We are absolutey overjoyed to announce the referral of our daughters, Michal Aline Ying Chun and Kenna Elise Ying Jie! They were born on December 29, 2003 and are 17 months old. They are currently living in the Guangdong Province of China. We think they're absolutey beautiful -- admittedly we're a little biased -- and couldn't be more excited! The baby on the left is Michal and the baby on the right is Kenna.

Their Chinese names are Jin Ying Chun and Jin Ying Jie. Their names both mean graceful and pure. They will soon be called Michal Aline Ying Chun and Kenna Elise Ying Jie. Aline is in honor of my maternal great grandmother -- Aline Mary -- and it's also in honor of my mom, whose middle name is Aline. Elise is in honor of my maternal grandmother -- Ella Louise.