Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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Hannah Lynn had quite an exciting 1st birthday spent in New Zealand! We had a fun birthday party in Ohio with our friends here before our trip and then another party at Grandma's! Hannah is truly loved by many (and a little spoiled, too). We brought a whole bag back full of her presents. We took Hannah to Mairangi Bay beach on her birthday. She wasn't too sure what to think of the sand.
We had a lovely two week visit with her Grandma and Grandpa. And Hannah was a pro at traveling around the world- she slept over 7 hours of the 12 hour flight to Auckland. We've put together a "time capsule" present for when Hannah turns 16 so she can see what was happening in the world on her 1st birthday. It includes newspapers from Ohio, Kentucky (thanks Granny and Grandpoppa) , New Zealand, Scotland (thanks Aunty Sarah and Uncle Dan), and the Middle East that Grandpa Jit brought to NZ on his way home for Christmas.
Another special memory of our NZ trip is that Hannah took her first steps there about a week before her birthday! We've had a wonderful first year with our sweet baby and we celebrated big!


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Andrew and Jamie met while she was visiting New Zealand and volunteering with children's ministry at Shore Community Church. Our matchmaker, a dear friend named Robyn, took every opportunity to make our paths cross and long story short we quickly realized how lucky we were that she did. We were married in January 2006 and have lived in New Zealand, Georgia, Kentucky, and currently live in Ohio. God blessed us with an amazing little miracle, Hannah Lynn, on December 20, 2009. This blog was started to allow family and friends around the world to see her growing up, even if they don't get to see her as often in person as we'd like. We are very blessed and thank the Lord every day for His amazing gifts to us!