OK, OK. Here are a few of the pictures you've been waiting to see for the last three years!
Oh, yeah. There are puh-lenty more pictures and videos to come!
Monday, July 13, 2009
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"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!'"
- Psalm 27:14 (ESV)
64 comments:
AWESOME! Finally!
Finally! I think I have carpal tunnel from hitting "refresh" so often! Congratulations! Wonderful photos, wonderful family! Enjoy that precious baby!
Karen
Oh wow. I have been hitting refresh all morning - and it was so worth the wait! SHE IS PERFECT! What an angel. Love the pics. And it looks like she cried and then stopped fairly quickly?
That one close-up pic looks a bit like our Peanut,. too.
I love Olivia!! CONGRATS!
Oh MY, I am crying tears of joy for you!!! She is SO gorgeous!!! Now, if only I could find a way to make a decent print to take with me to Haiti for your kids....if you get a chance to send me a few on an email....that might help. =) Many congratulations!!!! Those little tears so that she is working on attachment....reminds me of my little girl's initial tears....but then she is peacefully sleeping, knowing that she is safe. What an angel she is.
Can't believe it! She is soooo beautiful! God is so good!
Cristine
She is so precious!!!!!!!! Can't wait to meet her in person. My heart is full for you all!!
Love you to pieces!!
I can't stop looking at the pics and showing them too all my co-workers who have all been following your saga through me.
Can you believe it is finally here - she is finally with you??
And I love that she is a tummy sleeper. Too cute.
OH MY....the ones of her sleeping are just the most precious things, they made me tear up. I am so happy for you guys!!! FINALLY is right!!! :) I've been watching this and waiting with you for 3 long years....totally worth the wait. Lots of hugs and love....
Contragulations! Olivia is adorable!
Denise, Dale & Samantha
MN Red Thread
She likes you! She likes you!! Can't wait to give her a hug.
Dawn and Lee- What great moments to cherish!!!! I'm so glad you got pictures up!!!!! She looks like such a gem! You've been lavished with an Angel!!!! Love you all!!!!
HOW AMAZING THAT IS TO SEE!!!! So worth the wait!! Hugs and blessings to all!! Sleep well sweet OLIVIA SHELTON! You are blanketed in love!
We are thrilled for you! Olivia is precious beyond words. Gorgeous. It's so hard to believe she's finally in your arms. Can't wait to meet her.
Oh how amazing! Congratulations you guys. We're SO SO SO happy for you.
Absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to hold her! I'm so happy for you guys!!!
Love it! So good to see all of you together at last. :)
Congrats Lee & Dawn!!!!! She is so beautiful. I am crying happy tears for your family. Praise God!
Oh I remember those sad eyes. Those first few moments of ultimate joy and sadness colliding. She is perfect! There is no doubt that she was planned to be your little girl. I love how she's leaning into you as you hold her Dawn. I can't wait to meet her when you get home. How beautiful!
Ahhhh. This is one of my favorite days ever. You are finally, finally with your GORGEOUS daughter. She is even more beautiful than the first adorable picture we saw of her. But what's really sweet are Mama and Daddy's happy faces.
Oh, I can hardly believe it! I'm sure it's pretty surreal for y'all as well... Praise God!
Olivia is beautiful!
She is absolutely beautiful and looks absolutely at home in your arms! We are so happy for you guys and so excited that your time has finally come with Olivia joining your family. Enjoy these precious first days with your little one while in China. They are memories to last a lifetime! And she looks to be so worth the wait!
Wow... so cool. Congratulations!!
Kim Monsen
oh. my. word. chills. tears. okay. olivia. is awesome. every face she makes is ADORABLE. i am SO happy for you!
Who ever posted about ultimate joy and sadness colliding stole my thoughts! My heart was filled with such joy for you and my brain filled with those memories of how Kenson must have felt and how Olivia must feel some of those same things too. Praying for God's presence to be completely obvious in this time in your lives. Congratulations; what an amazing time in your life full of so many emotions and new things!
YAY. Oh yay. We were gone all day, and we walked in the door, and I made a bee-line for the computer!!! I just knew they'd be there.
We love you, you know we do. Awesome. So so awesome.
She's absolutely adorable!!! You all look so beautiful together :)
Hugs to the 3 of you!
