Noelle's Room is waiting!

We are leaving tomorrow morning.
Can't wait to post a picture with Noelle back here in her room.
It will not be long!

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WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO CHINA!!!

WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO CHINA!!!

Noelle Jiabei Cunningham will be 15 months old when we get her. Isn't she adorable?!
We are scheduled to leave THIS THURSDAY!! 6:30 am we fly to Newark and then on to Shanghai. We meet Noelle NEXT MONDAY!! So this was our last weekend together as a family of 5. It was great. Sean't 1st communion (pics soon). I am busy cleaning and packing and making lists for while we're gone. Grandma and Grandad are moving in to our house and holding down the fort and keeping business as usual. We'll skype in to say hi every night (morning for us), it is 12 hours ahead in China. Thanks in advance to everyone who has offered to help out while we are away :)

Keep an eye on this blog while we're in China to see what we're doing and as we meet Noelle.



Here's our itinerary:

Thursday am - Fly to Newark, then on to Shanghai
Friday - Arrive in Shanghai at 1:45pm Sightseeing
Saturday - More fun in Shanghai
Sunday am- Fly to Zhengzhou, Henan Province, where Noelle was born. We meet the other 11 families in our travel group, spend the remainder of our trip with the group and guides.
Monday am- MEET NOELLE!!
Tuesday - Paperwork...Adoption is finalized :)
Wednesday/Thursday - Free days while we wait for Noelle's passport Tours or Rest.
Gene leaves :( and will see the boys very soon :)
Friday - Fly to Guangzhou Province
Saturday - Medical Exam/Immunizations/TB test
Sunday - Free day...rest, tour, shop
Monday - Free day ...rest, tour, shop
Tuesday - Paperwork
Wednesday - Consulate Appointment
Thursday - Oath
Friday - Pick up Noelle's US Visa
Saturday - Fly to Beijing then Newark then home 11:30 pm!!!

We had a nice time on the cruise

We had a wonderful time on the FUNSHIP!
It was a 5 night Cruise from Tampa to Grand Cayman & Cozumel.
We Swam with the Dolphins in Grand Cayman & Snorkeled in Cozumel.
Spent most of our time on the ship swimming, sliding, singing Karaoke, and eating ice cream.
We all relaxed & enjoyed our time together... Nan and Grandad & Grandma joined us.
It was a lot of fun for all & we realize that our next trip will be to bring home Noelle.
Would highly recomend a cruise with Kids!

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We have some wonderful news!!!

We have some wonderful news!!!

On 2/3/2010 The Cunningham Family was officially “matched” with Qian Jia Bei.

We finally see the other end of the “Red Thread” that has wound thru our lives for the past 5yrs.

The entire family is overjoyed & the feeling is honestly very hard to describe… we are blessed.

We will name her Noelle JiaBei Cunningham & she is waiting for us in Pingdingshan, Henan, China…

She was born on Jan 14, 2009 & is currently living with a wonderful foster family in Shanghai.

From the few pictures we have from our agency, she is incredibly cute, happy & healthy

We have reviewed her medical file all seems good… we have our PA & wait for TA.

(Which means we are waiting for the Chinese Gvt to approve our travel)

In speaking with CCAI, we are expecting to travel in early/mid April.

We are all so extremely happy and in love with our daughter.

Life is Beautiful!

The Cunningham Clan

Gene & Katy

Kyle, Sean, Ryan & (soon) Noelle

Cold Winter for FLA

We are getting plenty of use for our fire pit!

Christmas 2009

Sean's Nativity Show

He played the Angel Gabriel…

So Cute!

Santa Truck at our house!

Sean is 8!

Friday Night Lights!

Young Ryan is our first to take to the football fields & he LOVED PLAYING…

We will have to keep an eye on our rough & tough little Touchdown Maker!!!

Halloween 2009

We went over to our neighbor’s & Friends (the Wells) for a fun Halloween Party…

Kyle was Jason Voorhees, Sean was a Ninja, & Ryan was the “Scream” Ghost.

Between the 3 of us we collected loot’s of goodies in the hood.

We also wanted to say Happy B-Day Uncle “J”

70's Dance at School!

Burke's Visit

Deer in the yard!

Just love when the Deer walk thru our yard!

Boys Will Be Boys...

11's a big number for us & it's 11yrs!

What’s better than a perfect night with take out from our favorite restaurant on Honeymoon Island?

Engaged at 11:11 on 11/11 - I have been blessed to be married to Katy Ryan for the past 11yrs!

I can only hope we have another 111 years left – ya never know?

Back To School

We had such a great summer…

It was so nice to see many of our friends and family up in NY.

We have been home for a while & getting back into the swing of things.

The boys were very happy to get back to school & see all their friends.

Kyle is in 4^th grade, Sean in 2^nd & Ryan so excited to start 1^st grade.

Our boys are getting big – We are very proud of them!

NY / NJ Trip Summer '09

Cunningham Clan is just back from a fantastic vacation & gearing up for school! Katy took the boys up
to the NY area via the Auto Train & it was a HUGE Success! They all had a great time & by going up
ahead of me they got to see a bunch of our friends up in NY & NJ.