Monday, January 31, 2005

Piper's Referral!!

Dear Friends and Family:
It is with great pleasure that we announce the referral of our baby girl from China. We were notified of this happy news on Monday, January 31, 2005 at 2:28 p.m. EST.

Huai Fu Rong
(To be named Piper Kay Pressly)

Born: April 8, 2004
Currently living at the Huaihua Children’s Welfare Institute
Huaihua, Hunan Province

As of November 9, 2004 (7 months old) she:
Weighed 14.3 lbs.
Was 25 ½ inches long

We are to receive photos and more information about her on Tuesday, February 1. It is like being a kid at Christmas time again! So please check back for updates and photos!

We hope to be leaving in late March to go get her and bring her home in time for her first birthday! We will not know more details about our trip for several more weeks. There were 10 other families from the United States that also received referrals today through our agency. These families will travel with us, and all of our babies will come from the same Children’s Welfare Institute. Our trip will last approximately 2 weeks.

Today is a great day!! Thank all of you for your love, prayers, and support.

Love,

Rob & Laurie

Monday, January 24, 2005

Waiting for Piper...

Hi everyone! Rob and I wanted to create a page that we could use to keep everyone up-to-date on the progress of our journey to bring Piper Kay home! We will post updates as they become available. Meantime, please keep us in mind as we wait for news from China and enjoy the nursery pictures below!

Sunday, January 23, 2005

Piper's Nursery

Before...

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Piper's Mom begins the painting process. Posted by Hello


A very special thank you to Christy Hunter, our artist, who worked so hard to make our Poodles in Paris a dream come true! Posted by Hello


Trading Spaces has Ty but... Posted by Hello


We have Chris Makosiej! Posted by Hello


Pick a caption:
A. Rob is my sunshine, my only sunshine.
B. Rob's walking on sunshine.
C. Rob, make sure you have on sunscreen!
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"The Artist" formerly known as Christy carefully outlines the poodles. Posted by Hello


Grandma Kay pitches in! Posted by Hello


Einstein and SnuggleBear play in the box from Piper's furniture! Einstein eagerly awaits his sister's arrival! Posted by Hello

After...

Rob, Laurie, and Einstein pose with Christy, the artist, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Posted by Hello


The Arc de Triomphe! Posted by Hello


The Eiffel Tower Posted by Hello


Pink Poodles Sunbathing! Posted by Hello

Close ups of the art!

A "cartoon" Piper walking a pink poodle. Posted by Hello


"Cartoon Rie" walking a pink poodle. Posted by Hello


"Cartoon Rob" walking "Cartoon Einstein" Posted by Hello


Tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun! Posted by Hello


Piper's crib. Posted by Hello

Welcome to Piper Street!

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Piper Street, home to Piper's Bebe Boutique!Posted by Hello


Piper Street Storefront Window! Posted by Hello