maybe a day or two later. Things got backed up here because of the holiday. <br />Jill is happy though, laughing and playing. <br />We'll keep you posted on our expected departure. <br />Jencalvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-70737665786934147862007-09-03T17:06:00.000-05:002007-09-03T17:18:04.796-05:00Tam Binh 1 babiesThis is the video of the babies in Jill's room. Please excuse the bad quality. we patched together very quickly in i Movie. <object height="350" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gnp68LGuI3Q"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gnp68LGuI3Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed> </object>calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-16412823423513864842007-09-03T17:03:00.000-05:002007-09-03T17:05:52.493-05:00Tam Binh 1Toddlers<object height="350" width="425"> We gave all of the toddlers at Tam Binh 1 little rubber duckies. The loved them. Please post a comment if any of these guys are yours. We had a really good time with them. <br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oUNmR-IY3ZE"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oUNmR-IY3ZE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed> </object>calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-10806274216288458212007-09-03T01:01:00.001-05:002007-09-03T01:22:05.725-05:00Monday?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunB7GlEKI/AAAAAAAAACw/dp5o51uIbXU/s1600-h/IMG_0672.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunB7GlEKI/AAAAAAAAACw/dp5o51uIbXU/s320/IMG_0672.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105858254041583778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunCLGlELI/AAAAAAAAAC4/xKspBuESkC8/s1600-h/IMG_0673.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunCLGlELI/AAAAAAAAAC4/xKspBuESkC8/s320/IMG_0673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105858258336551090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunCrGlEMI/AAAAAAAAADA/nXm8Oz0EZUo/s1600-h/IMG_0674.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunCrGlEMI/AAAAAAAAADA/nXm8Oz0EZUo/s320/IMG_0674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105858266926485698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunDLGlENI/AAAAAAAAADI/KzAF3ReDYfU/s1600-h/IMG_0675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunDLGlENI/AAAAAAAAADI/KzAF3ReDYfU/s320/IMG_0675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105858275516420306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunDbGlEOI/AAAAAAAAADQ/AvNLxlRofac/s1600-h/IMG_0676.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtunDbGlEOI/AAAAAAAAADQ/AvNLxlRofac/s320/IMG_0676.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105858279811387618" border="0" /></a>These are some pictures of the babies that were in the room with Jill. I have been trying for days to get the video to load and cannot do it. Here are pictures. I'll keep trying the videocalvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-8202146502938038992007-08-31T18:49:00.001-05:002007-08-31T18:58:01.716-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtiqXbGlEJI/AAAAAAAAACo/5ZPBwLJNacA/s1600-h/view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtiqXbGlEJI/AAAAAAAAACo/5ZPBwLJNacA/s320/view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105017497013522578" border="0" /></a>Some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">photos</span> so far......the view from our hotel room, a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Chinese</span> temple, a building down the street and little miss smiley face. We are getting ready for breakfast, there is a marching band outside our window, they started at 530 am. <br /><br />We leave for the Mekong Delta at 8:00. we'll post later.<br />Jen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtiqFrGlEII/AAAAAAAAACg/2qGjf4YazGM/s1600-h/temple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtiqFrGlEII/AAAAAAAAACg/2qGjf4YazGM/s320/temple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105017192070844546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/Rtipx7GlEHI/AAAAAAAAACY/X1z42vWsrGU/s1600-h/%3F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/Rtipx7GlEHI/AAAAAAAAACY/X1z42vWsrGU/s320/%3F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105016852768428146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtipQLGlEGI/AAAAAAAAACQ/vS3cG7xH9dk/s1600-h/smile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtipQLGlEGI/AAAAAAAAACQ/vS3cG7xH9dk/s320/smile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105016272947843170" border="0" /></a>calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-77510050465153706452007-08-31T09:31:00.000-05:002007-08-31T09:42:52.996-05:00Friday<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTbkcAww0ybfdJ4KoOjT2tHrqtHp_vhInGuyl56c78nvI8vA88fYX9CytpSA8gH3zEdIJMIHTSKtgZ5guyYg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Sorry we haven't posted in a while, we've been busy. Yesterday we went to Jill's doctors appointment and then we went to and interesting dinner by the water somewhere......You'll have to wait for us to get home to tell you about that. <br /><br />The video is of Jill playing before bedtime. She was cracking herself up, and we discovered her "monkey face" I'm telling you...this girl is a ham. What a crack up. <br /><br />We thought she was coming down with something, but she seems fine now. She was probably just worn out. <br /><br />Today we went sightseeing with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Thuy</span>, to a local food market which was cool, a jewelry store, and to the War Remnants Museum. The museum was a little bit of a downer, but they had lots of army tanks and planes that I'm sure Henry and Charlie would have liked a lot. Tonight we went to Texas <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Barbecue</span>.......yes really, the Vietnamese woman said Howdy Y'all when we walked in. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Thuy</span> thought we could use some familiar food by now. It was pretty nice to have.<br />Oh, and Daniel also got measured for a suit. Big day.<br /><br />Tomorrow we go on a Mekong River Delta tour. That is about all day, so we may not post pics for a while. I'm sure we will be worn out after a whole day in the heat. <br /><br />Sunday we are free, and Monday we go to the beach! