Thankful Thursday!

Words cannot express the thankfulness I felt this morning when I opened my email and saw that this sweet lady had responded to my email from about 5 months ago!  The first 12 emails I sent were sent back "undeliverable".  I enlisted a few friends (a huge shout out to Lisa, Becky and Leigh!) to help me decipher the email address she had given me the day we received Audrey An.  I tried one last time back in May with one more slight variation in the address.  It never was "spit back", but I didn't get a response either...until TODAY!  I cried and cried in God's faithfulness and answering my prayer!

Thankful Thursday!

Today is "opposite day" at AA's school.  I thought it was so cute that she didn't quite understand why people would want to do this!  Afterall, this IS her first opposite day, and I had to do a little convincing of it suppose to be a silly, fun day!  Sweetie, you've come so far in just a very short time...I'm THANKFUL for you!

Thankful Thursday (okay, well it's really Friday now!)

My favorite pilot

I'm so thrilled you get paid to do what you love to do plus see God's beautiful world at the same time!

First Days of School

HOW could it already be time to start back to school???  This summer has TRULY flown by so quickly.  I really think I blinked , and summer passed by me.  Yesterday, Abigail started fourth grade...how could she be growing up so fast!  She loves school, and was ready to go.  I try to make special days "special" (although it doesn't take a lot with my girls!), and I served her favorite biscuits on a china plate with milk in a crystal goblet...she loved it!

Today, Audrey An started her first day of kindergarten...can't believe it!  I just wept when I got in the car.  I don't remember being quite as emotional with Abigail.  I think AA starting to school just made me reflect on our past year with her, and that's why I got all teary-eyed.  When I think that she just came into our lives last July 12 and entered into the USA on July 23 one year ago, and now she is entering school with NO HELP with language...it pretty much boggles my mind!  How miraculous are God's ways- truly.  To see our new daughter blossom into this delicate (yet a little spicy at times!) little child God created and see her personality unfold right before our very eyes has just been beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, and I thank God for every moment of it!

Audrey An had HER special breakfast today...served on a china plate with silly straw in her crystal goblet!

She was BEAMING when we picked her up!

Ahhh...finally, VACATION!

Last week was our last week of summer before the girls started back to school!  It was really my FIRST true week of summer though since I've been cooped up and not really 100% since my surgery.  Let's just say it was a much needed get away!  We went to Destin with David's family...I think this is getting to be a nice tradition.  Here are some of my favorite memories of the week.

Boardwalk to paradise!

Foot loose and fancy free!

My hunky husband & beautiful girls

ALWAYS smiling!

David and I love pics with a shallow depth of field!

Audrey An

David's dad, "Poppy", and his grandkids

No, I didn't eat both of them...although I wanted to!  Our fave ice cream from Kilwin's!

Abigail