Red Thread to Marysville

[...] medication to relax him prior to surgery and the anesthesiologist carried him back to the operating room. This time they decided not to medicate him until they brought him into the operating room, [...]

[...] some of the medical team who would be caring for him, I was invited to come back to the operating room to be with Aidan while he was given the anesthesia. I had to suit up in some protective gear ( [...]

[...] ago today. And here's the girl today before we headed off to Red Robin to celebrate her "Gotcha Day" anniversary (that's our custom on Gotcha Day...the kids get to pick where they want to [...]

[...] picture above, one of the places we couldn't way to get to was Golden Spoons Frozen Yogurt. "Shu Shu" ("uncle" in Chinese) Mark stopped by Wednesday night since he was working in [...]

We enjoyed having my mom up from California for a couple weeks over Christmas and New Year's Day. [...]

[...] picture above. It was a nice little gathering with family and friends. Kurt's mom (a.k.a. "Grammie O") came up from California for the week and joined in the festivities, too. And here's the [...]

[...] Here's Aidan getting ready for surgery with his puppy. Lily has her pink "Pup Pup." We call Aidan's [...]

[...] One year ago today, Aidan Tianzhen Onken was placed in my arms. He was a little bit heavier than Lily Ping was, since he was 2 [...]

[...] Here's Aidan getting ready for surgery with his puppy. Lily has her pink "Pup Pup." We call Aidan's little friend "Blue Pup." He also had a Matchbox motorcycle with [...]

[...] gently around him. The swelling on his lip has gone down a little bit. It also has a nice bluish bruise-like tint. Obviously, he hasn't been able to smile, so we're not sure if his adorable dimples [...]

Break out the red envelopes, oranges, red banners, new clothes, dragons, lions ... and don't forget your Tigger doll, since it's the Year of the Tigge [...]

Break out the red envelopes, oranges, red banners, new clothes, dragons, lions ... and don't forget your Tigger doll, since it's the Year of the Tigge [...]