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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Welcome to our travel blog. Hopefully this site is easy for you to navigate and view our updates. Our plan is to update this blog as often as possible during our journey to Vietnam to pick up Anelise. She is currently located at an orphanage in Soc Trang province, south of Ho Chi Minh City. We are a little over a week away from the start of our trip. The crib is up and all of the medications for the trip (wow that was a long list), have been purchased. Visas were ordered and hopefully will arrive before we depart next week. Travel plans will take us to Chicago, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City (henceforth known in this blog as Saigon), Hanoi, then back to Tokyo, Chicago and then home. The list of items we were told to bring is huge, I think I may need a cargo plane versus a passenger plane just for the gear. But it will all be well worth it in the end. We are thrilled to finally get the little girl we have sought for over two years. Her first and middle name are Anelise Xuan. The name is a mix of German and Vietnamese. Go figure. We are truly a mixed bag of nuts here. Let the adventure begin!



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lanfree
lanfree on Nov 26, 2008 at 06:25PM

cutie pie
hey y'all can sign up for auto updates by selecting get e-mail update on left. She is a serious baby ... but we will get her laughing soon.!

cincykc
cincykc on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:26PM

SHE IS AMAZING!!!
Congrats, congrats, congrats!!! How wonderfully exciting...............I love the blog and will follow you every step of the way.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

The Cip's

artartart
artartart on Nov 28, 2008 at 07:54AM

What an Angel!
I'm so happy for you! Can't wait to meet her!
Good things are surely worth waiting for, eh?

kellyomara
kellyomara on Dec 4, 2008 at 10:22AM

What a beautiful little girl!
She is adorable. She will be a very lucky little girl to be raised by your family. I can't wait to hear more about your trip. My thoughts and prayers are with you. - Kelly O'Mara

lazer1
lazer1 on Dec 4, 2008 at 07:01PM

Blessing
Robert and Lan
This is a real blessing. Cindy and I will continue to pray for the process and the trip. May God be with you.

Jeff

francesdinn
francesdinn on Dec 4, 2008 at 08:16PM

Adorable!
She is so beautiful. I'm so happy for you. Have a great trip. Can't wait to meet Anelise Xuan when she gets home! Safe travels...Frances

kellyjohnson
kellyjohnson on Dec 8, 2008 at 10:54AM

Happy girl
She looks healthy and happy - what a great smile she has. Harry looks like a great big bro already. Sounds like things are going well so far. Sending you positive vibes from Kentucky.

downeyn
downeyn on Dec 8, 2008 at 09:02PM

Happy!
Lan, Robert, and Harrison, I'm so happy for you! Anelise Xuan looks like she's been part of your family forever. What a great name, too! I have a thing about three-syllable girls' names, in case you didn't know;) It also looks like I might have some clothes for you... let me know when you want them and I'll bring them right over when you get back. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy and may the rest of your travels be happy! Love, Nicolette

downeyn
downeyn on Dec 8, 2008 at 09:02PM

Happy!
Lan, Robert, and Harrison, I'm so happy for you! Anelise Xuan looks like she's been part of your family forever. What a great name, too! I have a thing about three-syllable girls' names, in case you didn't know;) It also looks like I might have some clothes for you... let me know when you want them and I'll bring them right over when you get back. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy and may the rest of your travels be happy! Love, Nicolette

roann1222
roann1222 on Dec 10, 2008 at 09:41AM

new pictures
mom and i looked at new pictures for an hour,cant wait to see her in person. the picture with the hat should be a poster for vietnam. 100 PERSENT ADORABLE AS ALWAYS LOVE TO HARRY AND ALL OF YOU.OMA OPA

suekenb
suekenb on Dec 11, 2008 at 01:24AM

Congratulations
Sue and I were so happy to get the Great News. We hope to see all of you very soon. Thank you for the lovely pictures and video. Have a safe journey home.
Ken & Sue

frantz13
frantz13 on Dec 11, 2008 at 08:33PM

Hi Rob, Lan and Harrison
Congrats!
She's a cutie.We hope your trip has been great so far,keep the pictures coming.
Ron,Becky and Becca

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