Our life has revolved around this lately:
She has done GREAT! But, seriously, when did she grow up into such a big girl?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Happy Mikayla Day!
Hello? Anybody still there? If you are still hanging on with us even after a 3 month blogging break, you are amazingly faithful!
On Saturday we celebrated a very special day for our family. It was the one year anniversary of the day that we arrived home together, as a family. I affectionately call it Mikayla Day. It is almost surreal to think about how quickly time has flown by. Wasn't it yesterday that we were in Ethiopia just after their celebration of Christmas? Wasn't it yesterday that they put this sweet little girl in our arms forever? It hasn't been an easy year by any stretch. I would venture to say that it has been the hardest year I have ever experienced. It has been a transforming year for all three of us, and change isn't easy. We have stretched and grown in countless ways. Even with (or perhaps, because of) these growing pains, this year has also been the biggest blessing imaginable.
In addition to extra snuggles, hugs, kisses, and prayers of thankfulness, we celebrated by heading out to a local Ethiopian restaurant. The food and family time were great, and I love that we got another picture by the Christmas tree decorated for the Ethiopian celebration of Christmas.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
One Year Ago
One year ago today I woke up as nervous as I ever had been before. I knew my life was about to change forever because Brian and I were to meet a new member of our family. One year ago we traveled across a busy city in a foreign country to meet a little girl who was already part of our hearts, a child for whom we had prayed long before we even knew her. We stepped out of a van and walked up the stairs to a room with six tiny cribs. One year ago, a video camera watched as we laid eyes on this sleeping beauty who was our daughter for the first time.
Has it really been a year? In so many ways it feels like just yesterday we were in Addis for the first time. In so many other ways, it feels like I have known Mikayla forever. What a difference a year makes!
Mikayla Tamir, we are so thankful for the blessing you are in our lives. We are so much richer for being your parents.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Mikayla...19 months
Somehow 18 months old slipped right by, so I wanted to share some thoughts about Mikayla at 19 months old.
She is growing like a weed. She is 29 pounds...at least, and just over 32 inches tall. She is really strong too. You better hope that she doesn't get hold of something that you would actually like to get back in one piece because you might need the jaws of life to pry it from her!
She loves baby dolls. She hugs her babies, feeds them, rocks them, and shares books with them. She often throws her dolls over her shoulder like a "fireman carry" to take them from place to place.
She is a ham. I know, I know...I say this all the time, but she is actually a riot. Her sense of humor is really developed for a 19 month old, and she knows what it takes to get us to laugh.
She is gaining control of her facial expressions. She can give us a look to crack us up, anywhere from furrowed eyebrows to the silly face below:
She is starting to LOVE to dance, and boy, does she have moves! She bounces up and down and shakes her hips as soon as she hears music.
Her favorite place to be is outside. She could wander around outside exploring, walking, and running for ages if we would let her (and if it weren't for that pesky little thing called sleep). She loves to smell flowers, swing, drive her car, slide, play with balls, and walk the dogs.
We sure do love you Mikayla, and can't imagine life without you!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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