At the Orphanage

When I sent a care package to Xinmeng back in January, we included a disposable camera. Sometimes families get lucky and see a huge glimpse into their child's life and other times the families get the cameras back without ever having a photo taken on it. We had heard lots of stories of the camera being used all in the same day...and ours was one of them.  We had hoped to see pictures of the foster family's home and individuals but instead, the camera was used at the orphanage. Based on the scab over her right eye, our guess is the photos were taken within a day or two of her meeting us. We were sad that none of the pictures included the face of her foster grandma, her home, or from when Brielle was younger...and yet, it is also comforting to see photos of our child in a familiar place.  They used the entire camera but I'll just share a few...

Holding the little kitty we sent.

I see a little glimpse of the girl I know in this one.

Proof that she wore split pants. :)



This one makes me sad. I am so thankful she was in foster care.

Good-bye, orphanage! I'm going to live with my mama and baba!