It's fairly customary in China for infant and toddler girls to get their heads shaved. Our adoption coordinator in China said it helps ...

Do you think it's a tad foreboding that our first child entered his teen years on Friday the 13th? Yes, it makes us a little nervous! ...

What a gorgeous spring break we've had! Lyle and Adam are off in San Francisco this week having a blast but we've had a pretty grea...

Maya turned 18 months old on the 2nd! Although today was her "official" first day of church nursery, we've been sneaking her ...

We've had a horrible winter--floods, winds, power outages, lots of snow...but even with all that, we've managed a few beautiful days...

Maya is a happy baby. We learned that about her on Day 1. She smiles frequently and is usually content. Try as we might though, we h...

.......Anna Phylaxis that is. Poor allergic Madeline. This picture was taken about two years ago (I so miss the toothless grin!) when Made...

We flew to Boise on Christmas day and divided our time between Burley and Salt Lake. I really should have taken more pictures! Maya met 17...

December 28, 2006 was such a special day for our family. Our sweet little China blessing, Maya Qiuju, was sealed to us in the Salt Lake Tem...