Finally I am updating our Blog!

Hello,
We have been home 6 weeks today! What a difference 6 weeks makes! We are adjusting of course, but it getting easier each day!

Quinn already sings the ABC song! Sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (a song I sang for him at the Big "O") He counts 1 to 11 and he is now recognizing letters! He knows that "Q" is the first letter in his name. By the way...within the first 2 weeks it was Quinn who dropped "Askar". We were calling him Quinn Askar and soon we noticed that he started calling himself just Quinn!

He has been swimming in several pools, riding his tricycle, enjoying the BEACH, playing with Parker, going to a birthday party (that was a first for him), many parks to play, library, Ruby's Cafe, walking the dogs, going to pre-school, going to Home Depot, racking leaves in the backyard, picking out a toy for himself at Target, saw "Ratatoulle" the movie and this Wednesday is going to Orange County FAIR (He is going to LOVE IT!)

Quinn is a very happy little guy! He really WANTS to BELONG to our family! We grow fonder of him every day!! Parker is getting used to having a brother. But that relationship will still need time to GROW!

Quinn is FEARLESS! His first time in a pool he was on the steps one minute and then under water the next minute! We grabbed him fast and he was laughing when we got him up.

He was JUST AMAZED at the Ocean! We took him to Laguna Beach for this big moment. We closed his eyes and then when the Ocean was in perfect view we uncovered his eyes! He just kept saying "WOW"!! The beach was perfect. The water was like bathtub water. I didn't know that it would be like that, so I didn't prepare. I brought no swim trunks and only one towel. Well Parker and Quinn went crazy and were soaking wet and full of sand in their short pockets within minutes of arriving! HA HA!!

This has been quite the journey. I thank all of you for your WONDERFUL support and friendship! Thanks to my family and Tyler's family for welcoming Quinn with open arms! He is still meeting everyone. We were told in the beginning to take it slow. We think it has paid off and we feel that Quinn understands that we are his FAMILY now.