It's only the beginning...

This week we celebrated AnGrace's 4th birthday and the second anniversary of her adoption. She has grown in amazing ways since that first time we held her and became her forever family. Physically, she has grown six inches, gained 10 pounds and now wears glasses. She also has grown to be a sweet, compassionate, thoughtful girl who loves to be read to, has a great imagination and is very athletic. We continue to be grateful for God's gift of this sweet girl.

As we close out the second year of her home-coming, we also are closing out this blog in order to put it in book form. We pray it will be a blessing to AnGrace in the future as she grows older and more curious about her adoption and our time in China. While it's the end of the blog, it's only the beginning of our life with her...

Having a great little sister (FromEmme)

I love having a little sister even though she talks A LOT! She chats all the time about non-sense.
She is so fun to play with! She makes up little games and always says "Hey em, do you wanna play wif me?" She says it with the sweetest little voice! I love having her as a little sister but she can be annoying saying the same thing over and over sooo many times!I love when she sings! She always sings, Twinkle Twinkle(that's what she calls it), way in a manger (she calls it) and ABC's! Her singing voice is soo sweet! I love it
It's been a whole different world when she came home! but it's been great! She's the best littke sister I could ever have!
-Emme 10

One Year!

It has now been over a year since AnGrace has been home. We celebrated her one year adoption anniversary and her 3rd birthday at the same time with lots of Chinese food (especially Wonton Soup), lots of friends and lots of gifts. It's been an amazing year!

AnGrace is a perfectly normal 3 year old - talking, playing, running, riding her bike, throwing fits, and not wanting to slow down. She makes us all laugh consistently with her facial expressions and hilarious comments. Today, she looked a picture of Emme as a newborn and told me "...when Emme was born in China..." Just a few things to confuse her. It seems as if she's always been a part of our family.

We continue to feel blessed and fortunate to be a part of her life.