Gabriel & Mei-mei (New & Improved)
Gabriel is learning to love and adore his little sister. But in this picture it doesn't look like Mei-mei Ariel is too happy about it. We are teaching Gabriel how to be Gentle when he touches … Read more about Gabriel & Mei-mei (New & Improved)
Gabriel & His Mei-mei
Here is a picture (not great, but the best I could get so far) of Gabriel and his little sister. 'Little sister' in Chinese is 'Mei-mei', so we are going to teach Gabriel to call Ariel Mei-Mei for … Read more about Gabriel & His Mei-mei
Ariel Susana West
Our new daughter, Ariel Susana West, was born on Monday evening, March 26, at 10:34 p.m. here in Northwest China. She is a healthy little girl, and was born weighing 7 lbs 8 ounces, even … Read more about Ariel Susana West
Tibetan Lake
Here is a picture of us visiting a frozen lake at just over 10,000 ft. last week. What looks like a messy pile of trash on the opposite side of the lake is actually an 'organized' collection of … Read more about Tibetan Lake
Gabriel & Mommy @ the Lake
This picture was taken late last week on a very chilly and windy afternoon next to the lake (see "Lake Excursion" below) … Read more about Gabriel & Mommy @ the Lake
Ready for Ariel
We have just moved houses again for the third time in under two weeks. But today we are finally in the place where we will stay until Ariel is born. Ariel (we know for sure that we are having … Read more about Ready for Ariel
Lake Excursion
Today we almost got the car stuck trying to get to a mountain lake just above 10,000 ft. I went a little ways down this really steep, one lane road that took us the last 1/4 mile to the lake, then … Read more about Lake Excursion
