http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/ Yanan City Families Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:29:06 GMT hk2camp http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/412 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/412 Happy New Year to you all! When I adopted my daughter Katie (Yan Fu Qin), then 9.5 years old, we met in Xian SWI on 11/22/06, I remembered the next day was Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:52:22 GMT sandthuddleston@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/411 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/411 My son (Yan Fu Bao) was the first child adopted from Yanan on February 7th, 2006.  We live in Clinton, TN.  We are extremely blessed.  If anyone has any Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:12:07 GMT Jennifer Barbee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/410 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/410 Thank you Deb.  I am relieved to hear that adoptions only started there in 2006.  That explains to me why it took our daughter so long to be on a list.  I Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:36:07 GMT Deb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/409 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/409 I just posted new photos of Will in the Miller Family Album. I'll post some more tomorrow when I get a chance. Nice getting to chat with everyone. Keep in Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:20:50 GMT Deb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/408 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/408 Jennifer thanks so much ! That would be awesome. That will give me time to put something together and get it to you. I'm going to check out your blog too! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:20:22 GMT Deb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/407 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/407 Your daughter is BEAUTIFUL!!! How old is she?? I know you are anxious to meet her! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:16:36 GMT Deb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/406 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/406 There is another Yahoo group that has information about traveling to Xi'an. Most of them are not familiar with our Orphanage because so few children are Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:15:42 GMT Jennifer Barbee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/405 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/405 I would be glad to take a letter and updated info for anyone.  We've had other people do that for us when they adopted from Chenzhou where our first daughter Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:08:38 GMT Debbie Miller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/404 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/404 Yes it is true that only a few children have been adopted from Yanan.  They do not have a large orphanage as in some areas where there are hundreds of Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:04:53 GMT Debbie Miller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/403 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/403 The first child was adopted from Yanan I believe January 2006.  An adorable little boy who lives in TN.  They are members of this group... My son William was Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:57:51 GMT Debbie Miller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/402 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/402 Welcome Roy & Kari! Would love to follow your journey to Xi'an.  We have all traveled there to receive our children and would be happy to answer any questions Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:44:59 GMT 4barbees@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/401 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/401 I just posted photos in an album titled Yang Miao. The first is her referral photo from the shared list. The second is an updated picture we received in Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:30:37 GMT Kelly and Bill Rumbaugh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/400 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/400 I went to YanAn to visit in May 08.  i took my daughter a walker because she has spina bifida. I have alot of photos iof my trip that I need to put up here on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:28:10 GMT acoustic_fermata http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/399 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/399 I uploaded photos of our daughter. Her current name is Yan Fu Na, but we'll be calling her Mei-Song so that's what I named the album. Included are two pics Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:28:02 GMT Kelly and Bill Rumbaugh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/398 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yanancityfamilies/message/398 What i would need is her chinese name, birthdate, and any special need she has...(just for id purposes) We can ask for both families if you both need it :) We