In June we went to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee for a reunion of the Eight Families who all met in Hubei China four years ago. It was wonderful seeing the little girls who knew each other as infants in the orphanage in Wuhan playing together like sisters. There was magic in the way everyone got along so well and demonstrated a bond formed so serendipitously.

Everyone took memory card full of pictures. One of our wonderful parents gave us a site to post them all together. Click on the photo to see all the pics that were posted!

Mothers Day 2010

Jessi wanted to send her Mom a flower.
She drew this and photographed it herself.
I helped her put it on the Blog for her mom to see.


St Martins has been a great replacement for Springfield Methodist Weekday school. Here is part of the Mothers Day program

Jessi & Bella

On our way to a a new chapter of our lives we visited with friends and family in Tennessee on our way to Texas.One highpoint was reuniting Bella and Jessi and spending a little time with John and Shawna Waldron.
More photo's of this visit with the Waldrons and Will & Allison are posted at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/snissley/20100220Tennessee#

The annual Ho Down at Keene Mile Elementary

Jessi in the CWP program

Joey in the church Christmas program

Travels With Dad

The Return.
Here we are in a Motel again. This time in Abilene Kansas. Dad goes nostalgic on Zane Grey settings. I was a brat most of the day. So was Dad. But we talked about interesting things some of the time.
I miss NANA & Poppa and Momma and Joey

Day 3
Finally!! We got to Nana and Pappa's house.
I was getting tired of Asking Dad to hand me stuff in the back seat. He started making excuses like " I can't do that. I have to drive." So I said " Are your big hands not strong enough to get me crackers?"
Anyway I haven't stopped laughing and playing with Nanny and Poppa since we got to Trinidad.



Day 2
We still didn't get to Nanny and Pappa's house. We had cereal a muffin and an apple for breakfast in Indiana, got gas in Illinois and I saw the arch in St Louis. 'What's that? A rainbow?' I asked Dad. I pooped on the potty in Missouri and Dad was so happy he bought me skittles and we got lunch at McDonalds. We stopped in Kansas and looked at cows and then we had a tailgate party in the Walmart parking lot for dinner. Now we are in a Motel in Dodge City.

Day 1
Dad said we're going to Colorado but now we're in a motel in Indiana. And I don't want to go to sleep but Dad does and he's doing a lot of finger snapping and telling me to lay down and now I'm yawning.
We drove through trees and mountains most of the day. How many trees are there? Enough to look like a thick green blanket as far as you can see all around. And that is just
from one highway [I-64 through VA, WV, KY].
Then we started seeing corn. Miles and miles of corn fields. Then it got dark and I told Dad my seat was tingley so he got a Motel 8 and I got a bath.
-Jessi

Baby girl was a good traveler. She watched multiple episodes of "Kimba the White Lion" and "TinkerBell". She asked many times where were Momma and Joey. At dinner, a table for four, she asked if these were seats for them. Each time we stopped "Is this Colorado?" - Steve