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Introducing Aspen…

Gretchen

We adopted Aspen from China in September of 2013.

One of our first photos of Aspen in China.
An updated photo we received from China before traveling.
The Great Wall of China.
Nanning, China
It was a long time before we mastered smiling.
I love this little girl!
Aspen
2016
Aspen
2017
Aspen
Mom’s retirement party April 14, 2018
Aspen
2019

We love this little girl more than we ever could have imagined. She is smart and inquisitive and has been such a good help to me in the kitchen, with chores, and just always being by my side. I don’t know what our lives would be like without her.

Published by Gretchen

I am a wife to my wonderful husband and the mama to two beautiful girls adopted from China. We are striving for a simple life. We want to be able to provide ourselves with most of the items we need to survive; only buying things when absolutely necessary. We now strive to provide a portion of our family's food through organic gardening. I cook from scratch, live a fairly frugal lifestyle, and make my own non-toxic cleaning products. Please join us as we stumble toward a more self-sufficient and frugal life together.

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