It has been so long since I've posted, so I thought I'd do one tonight. Karsynn is now 7 years old. She is in 2nd grade, and she loves school and learning. She is quite the character, with a strong personality and spiciness. Karsynn enjoys playing soccer, reading books, and she has a fascination with animals.

My 5 Year Old Baby Girl

Merry Christmas!

It has been way too long since I last posted, so I thought I'd update you on the goings-on with Karsynn.

1. Karsynn is in her last year of preschool. My baby girl will be in Kindergarten next school year.
2. Karsynn is very active in lots of activities. Currently she plays basketball, soccer, does dance, and is beginning gymnastics in Jan.
3. Karsynn continues to be an animal lover. Her favorite toys to play with are stuffed animals.
4. Karsynn is starting to learn to read and do math. She is reading basic sight words and is able to do simple addition and subtraction in her head.

We are very blessed to have such an intelligent, loving, kind-hearted child. She amazes me everyday and her smile reminds me daily how good our God truly is.

Chinese New Year Celebration Pictures...2011

Welcome Spring!!!!

Wow, has it really been since January that I last posted? I'm not sure where time goes nowadays! I wanted to take a moment to update everyone on Troy's health. He completed his last round of chemotherapy and had a follow-up CT Scan. Praise God for his many blessings...a clean bill of health! They saw no signs of cancer anywhere. So, he is taking an oral chemo as an "insurance policy" as his oncologist calls it. Then he will be able to have his final surgery to reverse the ostomy. After that...who knows. The possibilities are endless! As for Karsynn, she is now 4 going on 14. She is becoming such an independent little stinker! That really breaks Mommy's heart sometimes. She is continuing to love her dance class and is learning ballet and tap. She is also taking gymnastics and is really doing well with that, too. She is so flexible and fears NOTHING, which scares me to death. We recently signed her up for a six week long drama/acting class at the Lexington Children's Theater. She is absolutely LOVING that. I've noticed so much more creativity from her since starting the class, as if she really needed anymore...LOL. We are truly just trying to treasure and enjoy the time we have with her before she begins school in another year. Speaking of school, she is still attending preschool, and I am so impressed with everything she has learned. We are so blessed to have found such a wonderful place to send her. So that's it in a nutshell! Planning our summer vacation to Orlando and Daytona Beach. Karsynn wants to spend two days at Magic Kingdom and one day at Animal Kingdom, and then we'll hit the beach.

Troy

Many of you have inquired about Troy's health and have offered your thoughts and prayers. Currently, he is receiving chemotherapy. He is on treatment #5 of 12, and is tolerating them pretty well. After treatment #8, he will have another CT Scan to check progress. If things appear to be ok, then he may stop after #8. If his oncologist is still concerned, then he many continue with 12 treatments. After that, he will have surgery to reverse his ostomy, which he will be so thankful for! Once all of that is complete, his oncologist would like for us to travel to Bethesda, Maryland to participate in a vaccine program that the National Health Institute is doing and is seeing great success with. Not sure, yet, what all of that will include, but we are hopeful for a complete cure. Cancer is a terrible disease, but we are so thankful for early detection and that God has provided us with such amazing surgeons and oncologists! We are truly blessed people! Again, thank you for your thoughts and concerns. Keep praying! God is doing amazing things in our lives!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Well, 2010 will go down in the books as one of the most EXCITING times at our house, at least according to one four year old little girl! Karsynn absolutely loved everything about Christmas this year. She was so excited by every single part, and it was so cute! First, Buddy Elf began visiting our house the day after Thanksgiving. This is year two for Buddy Elf, and he was still a HUGE hit and a great behavior modifier. Karsynn would jump out of bed each morning, race into the living room and immediately began searching for Buddy's newest location. Mommy also started a new Buddy Elf tradition this year that was a real crowd-pleaser. Buddy began leaving simply $1 or less treats in Kasrynn's stocking this year, so she was just as excited to check each stocking to see what he had left for her. I absolutely love Elf on the Shelf and HIGHLY recommend it!!! Once again, Karsynn was spoiled with 3 Christmas events, Grandma and G-pa's, our house, and Mamaw and Papaw's. She got so much stuff that she truly was overwhelmed. Let's see if I can list a few of her favorite things: Barbie's Vet Pet Shop, Leapter2 w/games, tons of Furreal Animals, artificial food for her kitchen, Dinosaur Train game, Bongo Drums, a fiddle, a Crayon Maker, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Heads, a new bike, Olivia 2 in 1 house/pirate ship, and tons more! Yep, she's spoiled! In addition to all the great toys she got, we also made our first ever Gingerbread House with cousins Whitney and Dyland, and she really enjoyed that a lot, too. Karsynn performed in her first Christmas Dance Recital. Her group danced a tap to Jolly Old St. Nicholas. So sweet and she did such a great job! I was actually impressed with her ability to remember all the steps and motions! She also played a Shepherd in her preschool Christmas play this year, and even had a speaking part into the microphone. She's such a little ham! Overall, I'd say it was a great Christmas at the Hatfield house. We are so blessed to have Karsynn in our lives. She has brought us more joy than ever imagined and fills our hearts with love! The love I have for my daughter is indescriable! It's unlike anything I've ever experienced! Happy New Year from us to you! We hope and pray that 2011 is a blessed year for you and your's.