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Yay</span>! <br /><br />Hope everything at home is going well. We can't wait to see everyone. Henry and Charlie, your mommy misses you <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">soooo</span> much. hope to hear from you soon. <br />Jen, Jill, Daniel and Tracycalvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-66797294908224717392007-08-29T09:23:00.000-05:002007-08-29T09:26:47.182-05:00long dayWe had today on our own. Jilly is a little fussy, I think she has a little bug. She is showing us that she knows how to cry. No pictures today, not much smiling. Tomorrow we are supposed to meet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Thuy</span> and the other families that went to Ken <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Giang</span>. Hue was supposed to call us today and let us know, we haven't heard anything. We feel a little out of the loop. We did some shopping today, and watched Vietnam Idol. <br />Hopefully we'll have more to update tomorrow.calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-54914820433630176462007-08-28T16:43:00.000-05:002007-08-28T17:15:24.329-05:00Finally got video to post!!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyfWMygt61R5JVo-kx544YoWPDb9snrZ31cbaZX6D6NDzSMK0yle8jN_ARc2wNdJ9D656MavrlBGjcKcgLJMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>She is a little ham. Once we got her "home" she started smiling and playing and really came out of her shell. She has a lot of teeth and likes to use them! she grins and shows them off.<br /><br />We are doing much better today too. Tracy is not showing up in the pictures because she is taking them all. She makes really funny faces when we show her the shrimp jello stuff at breakfast. Priceless.<br /><br />Jilly is a giggle bug. We gave her a bath, she is so happy in this video. she laughs and shows her teeth. she has 8 of them as far as we know. She likes to use them too. She bites and grinds at the spoon when you feed her. It's pretty funny.<br /><br />We went for her G&R yesterday, then Daniel got to ride on a scooter to apply for her passport. We also had her picture taken for her visa. Things are moving along. CHI staff is awesome, we have been working with Hue so far, she is really sweet. <br /><br />I have lots of pictures and video of TB1 kids. I'll work on posting those too. <br /><br />We miss everyone and cant wait to bring home Jilly so she can ham it up for all of you. <br />Jen, Daniel, Jilly and Tracy.calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-3631023321881495822007-08-27T06:18:00.000-05:002007-08-27T06:29:19.128-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtK0grGlEEI/AAAAAAAAACA/6i476SwpwLM/s1600-h/DSC00335.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtK0grGlEEI/AAAAAAAAACA/6i476SwpwLM/s320/DSC00335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339801183326274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtK0g7GlEFI/AAAAAAAAACI/dHmsT7J7zgg/s1600-h/IMG_0681.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RtK0g7GlEFI/AAAAAAAAACI/dHmsT7J7zgg/s320/IMG_0681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103339805478293586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here she is! She is so serious, and a little shy for the camera. I think it was a bit overwhelming for Miss Jill today. We will pick her up tomorrow morning at 8:00. Boy was it hard to leave her there. We are all about to go to sleep now. We are so tired that we are getting slap happy. What a sensory overload Vietnam is. We can't wait to share video, but we are going to pass out now. See you all soon. <br />Jen, Dan and Tracycalvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-37864983995845946132007-08-25T14:16:00.000-05:002007-08-25T14:20:07.202-05:00last minute stuffOkay....we're ready to go. Good thing because it is almost 2:30 on Saturday. I'm going to pack up the computer so I wanted to post really quick. <br />Thanks to everyone who helped us get ourselves together, and keep it together for this trip. Thank you to Bobbe, Bev and Becca for all of the goodies for Jill, and Sue for her books and my chocolate. We've got it all packed! <br />Most of all...thanks to everyone who had to put up with our roller coaster. Here we go on another one.<br /><br />This one should be a little funnier to watch though.....the three of us whiteys in Vietnam...dorks are us!calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-60385369790879832832007-08-17T06:22:00.000-05:002007-08-17T06:27:29.517-05:00<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Yay</span>! We got our travel date! We are leaving on Saturday the 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>. Our G&R date is Wednesday the 29<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>. I've got to figure out how to get video on the blog....I've had a lot of requests from other families to get pictures of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">their</span> little ones. I am going to try really hard to do that, and if I can I will post pics and video. I may have to do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">YouTube</span> or something. If anyone has suggestions, or if you have a child at Tam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Binh</span> 1, feel free to post in the comments.calvertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936634946089942299noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363789890714140361.post-31269052256299817692007-08-13T21:08:00.002-05:002007-08-13T22:13:45.583-05:00Jilly Bean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RsEPbgvE7SI/AAAAAAAAABk/XxyWW2jZOeg/s1600-h/DSC07337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RsEPbgvE7SI/AAAAAAAAABk/XxyWW2jZOeg/s320/DSC07337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098373218478386466" border="0" /></a>This is Jill Kim Oanh Calvert. She was born on August 4, 2006 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was 2 months premature (2 lbs 12 oz) and had to stay in the hospital for a couple of months. This is the first picture we got of her with our referral, on February 14, 2007.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RsEPbwvE7TI/AAAAAAAAABs/gCY8jJ2Ov2A/s1600-h/IMG_0217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_p9EIPNZVT8c/RsEPbwvE7TI/AAAAAAAAABs/gCY8jJ2Ov2A/s320/IMG_0217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098373222773353778" border="0" /></a>As you can see she is very healthy and doing fine in Tam Binh 1 orphanage in HCMC.<br /><br />We don't have our travel date yet, but it should be around the 23rd or 24th of August. Right now we are getting her room ready for her, and trying to get ourselves ready for the trip.<br /><br /><br />We wanted to start this blog so we could keep in touch with everyone at home while we are in Vietnam. My sister is travelling with us to Vietnam. That means that her husband Denny will be home with the boys for two weeks. Denny is going to add to this blog as well to keep us up to date on what is happening in St. Louis with our family while we are gone. 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