Wednesday, January 30, 2008

This Amazing Day is Referral Day!

We are so excited to announce our new addition to our family! Ava Seong-yeon Perry! She was born July 31, 2007 at 8:24 am in the town of Pyongtaek, South Korea (South of Seoul) weighing in at 6.6 lbs and 18 inches long. Ava is a very healthy, happy, and curious 6 month old, oh did we mention well fed? We have chosen to keep her given name as her middle name, a family birth name, meaning to grow into a loving and happy child, achieve her goal, and hope all goes well in her life. We are eternally grateful to her birthmother for giving us the greatest gift that anyone could ever give.
We are planning to travel to South Korea late May-June to pick her up and meet her foster mother who has asked and wished to finally meet new parents of the children she cares for. We can't wait to finally meet Ava and wish her continued health and happiness until we do; and of course after we do too:-).
Thank you all for your support!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

YIPPPPEEEEE! We are TOTALLY thrilled for you! When do we get to see a picture of that precious Ava?????
Blessings, Jill and Carl

jb said...

Congratulations and blessings to all! Saw her picture, what an adorable little girl. Dad and I think she looks like Aunt Florence, and Pooh Bear too!! She sure is joining a family with some great Aunts and Uncles and awesome Cousins that get to be around to enjoy and spoil her too.
We're thrilled and can't wait to see her and hold her.
Love, Mom and Dad

Monroes said...

Dear Ava,
I am your cousin Isabelle, I saw your pictures, you are very cute!! I can't wait to see you and play with you.


Love
Isabelle

Misti said...

Congratulations! Kimberly told me so i had to get on here and see the pictures. She's beautiful. Best wishes for all three of you!

Misti

...Leslie, I get rejected when I email your new address (fyi): are you still there?

Unknown said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We are so happy and excited for you! Thanks for the great photos - it's fun to be able to 'share' the experience a little bit:) Have a safe (and hopefully uneventful) trip home...we'll see you soon...
Love, Aunt London, Uncle Shane, Cousins: Brendan, Autumn, Sean & Kieran:)