4th Birthday Pictures

Happy 4th Birthday!!

On Friday, November 12th, our baby girl turned 4. I simply cannot believe it! I'm not sure where the time has gone, but I do know that we have been completely blessed to have this child in our lives. To celebrate at preschool, Karsynn and I made homemade cupcakes in ice cream cones. Wow, they turned out so cute and were actually pretty tasty. On Friday, Troy and I took her to Chuck E Cheese for just the three of us to celebrate, and of course, she had a BLAST! Finally, her birthday party was at Monkey Joe's in Lexington on Sunday. She had 14 friends come to celebrate with her, including CJ Bei, which was a huge surprise to us all! What a blessing Karsynn is! I am eternally thankful to God for giving us such a precious gift!

Sometimes Lifes Throws You a Curveball...

Since my last post, life certainly has gotten difficult for all of us. In May, Troy was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer. He completed five weeks of chemotherapy and radiation, and on Sept. 9th they did surgery to remove the tumor. We spent six long days in the hospital in Louisville, and were discharged to come home. We spent a little more than a week at home, when Troy's pain became so bad that he had to be re-admitted to the hospital for another four days. Since his release, he seems to be on the mend, although the process is very slow. Once he recovers from the surgery, he will complete 8-12 more chemotherapy sessions to be certain the cancer is gone. Please pray for continued healing for Troy!

As for Karsynn, she has adapted quite well to the many changes going on around her. She has started her first official year of preschool. Her teacher brags daily about how very smart she is, as she seems to catch on so quickly. She knows most of her letters, numbers, can count by tens, knows her colors and shapes, and her most recent accomplishment is learning to print her name.

It's so hard to believe that she will turn 4 in a little more than a month. I'm not certain where the time goes. It seems like just yesterday we were flying to China to meet our precious gift for the very first time, and here she is turning 4. She is the greatest gift to our lives. She blesses us with her quick wit and quirky little attitude daily, and we couldn't have asked for more.

Celebrating our 3 yr. Gotcha Day/Adoption Day Anniversary...

Pictures from Myrtle Beach

Update on Karsynn...long overdue!

It has been a long time since I posted any updates on our precious blessing. So here goes. We are currently enjoying a relaxing vacation in Myrtle Beach. Karsynn loves the ocean. In fact, Karsynn loves everything about the water. She is now 3 1/2 years old. She is swimming like a little fish, she is extremely inquisitive, very intelligent, has a great imagination, and is simply a joy to our family. I will post pics from our vacation soon.

A few updated pictures of my girl...

Looking for eggs in the birdhouse!

Climbing her favorite tree in our yard. I don't know how we'll keep her out of that thing this summer???

What a sweet face! I live for that face!

My Big Girl...

Well, we registered Karsynn to play her first official organized sport...soccer, and let's just say she's, "NOT INTERESTED!!" We've had two practices, one of which it was so cold mommy's feet about froze off. All the other kids are listening to the coach, running after the ball, and having a blast, and my dear sweet little Karsynn is playing in the gravel and standing in the middle of the field staring at the ground. Lord help us! After practice #2, I actually had two mothers, in a very friendly voice, say, "Well, maybe she'll be a cheerleader?" That's how bad it is people. I'm not going to panic just yet, as she is only 3. However, I hope we are able to convince her that she needs to stay on field during an actual game and that we can complete the season. She does look awfully cute in her little soccer uniform, though. She really likes the shin guards and cleats!

