Since arriving at her new home in the United States, on December 11, 2003, Alexandra has grown considerably in what seems like a very short period of time.
Mom, Alexandra and Grandpa Earl at Marathon Park, Wausau, WI July 4, 2004
Grandpa Earl, Alexandra, Dad & Greta
Alexandra and friends from China at Families With Children From China reunion in Indiana
Alexandra & Patches 9/7/04
Alexandra and friend Mia at Seneca Park 9/11/04
Alexandra & Mom - Hot Air Ballon Festival 9-25-04
Alexandra & Dad, Louisville Zoo Carousel 9-26-04
Meeting an emu at Henry's Ark in Louisville, KY June 2004
Easter Egg Hunt at Tom Sawyer State Park, KY 2004
Christmas Morning 12/25/05
Alexandra and Star, our Dutch Shepherd, in the back yard.
Chinese New Year Celebration 2-16-05
Tom Sawyer State Park 3-26-05
Visiting the animals at Henry's Ark 6-4-05
Learning to swim July 3, 2005
Children's 4th of July Parade, July 4, 2005
Grandpa Earl and Alexandra, August, 2005
Mom, Alexandra & Patches, Sept. 17, 2005
Autumn Moon Festival, Sept. 17, 2005
Building a snowman Dec. 23, 2005
Reading a book, March, 2006
Ready for a visit to our favorite Chinese restaurant, April, 2006
Alexandra and her buddy Star, May, 2006
On the beach at Ocean Isle, NC, July, 2006
Getting some exercise - Chautauqua Park Sept. 2006
Alexandra and Star Nov. 2006
Alexandra and Mom - Christmas Morning 2006
Alexandra and Mom skating - Jan. 2007
Alexandra and Dad - Feb. 2007
Sod-Buster Days - Fort Ransom, ND 7-14-07
Slip & Slide at Home 7-1-.07
Story Book Land, Wylie Park, Aberdeen, SD - June 2007
Japanese Garden at Minnesota Arboretum 9-2-07
Minnesota Renaissance Festival 9-1-07
Horseback Riding in North Dakota
In the backyard October 2007
A visit with Santa Claus - Christmas 2007
Wall Climbing Shakopee, MN August 2008
Canoeing in Minnesota Sept. 2008
Birthday November 30, 2008
Feeding a baby squirrel in the back yard May, 2009
Rollerblading April, 2009
Dad and Alexandra at Disney World July 2009
Minnesota State Fair September 2009
Star and Alexandra in the leaves October, 2009
Alexandra and Dad in the ocean at Boca Raton, Florida July 2009
Sleeping Angel February, 2009
Renaissance Festival, Shakopee, MN, Sept. 2009
Voilin Practice November 30, 2009
Alexandra & Mom at Great Wolf Lodge Water Park, WI Dells Jan. 2010
Alexandra and her new rat terrier Zip February, 2010
Alexandra holding a young Robin April, 2010
Ready for Soccer League May, 2010
With Dad and Zip at Whitewater State Park, Minnesota June 2010
Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore July, 2010
Navy Pier, Chicago July, 2010
Northshore of Lake Superior Sept. 2010
Great River Bluff State Park Minnesota Oct. 2010
Alexandra and Frosty February 2011
Alexandra and Zip March 2011
Cruising on a Segway June 2011
Kid's pedal tractor pull - Cannon Valley Fair July 2011. She won 2nd place.
St. Martin's, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick July 2011
Citadel, Halifax, Nova Scotia July 2011
St. John's, New Brunswick July 2011
Minnesota Renaissance Festival September 2011
Apple Picking September 2011
Holding a woolyworm in a corn maze October 2011
Mall of America Amusement Park Bloomington, MN April 2012
Lake Superior - Copper Harbor, MI August 2012
With Grandpa & Aunt Jodi at Navy Pier in Chicago July 2012
Horseback Riding September, 2012
In the garden - June 2008
Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore Thanksgiving 2012
10th Birthday - November 30, 2012
Indoor skating at the MARC - January, 2013
Tubing at Lion's Park - March, 2013
Washington D.C. - June, 2013
Minocqua Wisconsin. - July, 2013
Cross-country Skiing December, 2013
Downhill Skiing December, 2013
Blocking a Pass at 5th Grade Basketball Meet Feb. 15, 2014 - Team was 19 wins 1 loss with 8 games to go
Sedona, Arizona - June, 2014
Window Rock, Arizona - June 2014
Fishing on Lake Alice July, 2014
Field Museum of Natural History - Chicago - December, 2014
Lincoln County Fair - August, 2014
6th Grade Student of the Quarter, Feb. 2015
Tournament Champs, Jan. 31, 2015
Summer Camp with Friends - Plymouth, WI, June, 2015
Zip-lining - Minocqua, WI July, 2015
Alexandra Growing
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