kip_w: family day

kip_w (

kip_w) wrote,
@ 2008-03-24 08:47:00

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family day
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Five years ago today, on the other side of the planet:

Three people became a family.

Before.

After.

(Gee, I hope she doesn't do that again.)

The human blur.

Contemplative moment.

Guangzhou group shot.

She looks to us for rescue. One second later, Cathy obliges.

Not long after that, she has perfected the wrinkled lip and cold sneer of command.

Home in Virginia.

Making the rounds. "Ho hum, more presents for me."

Kid with broom, 2003.

The discovery of playground equipment. (England, 2003)

Every day, I got to pick her up at daycare. I love this picture. (also shown: Liam and Serenity)

Christmas, 2003.

Early 2004.

Cousin Verity, 2004.

"Bye bye, love you. Better step back."

Which brings us to Massachusetts (2005).

Chinese New Year, 2006, representing Year of the Horse.

Fall, 2007

Soccer champ, 2007

Slide!

We had a family hug this morning, then looked for her other glove for a while. I saw her onto the bus. Tonight we'll have Chinese food (Sarah's idea) and corn and potatoes (also her idea) for the special five-year celebration.
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	rivka 2008-03-24 01:29 pm UTC (link)
	Awww. Congratulations! You're very lucky indeed. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:24 pm UTC (link)
	We are. She sends her regards to "Baby Alex," by the way. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jrittenhouse 2008-03-24 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	Wonderful set of photos! Thanks a lot! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:25 pm UTC (link)
	I always enjoy your pictures of little girls named Mere. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	shelleybear 2008-03-24 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Teh cute will kill me yet. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:27 pm UTC (link)
	It's like living in a cartoon. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	womzilla 2008-04-04 03:20 am UTC (link)
	I think both you and Kip understand the degree to which I really, really don't like children. Sarah looks as cute as normal people think all children are. Dear god, is she that photogenic or is she really the first of a superrace of impossibly charismatic overlords? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-04-04 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	Both theories may be correct. I don't know. Every time I come to this thread, I end up looking at all the pictures again. Then again, I feel that there are lots of cute kids around. One thing about Sarah, she doesn't conceal her happiness. When I think about it, though, it's still hard for me to believe. We filled out paperwork and went to China, and they gave us Sarah. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	davesslave 2008-03-24 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	What a wonderful day to celebrate! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:27 pm UTC (link)
	We had a showing that evening, so we ended up going to Taco Bell. (For Sarah, that's a special meal.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	angelalala 2008-03-24 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	So cute. I love her spiky baby hair. Also, well done on the Ozymandias reference. :) Love that poem. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	It's a great poem. Yeah, she was a real spiker. Her hair was coming back in after being kept short at the orphanage. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	roadnotes 2008-03-24 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	Congratulations to you all! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:29 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! I did a double take at the pic of you and Raven. ("Has she met Sarah???") (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	roadnotes 2008-03-26 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	If they met, the cuteness factor would be devastating, and the fiendish control of the world would be assured. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	athenais 2008-03-24 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	That's so much fun to look at. I can't believe it's been five years already. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:29 pm UTC (link)
	It's even harder to believe that the last three years, almost, have been spent in Massachusetts. I think time is already starting to speed up. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rtred 2008-03-24 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	I so want to take that broom and Photoshop into a lightsaber. Thanks for the album, pal! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	Well, send me a copy if you do. She really, really loved having that broom to wave around and point at things. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ellarien 2008-03-24 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	Happy anniversary! (And thanks for sharing the photos.) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:31 pm UTC (link)
	You're welcome, and thanks! I was kind of checking to see how much she remembers from things that happened long ago, but the bus was coming. "We can talk about it after school," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	galacticvoyeur 2008-03-24 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	that was delightful, thanks! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:32 pm UTC (link)
	I wanted to put in about three times as many pictures. So many good ones. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	library_lil 2008-03-24 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	happy happy day! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:32 pm UTC (link)
	It was a pretty good day. Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	neonnurse 2008-03-24 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, yes, it's like our special Michael Day! Happy wishes for today and forever more! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	I just wish it wasn't so close to her birthday. We'd really celebrate it then. Maybe we can do some miniature golf tomorrow after school. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	asimovberlioz 2008-03-24 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	Head 'splody from adorableness! I particularly like the "slide" picture. What a great action shot! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	Head splitty! That was one of the pictures that convinced me I'd made the right choice with my new camera. Froze the action even on telephoto. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	von_krag 2008-03-24 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	I kept waiting for Miss Sarah to come tumbling by in the Minicon Kid Horde® or to drift by the 2nd floor pianos and hear Joplin or Gershwin and chat with you. Great pictures do this. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:34 pm UTC (link)
	I keep hoping we'll get back to Minicon. Maybe next year, since we'll be closer. Then again, we'll probably have to fly anyway, so we're effectively about the same distance. But I still have my hopes. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	shaharazad 2008-03-25 02:46 am UTC (link)
	These are beautiful pictures! hai_kah_uhk and I will be starting on the adoption process sometime this year. We'd love to hear more about your experiences. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	I wish I'd known at Pi-Con! I'd be happy to talk to you about it any time. There's some commentary on the photo page of my old website, and more pictures (with some comments) at the flickr pages I've linked to, but maybe we can get together in a virtual way for a conversation about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bindyree 2008-03-25 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	These are wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:39 pm UTC (link)
	I love to show my family pics. My iPod is the present-day version of an endless accordion-folded waterfall of photos tumbling out of an immense digital wallet. Patrick & Teresa linked to my webpage photo of Sarah in the red chair one time, and I had about 700 hits on it in a week. Now I think I'm back to my usual average, about 700 below that. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	meggins 2008-03-26 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Pic spam...of the very best kind! Really, a lovely stroll down memory lane. High fives to you all! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kip_w 2008-03-26 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks, M! Sarah sometimes asks if we can go back and visit Virginia. Some day, we say... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	meggins 2008-04-02 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	That'd be cool. (Reply to this)(Parent)

lindra
2008-03-27 11:38 am UTC (link)

Hi, I followed the link here from Making Light in the most recent Open Thread (103) and just had to comment - I hope you don't mind!

I'm the younger sister of a Korean adoptee (adopted at 2 years, and she's thirty-two now, roughly) and I love her more than life. To see this is just - amazing. It's like a little slice of my own family history in the hands of someone else, if that makes sense, and I truly wish you the best with Sarah. I can tell you from experience that it'll be rough at times, and difficult, and she'll be even more amazing than she is now, year by year. Truly, the best of luck.

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kip_w
2008-03-27 12:12 pm UTC (link)

No problem, I'm glad somebody dropped by. Yeah, rough at times -- she's always been manic as she gets tired (and denies that she's tired), and now she seems to be developing the ability to be manic in the morning as well. And between times, she's the sweetest kid ever.

One of my high school friends was adopted from Korea. I haven't seen him for years, but have reports that he's fulfilled his early promise. His dad was my best piano teacher.

I'd write more, but Sarah calls. Time to help her get ready for school.

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	mjlayman 2008-03-29 04:39 am UTC (link)
	I remember those old ones! What a great journey in images. (Reply to this)

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