June 29 Entry
Good Day All,
Today is a day we are going to dedicate to
sharing miscellaneous info w/ everyone.


In the last 30 days, the website has had over
10,000 hits - as they say in Minnesota - Holy
Buckets!

On 6/23 - the day Williminia appeared in makeup -
we had 999 hits, almost 1000,  alone!  Wil may
have a new career little does he/she know :oP

The 3 things my husband cannot wait to do with
Lia when we get back to Jax are:  let her run wild
in the grass up at the Oakleaf soccer fields - and
then tackle her; take her to the pool (an excuse
for him to go down the slide); and for the family to
meet "Monkey."

Wil's nickname for Lia is Monkey

Lisa's top 3 things are: Lia to meet her family
(including the 4 furry ones/2cats&2dogs); let her
run nutso in the park w/ tons of grass under her
feet and blue sky above; for her to see all the love
that awaits her return back home w/ us

Lisa's nickname for Lia is Punkin Noodle (yes, I
am taking my meds :oP)

Lia is named after her Aunt Donna(who is named
after our Uncle Donny)

Tysen and Jessy are her godparents
She has a brand new cousin, Ty who is at home :o)
waiting for her to come home

Lia's grandparents are Nana Elaine, Muzzy(played
by Debbie Lynott) and Fuzzy(played by Wild Bill
Lynott) - She also has Aunt Jessy/Uncle Tysen and
Aunt Donna/Uncle David

Lia's GREAT Grandmothers are Mimi "MooMoo"
Neeson and Loey "God Love You" Lynott


Lia likes to shoot the peace sign when sucking her
thumb

Ramen is AWESOME here - thanks Nina for the
intro back in 10th grade at your house on Tilly Mill

You can watch movies dubbed in Russian - well,
you have to if you want to watch T.V.

Soccer is king in Europe...Wil and I watch it a lot
along w/ Xtreme sports and SPORTS in general -
ladies, there is no getting away from it!  

Channel V is Kaz's version of MTV

Bushman Bill is an awesome show that is on the
Explorer channel - a bushman goes walkabout in
the Aussie outback - he is NUTS and VERY cool....
got to watch him take a mud bath in his undies
and then go crabbing!

Beer here is 10x stronger...Dad, see if you can find
Derbes back in the states...it is really good and 1
Derbes will be enough.
Lia has learned to open our backpack
that we bring daily and can take her
toys out herself.  She even surprised us
today by putting her blocks back in on
her very own.  She must know that
Mom is OCD!
She likes to play tug of war w/ her toys
- another trick she learned from Dad.
This is a goofy picture of her eating
her Cheerios.  She now makes the
"mmmm" sound when we get the
ziplock baggy out or when she wants
a cookie.  
She loves playing w/ Daddy.  The squeals of
laughter that he makes are adorable....and
Lia laughs, too :o)  
It truly is a blessing to see dad dyand
daughter play together and grow together.
Willy's Girls taking a
stroll.
 
Lia was an ANGEL today.  She played, had her snack, took a
long walk w/ Mom and Day around the Babyhouse, played w/ her
blocks, learned how to fetch her blocks b/c Daddy is training her
for fast pitch softball already!  She amazes us ... TYG
THANK YOU SHOUT OUTS

We want to thank everyone at TediBear Adoptions for their help in finding our
daughter and bringing her home: Tedi, Wendy, and Becky(xoxo)

Also, Michael at TRH(Russia House) for our travel arrangements and in dealing w/ a
frantic pair of parents to be when time/money were slim

We would be remiss if we didn't thank our friends, family, and coworkers for all the
love/support/patience you have extended to us.  This has not been a journey we have
made alone.

Nina, Donna, Michael , Momma Elaine , Dad, and Mom - for your generous help in
getting us here - and all 3 of us back!

Thank you Good Lord -we know that we are in Your hands and are forever in Your
debt for our good fortune and our precious daughter, Lia.