My family tree

Mom's Birthday

Nov 14, 1957

My mom was born in Denver,Colorado, the 4th of 7 children.

Dad's Birthday

Feb 8, 1958

My dad was born in Utica, NY, The 3rd child out of 6. He was the first male of his generation in his extended family.

Mom and Dad married

Jun 2, 1984

My parents families immigraed from western European countries like Ireland, Gremany, France ,and the United Kingdom. Their marriage brought together many cultrural traditions.

Madi's adoption

Mar 19, 1996

My parents adopted my older sister from ChongQing, Sichuan, China.This brought a new cultural heritage into our family.

Madi's Birthday

Oct 1, 1996

My sister was found at a bus/train station and brought to an orphanage at 6 weeks of age.

Julia's Adoption

Nov 9, 1999

I was adopted from YongXiu,JiangXi, China. Now our family has a second chinese culture.

Julia's Birthday

Dec 14, 1999

I was found outside of a police station in YongXiu and taken to an orphanage when i was 1 doay old.

Our Heritage Tour in China

Jun 1, 2007

we spent 3 weeks going back to our orphanages and and touring cultural places like Terra Cotta warriors,The Great wall,and the pandas.