Love is...

Love is...

big brown eyes...smiles...and kisses for her Gaga.

Love is seeing Lily in her silk dresses and being grateful for how far she has come since her humble beginnings in China.

Love is the laughter of a child and seeing eyes full of joy!

Love is unexpected moments that take your breath away...

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things endures all things.   Love never ends."

I Corinthians 13:4-8

Happy Valentine's Day!

中国农历新年 {Chinese New Year...year of the snake}

The Chinese new year officially began Sunday, February 10th but the celebration will last about 15 days ending with the lantern festival on the 24th so technically I'm not too late in posting these :)

We had a break in the weather this past weekend which was a nice change from shooting indoors.

As you can see...Lily was a happy soul!  She loved getting dressed up in her silks and eating fortune cookies with her chopsticks.

These were taken in an area with little sunlight and she started to get cold so we headed up the path to find the sun and warm up a bit.

I love the soft and dreamy feel of these...it is amazing what a little added light can do to a photo!

These eyes go straight to my heart...we are very grateful for this little China angel who has enriched our family in more ways than I ever imagined.  

Gong Xi Fa Cai!