This may be one of my favorite pictures of Willow ...

Earlier in the day, while she still had pants on.

Pink Teddy basking in the luxury of the new "Rosebud" minky blanket I made for Willow (its softness can't be captured in a picture). Teddy likes it better than Willow does, though.

Running back to Mommy, after looking out the window at the new snowfall.

We sent the orphanage camera's this past November so that they could take pictures of Willow and document a small portion of her life before we became a family. We believe that the woman in the picture below is the woman who was most attached to Willow, and vice versa. The nannies ("ayi") have many children to care for, but certain relationships are formed, on some level that we aren't priivy to. I did get the name of Willow's primary caretaker, while we were in China, so I will try to deduce if this is the same woman.

This is a picture of 5 children that were going to be adopted in the very near future (i.e., they had been matched with their forever families). I have been able to find and contact the parents of 3 of the children; those children are now in the United States, too (haven't found the parents of the girl in the white and blue jacket). Behind them, standing, are the Orphange Director and Assitant Director (left to right, respectively).