Introducing Alexander

On August 12, 2008, we received a call from our adoption agency with news that we have another son! Xu Han Bo, soon to be Alexander Han-Bo Altermatt, is 12 months old and is currently living at the Luohe Social Welfare Institute in the Henan province of China. We think he is adorable and can't wait to travel to get him!

Introducing Owen

Owen is our energetic, entertaining, almost 4-year-old.


He certainly keeps us laughing. Here's a video of Owen from April 2008. He was playing on the porch with his train set, when all of a sudden ...

Owen and Alexander's Blog

Now that we're the parents of two young boys, we've decided to develop a blog to document their adventures. Much more on Owen and Alexander to come ...