Elisa Qian Ward's Scrap Book

birth
5 months
13 months
14 months
15 months
16 months

17 months
18 months
19 months

24 months
25 months
26 months
This web site has been created for family and friends to see pictures and
other information about Elisa and our trip to China. We'll also save it so
that Elisa can learn about her life and heritage when she gets older. We'll periodically update it with new things. Hope you enjoy!
Love, Rick, Vicki and
Elisa
The "Referral" -- receiving the documents and
pictures from China regarding the baby they matched to us.
Chinese Name -- what it means, how it looks in
Chinese characters, and how to pronounce it.
Canadian Name - what it means, where it
came from, and how to pronounce it.
Preparing for Elisa's Arrival -
shopping, redecorating, and anticipating.
Showers - friends and family pitch in
Orphanage Pictures and Maps - where Elisa was born
and cared for in China (updated 12/31/05)
China Trip - itinerary, trip diary and many
pictures.
Click here to go straight to Gotcha Day Pics (Dec 13).
Pictures
 | January, 2005 - Elisa gets used to
her new home and meets friends and family |
 | February, 2005 -
Shower given by Children's Rehab Center |
 | March, 2005 -
Baptism ,
visits by friends and family
and
Easter trip to Chicago. |
 | April, 2005 -
Swimming, Parks, Gymnastics
|
 | May, 2005 -
Yard, Dora Backpack |
 | June, 2005 |
 | July, 2005 |
 | August, 2005 |
 | September, 2005 |
 | October, 2005 - Birthday Party, Pumpkin
Picking, Halloween |
 | November, 2005 - Leaf pile, Fall
Fashions, Bath Time, Thanksgiving in Chicago |
 | December, 2005 - Gotcha Day, Christmas
Parties (updated
12/31/05) |
 | Ellye's family |
 | Jadyn's family |
 | Joy's family
- shown wearing the same outfit and sitting in the same walker as Elisa in her
referral pictures! They were in China Oct 21-Nov 4 '04. |
 | The Fizzard family
- traveled us to China to pick up their second daughter.
They created this web site which includes a fantastic
"adoption day"
video from 2003, when they adopted their first daughter from China. |
 | The Hecht-Enns family
- excellent family web site from another family that traveled with us to
China. Include many pictures from China and of Rebecca, one of Elisa's
Xiushan cousins. |
 | Blachle Family - they
picked up their Xiushan baby on May 5, 2005, and they posted
daily updates as we did.
|
 | Allyssa's Family -
On Nov 5, 2005, they got approval to travel to China. (Added
11/6/05) |
 | Mia's Family - they
had their gotcha day Dec 5, 2005 (updated
12/14/05) |
 | Hansen Family
- they are from Denmark, and adopted a baby from Xiushan (updated
12/20/05) |
 |
Lorna and Gary
- (updated 7-10-06)X |