On a more positive note, Troy and I are really looking into another adoption from China. We are considering doing a Special Needs adoption, so please pray that God will lead us in the right direction. I'll try to post pics later. I have a lot of catching up to do on my blog! Sorry!!!!

Karsynn's funny phrases of the week:
"Slow down Troy (our last name)!" as daddy turned into the subdivision too fast. LOL
"Mommy and Daddy, those boys are killing me!"

Karsynn Update...3 years old body...12 year old ATTITUDE!

It has been awhile since I've had time to post, so I thought I'd update all my followers:

1. We officially have a 3 year old with an ATTITUDE. She is the most sassy little thing lately, and he daddy blames it all on me. He says she acts just like her Mama...WHATEVER!
2. Karsynn is loving going to preschool. She loves her teacher Miss Sandy, that is, until she tries to make her mind. Then she gives her that "I'm not listening to you!" attitude that she has learned from me. (I'm so embarrassed!)
3. We have quite the little artist on our hands. She's only 3 and is already drawing people and including all the important body parts, including arms and feet. Yesterday she came home with a face drawn with one eye open and one eye shut. Miss Sandy always asks them what they've drawn and writes a note out beside the picture. Karsynn told her that it was, "Karsynn winking at you!" What a HOOT!
4. We've started trying to talk to Karsynn about the possibility of adopting a brother or sister for her. She's not having it! She gets very upset and says, "I just want an airplane...a blue one...and that's all." My child thinks all babies come by airplane. She's not interested in the baby, just he airplane.
5. I've started working with Karsynn on reading some basic Sight Words. She can already recognize cat, dog, Karsynn, Sammi, Troy and G-pa. Not too bad! I just wish I had (or could make) more time to work with her. She could be reading in no time, I'm sure. She's just so naturally intelligent. I wish I could take credit for that one, but I'm sure it's genetic.
6. Finally, I think we have a future American Idol star on our hands. Her latest favorite song is, "If you like it then you should have put a ring on it." She cracks me up!

Pictures to come!

3rd Birthday Party and December 2009 Pics

Faster Daddy, FASTER!!!!!!

Karsynn's first ever snowman. The wet snow was perfect for building a snowman!

All bundled up and ready to play in the snow!

Karsynn in her Christmas play at preschool! She did a great job!


Mommy, Daddy and Karsynn at the KY Horsepark looking at trains.

Karsynn and her Tinkerbell cake

Whitney, Shelby, Karsynn and Dylan

Sorry for the delay...

Wow, I sure hope December is better than November, at least for my family. I apologize that I have not updated the blog with pictures from Karsynn's birthday party, but I've been a bit "under the weather." I was in the ER twice during Thanksgiving Break, and they still aren't sure what is/was wrong. They are suspecting gall bladder, but who knows? Nonetheless, I'm on the mend, so I'll try to post pictures soon.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Karsynn!!!!

Today, my baby girl turned 3 years old. Don't ask me where the time goes, because I don't know. One moment, we were waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting to fly to China to bring her home, and the next minute she's turning 3. Wow! Simply amazing! She has been the best gift anyone could ever receive. I don't know what we did to ever deserve her, but I'm so thankful that God saw fit to give her to us. She has changed our lives in ways that know one could ever imagine. To long for a child and begin to fear that it just simply wasn't "in the cards" for your life is devastating. So, for us, Karsynn is our miracle child. She has changed so much in just a year. She is such a "big girl" now. Miss Independent, if you will. She can do it all herself, or so she thinks. Her latest fascinations include dinosaurs, any type of animals, and she continues to love Tinkerbell, which is the theme for her birthday party Saturday. She loves her "soft animals", as she so sweetly refers to her stuffed animals. I truly believe the child is destined to have a job working with animals in the future. I'm so glad she is an animal lover like her mommy. Daddy, not so much! I will try to post some recent pictures later! Thanks for continuing to follow our blog, eventhough mommy has a difficult time finding time to keep it updated.