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WELCOME TO OUR BLOG. WE ARE THE STATES' JOE, NORMA AND LILY. WE ADOPTED LILY MARCH 27, 2007. SHE IS A MOST PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. SHE HAS BLESSED OUR LIVES IN SO MANY WAYS. SHE IS A JOY. SHE IS VERY OUTGOING, PERSONABLE, LOVES TO DANCE, DRESS UP IN HER PRINCESSES CLOTHES, AND SING. SHE IS NOW THREE YEARS OLD AND WILL BE FOUR ON OCTOBER 1. SHE GOES TO PRE-SCHOOL TWO AFTERNOONS A WEEK FOR THREE HOURS. SHE LOVES SCHOOL AND HER TEACHER. WE CAN'T INAGINE OUR LIFE WITHOUT HER AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF OUR FAMILY. WE ALL ENJOY GETTING OUTSIDE AND WALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND VISITING WITH FRIENDS AND PLAYING GAMES. WE HAVE TWO OLDER CHILDREN A DAUGHTER AND A SON AND THEY ARE BOTH MARRIED AND HAVE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN. WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE FAMILLY. ALL THE FAMILY ADORES HER. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM SINCE WE ADDED LILY TO OUR FAMILY AND JOE WORKS AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER AS THE COORDINATOR OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC.