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Emily Ann ShiJia Burt - 2003 
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Emily Ann after
arriving home on Sunday, September 28, 2003. Click
here for pictures of the
China 2003 Adventure. |
Christmas 2003
November, 2003
October, 2003
November 2003
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| November 1, 2003 - "Breakfast, please!" |
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October 2003
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| October 5, 2003 - Although she celebrated
her first birthday in Guangzhou, Emily participates in a recreation of the
event at home. |
October 24, 2003 - "Ya' snooze, ya' lose." |
October 30, 2003 - Allison introduces Emily
to the seasonal vegetable. |
October 30, 2003 - Emily joins in the
Halloween fun at the Evergreen Academy party. |
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| October 17, 2003 - Sisterly love. |
October 18, 2003 - Emily takes the time to
participate an extended family portrait. |
October 18, 2003 - Hannah, Bobbie and Mary
Helen stop by to pay a visit. |
October 18, 2003 - Mom, Great-grandmother,
and Grandmother. |
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| October 5, 2003 - Allison learns how to feed
her sister. |
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September 2003
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| September 29, 2003 - Home only a day, Emily
gets some lessons from Allison on how to swing. |
Come on, Emily! Pump! |
"Okay, Emily, let me introduce you to the
Sesame Street gang. This is Big Bird..." |
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Jim, Connie and Allison traveled to China on September 11, and
returned September 28, 2003.
The following are just a few pictures from the experience.
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| September 17, 2003 - After a
good night's sleep... |
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A good laugh... |
...and the reason why. |
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| Emily enjoys the
White Swan Room, courtesy of Mattel, Inc. |
Only after receiving guidance
from Allison is Emily able to properly control the device. |
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| Emily's first birthday present,
which Allison is only too kind to help Emily open. |
"Okay, Emily, this is how they
work." |
"Now you're getting the hang of
it." |
Mom has a slightly different
perspective on what one is to do with stacking cups. |
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Connie, Jim and Allison visited the adoption
agency on the
afternoon of August 5, 2003 to receive the match information, which included
this photo, taken in April 2003.
She was born September 25, 2002, and comes from the
Gansu province, where the family will travel to meet her in mid-September.
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| These updated photos were
reportedly taken in early August. |
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