Happy 1 year to Anna!!

Yesterday we celebrated 1 year with Anna. We celebrated with her favorite supper... pasta and made cupcakes. She was in a extra smiley mood so I took advantage of it and took lots of photos. It has been a wonderful year with her. She has blossomed so much in a year. Anna loves to go swimming and play outside. She doesn't walk she runs! Anna is a big Momma's girl. She likes me to carry her everywhere. Anna will say bye bye? And I say yes and and she gets so excited and says yes! She is really starting to talk and try to communicate with us more. She understands everything we say and follows commands. She is very smart and sweet. Here are some photos from yesterday!
HAPPY 1 year Anna! We love you to pieces!!!!

update...1 year ago on July 27th and July 28th.......

I seriously want to get better at blogging :) I like to see the changes in my feelings and the kids growing!

July 27th Anna was in our arms forever and July 28th we flew home to be a family of 5. It is a day I will never forget. A very special, bittersweet day. I will always remember Anna's foster mother as a sweet and beautiful woman inside and out. She has so much generosity. I truly believe Anna's wonderful start in life is all due to her.

Anna has truly blossomed into her own personality. She is a loving and sweet girl. She is very smart and loves to go bye-bye! She doesn't walk, she RUNS! She has a lot of energy and sleeps good. Anna's favorite food is icecream! She also loves pasta and fruits. She is 19 pounds now.

We are so grateful for Anna in our lives. We truly can't imagine life without her.
She is my little itty bitty baby. I love how tiny and petite she is. She can just be my small little girly for longer! :)

We have been busy swimming this year. Scott has been busy with work. Ella will start kindergarten this August. Isaac is in 5th. My babies are growing UP!

We plan on celebrating Wed with a party for Anna being home 1 year!
here are some recent photos.......

Anna's new hair cut!

Today Anna had her first real hair cut! I took her to a salon. The back of her hair was long and uneven so I wanted a fresh look. Well here are the results!

Anna, Anna, Anna..... the sweetest baby girl..... EVER

SO SWEET and LOVELY.....

Photos from yesterday....

Soon I am going to change the blog as a FAMILY of 5 and spruce it up to our family!!!

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!!