PHOTOS
Journey
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Mikenzie

~~ OUR JOURNEY TO MIKENZIE ~~
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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Here we come, Mikayla!!
7/12/06 -- All aboard! Ready to set sail!
7/12/06 -- She loved it!
She's going to be a swimmer!
7/12/06 -- Halong Bay - Mikenzie's first swim!
7/12/06 -- One of the 3,000 enormous limestone islands - one of those boats is ours! (Photo taken by Sunnie)
7/12/06 -- Beautiful sunset on a portion of Halong Bay.
7/11/06 -- Who looks happier, Mikenzie or Daddy?!
7/11/06 -- Night time along the streets of Hanoi. Vietnam's version of a Liberty Baptist carry-in!
7/11/06 -- Mikenzie gets her first taste of baby cereal!
7/11/06 -- Rub-a-dub-dub it's time for the tub!
7/10/06 -- Dressed and ready for dinner!
7/10/06 -- ZZZZ's in the new stroller!
7/9/06 -- ...and I thought it was humid in Indiana!
7/9/06 -- Many people here are very poor and make their living by selling items along the streets.
7/9/06 -- Mikenzie has a very good appetite!!
7/9/06 -- House boats along the Red River in Hanoi.
7/9/06 -- The other families in our group are from California, Florida, and Michigan.
7/9/06 -- Dr. Doris Jesch and Mikenzie out for dinner.
7/9/06 -- Who said Pete was too old for this?!
7/9/06 -- Sunnie and Hue (pronounced Hway) having fun on the motorbike!
 
 
7/7/06 -- Mikenzie weighed in at 13 1/2 lbs. at her medical checkup.
7/9/06 -- Rice patty workers outside of Hanoi. Is that Sunnie??
7/7/06 -- Mikenzie in the "comfort zone" with her bunny!
7/7/06 -- Daddy's little girl!
7/3/06 -- Mikenzie getting checked out by Dr. Jesch at the hotel. She is a healthy girl!
7/4/06 -- Happy to be part of the family!
7/4/06 -- Mikenzie thanks everyone back home for their prayers and can't wait to meet her sister Mikayla.
Happy 4th of July!!
7/4/06 -- The official Giving & Receiving Ceremony at Mikenzie's home province.
7/4/06 -- She is officially ours.
I'll shake on that!

7/3/06 -- Mikenzie in her hammock for one last nap at the orphanage before we took her back to the hotel.

7/3/06 -- After a bath and bottle, Mikenzie is ready for bed at the hotel.

7/3/06 -- Dad holds his Vietnamese bundle of joy for the first time! Pete is a proud Daddy once again!
7/3/06 -- Smile for the camera Mikenzie!
7/2/06 -- Motorbikes are everywhere! Cross the street at your own risk!!
7/3/06 -- Sunnie is all smiles (and a few tears) to meet Mikenzie!
7/2/06 -- We have enjoyed touring the old city, meeting the people, and experiencing the culture.
7/2/06 -- Sunnie and Dr. Jesch touring town in a rickshaw.
7/2/06 -- This is what you call really FRESH PORK!!
7/2/06 -- Who is that tall white American?
6/28/06 - Our chauffeur, Dick Tish, and Dr. Jesch ready for a 2:00 AM ride to the Indy airport.
6/30/06 - Thumbs up! After over 50 hours of travel, we are finally in Hanoi, Vietnam!
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