5 MONTHS ago ANNA was placed in my arms!!!

Yes, yesterday was special because Ella was placed in my arms 4 years ago and today makes 5 months since Anna was placed in my arms.
Both girls were WC girls of the WC page! Both are completely HEALTHY! :)
She has the sweetest soul and adjusted so GOOD.
HAPPY 5 months Anna, we love you so much!
I can't WAIT to go to court and finalize!!!!
Saying a prayer for Anna's Foster Mother as I know she LOVED ANNA so much!!!



Anna then...





ANNA now...


Girls together!!!

HAPPY FAMILY day to Ella ~~~ 4 YEARS!

4 YEARS ago the most precious, beautiful baby girl was placed in my arms.
We drove to the airport with such excitement! The lady who escorted Ella shared the same name as me!
When I first looked at Ella in the baby carrier, she was sleeping, just as I saw her first photo on the WC page! My heart stopped. And I was instantly in LOVE!

HAPPY 4 years Ella Eun Ju we love you so MUCH!!!!

PRAYERS for her Foster Mother! I know she loved her Eun Ju so VERY MUCH!!!

Chistmas is almost here!!!

I LOVE Christmas!
It is by far my FAVORITE holiday ever!
Last year we told our family and friends Anna was our baby.
And this year she is HOME!
She has the sweetest soul and is such a gorgeous baby girl.
She loves the Christmas tree and runs to it every morning saying TREE!!!
She wants me to light it up.
I plug it in and she says YAY!
I know she will be so excited to see all the presents under the tree in the morning.
She will become a official "present unwrapper".
Anna loves to tear into paper.

Anna's favorite word lately is Mama or MOM.
She knows it gets my attention because I can't help to smile at her.
When she says my name it melts my heart.
She recently started saying Dada and if you want to see a little baby bring a man to tears it is Anna. She melts her Daddy's heart by saying Dada.

I am so shock how well Anna has fit into our family and is such a pure joy.
She had to get her time turned around the first week then it was like we belonged together all along. She grieved a tiny bit but was so happy from the beginning.
Anna is truly amazing and I am still in shock she is home and my baby girl.

This Christmas my heart is with Ella and Anna's Birth Mothers and their Foster Mothers who took such great care of them. I think of them daily and hope their lives are filled with happiness and that they are healthy.
My heart is also to the woman and men who are serving overseas and cannot be with their families, I know first hand how it feels and I just hope they come home safely and have many more happy Christmas's with their families!!

some photos from tonight...

Felt like snapping a few photos :)
The kids get to choose their ornaments every year.
Isaac bought Darth Vader, Ella pinkie pie, my little pony and Anna a care bear.
They all loved them! Then time for cozy jammies and we watched a movie!
Just wanted to share my photos!!!

WOW almost Christmas time!!!

WOW, time sure has flown since Anna came home!
December is a VERY special month for us!
Ella came home Dec 26th 2006.
Ella's adoption was finalized on Dec 7th 2007.
We saw Anna's face for the first time on Dec 1st.
Said YES to her on the Dec 3rd and on Dec 23 found out she is our baby!
This month is extra special to me.
I am so excited to spend this Christmas with all my kids.
Anna will be so excited to open gifts she is so into tearing things up! haha!

The kids are excited for Christmas break and to spend time outside in the snow.
We made some cookies and have a ginger bread house ready to be made!
here are some photos lately......

1 YEAR ago I saw Anna's sweet face for the first time.

WOW 1 YEAR has passed since I saw Anna's sweet perfect round face on the Holt WC site.
She had big eyes that drew me in. I felt like she was my daughter when I saw her eyes. I asked Holt for her file. Read it and couldn't believe she was a waiting child. She had nothing in her files to say she had anything going on. She was just tiny. She was developing right on target and was so adorable! Scott also said he was drawn to her photo. I wasn't quite sure if I was "missing" something in her file so I had a adoption Doctor look at it and she said she was fine but just tiny. On Dec 3rd we told Holt YES we would love her to be our daughter. 20 days later Holt called and said "You are her family!" it was so bittersweet as I knew 2 other families were getting told "no". But it is in all God's plan and he knows the perfect plan. I hope those 2 families were matched and happy.

I ALWAYS dreamed of telling our family on CHRISTMAS I was "expecting" and last year on Christmas we wrapped up Anna's photo in a frame for both of our parents and waited for the responses! It was amazing and we all cried! Pure joy and pure love.............




still the same beautiful eyes..........