Ok, I need to work and quit looking at your photos, but I just can't stop myself! Olivia is sooo precious and I am so happy for you! God is so good!
Karen
Oh my goodness! She is precious!! Congratulations and enjoy getting to know your little sweetie!
Hope just woke up and I showed her the pictures. She said,
"She's cute!"
"Oh! She's sitting in sompin. She's naked!"
lol
Super sweet!
Oh those big, beautiful eyes!!! She's gorgeous, Dawn! Congratulations!
Congratulations! So excited for your joyful family! I'm about to cry and I've never even met you! :)
My heart is happy for you!
Yeah!!! My heart is just filled with joy for you all as I see these pictures!!! Olivia, you are beautiful! and you have such a wonderful Mommy and Daddy!!! I just can't explain how excited I am for you all today!!! Praising Jesus!!! :)
Ok, one more peek to see if you've added new photos - even if it is 3:30 a.m. your time! Ha!!
Blessings to you!
Karen
AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! This is so incredibly brilliant... I can't believe it... goosebumps galore here :)
How beautiful!!!
Congratulations on a beautiful new daughter! She is adorable! We're also with AWAA, with a LID of 11-22-06,so we have a long wait still ahead of us!
WOW!!!! nuff said.....!!! She is BEAUTIFUL and looks perfect in your arms!
She is just precious! Congrats!
Woo-hoo !
She is so beautiful! You guys are so happy! It is magical that you become a family. Congratulations!
Hey Dawn and Lee!
We were talking on the phone to Corene during Ava's birthday call just now, and she suddenly remembered about you getting Olivia today! We went online and saw the great photos. CONGRATULATIONS!!! (We can't wait until our visit there in August to see her.)
Larry and Kay
Nice. All the superlatives in the world can't say enough about how satisfying it is to see you three together.
So overjoyed for you!!! I can only imagine what your hearts are feeling. So very full of love. God bless you!
Sherri
We are so excited for you!!! What an awesome day for your family, one you will truly cherish forever.
Continued prayers for you to have a safe, healthy & happy rest of your trip.
Olivia is just beautiful!
Matt, Tanya & Maddy
congratulations, dawn, lee and welcome olivia! I can't wait to see some of tyrah's clothes recycled on that cutie! :)
Congrats she is beautiful :) I saw you when you were picking her up, we got our Kiana too. Where are you staying?
Oh my word.....she is so beautiful!! I can't believe you finally have her in your arms!!
Enjoy every minute:)
Safe travels and best wishes,
Lisa
YES!!!!! Praise God!!
Can't wait to see you when you get back. Wish we were with you now and with that dear group that waited so long!! Ruth was up most of the night praying for your meeting!!
Love you all!
The Riecks
She is beautiful! Adorable! The pictures of great! Congrats!
Alyzabeth's Mommy
I love all three of you! Congratulations, Mom & Dad! Olivia is so blessed and I can't wait to meet her too! Enjoy your China experience with her. Love you tons!
Margie
Oh Dawn! She's just beautiful! What a sweet, sad little face! She is precious beyond words!!!! :)
dawnz
What a beautiful family you are, finally. I'm so happy for you!!
Congratulations!!! So nice to see her in her mama's arms where she belongs!
Ahhhhh...finally! Congratulations Mommy and Daddy!
Wow Lee and Dawn! We are rejoicing with you. What a sweet little baby doll. I cannot imagine your joy! Can't wait to meet her!
Oh, I'm so thrilled for you! I'm tearing up here, to see you with your beautiful girl!
Congratulations!!! We've had our daughter in our arms for 6 months and boy oh boy, do I remember that joy/fear/astonishment/love of the first night. Enjoy every moment!
Hugs!
Congratulations, Dawn and Lee! She is beautiful. Enjoy every minute of your time in China getting to know Miss Olivia, your daughter. Can't wait to meet her when you are home and settled.
Amy S.
Thank you so much for posting the pix. She is so cute! Can't wait to meet her in person! Enjoy the rest of your time in China. Nicole
I need more pictures! I need some video! It's like you guys have something better to do than uploading! ;-) You have been waiting over 3 years and I can't stand waiting a few days. Argh!!
I cannot figure out how to buy raffle on bracelet! HELP!!!!
Lynn
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! She is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just getting around to checking things out on your trip and Olivia is so beautiful. You all are beautiful together too :-) What a wonderful thing it is...Terry
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