April 23, 2012 completely changed our world! We met a spunky, beautiful little girl in a hotel room 7,000 miles from home. My heart skipped a beat the moment I laid eyes on her and it has never been the same since. ♥
A few months back during church, the pastor had us divide into small groups to pray. As I was praying with Brielle, we prayed for her family in China. She began to cry. I asked her if she missed them (though she never really knew them). She nodded. I continued to pray and said how I'm so glad I get to be her mommy. Through her tears, she said, "I'm glad too!" 😭💗 We are so grateful she is ours and we are hers!
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| Moments after meeting ~ April 23, 2012. We finalized the adoption just a couple of hours later. |
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| Arriving Home! May 3, 2012 |
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She's wearing a little make-up because she had dance pictures tonight!
Then we rushed to her softball game. She hit a triple off her 1st pitch. I love that she's girly and strong at the same time! |
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| We had to squeeze in pizza & cupcakes between softball, dance, and cheer (Thankfully tennis was rescheduled!), but we will always celebrate this little girl being in our family! |
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| She can still "fit" into the 18mo outfit she was wearing on Gotcha Day! |
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| Laughing about the split pants, common for little kids in China during potty-training. They are split a little more than they used to be though. 😄 |
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| From day 1 to day 2557. We've loved every minute of watching you grow, Brielle! |
