For years Hailee has pulled her hair out...over and over again. We tried hats. All kinds of hats. But old habits learned in the institution are so hard to break and we just could not grow her pretty hair out. How these two darlings have grown since this was taken in 2012. It's taken almost six years and finally we have enough hair for... ...the mini bun. Times two. She's … [Read more...]
oh, my Hailee!
How very far she has come in five and a half years! Energetic, spunky, happy, funny, a whole lot of awesomeness in a tiny package, always keeping us on our toes...this girl is delightful in every way imaginable. She brings us so much joy. I just cannot imagine my life without this little darling in it. Hailee is just so much fun! God sure has done a miracle in her life. They said … [Read more...]
my tiny miracle girl
A few months ago I switched my blog over to Wordpress. It has definitely taken some getting used to. Unfortunately we lost a lot of comments that didn't transfer over and I recently discovered that some of my posts are missing the photos too. Slowly I've been going way back and fixing things. While looking for photos today I found this old one of my Hailee. It was the very first one we ever … [Read more...]
just because
One is adorable. But I can also have TWO (and leave them in for longer than five minutes!). "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." ~~ Phil 4:8 Yes, I will. Thinking about all things lovely this … [Read more...]
behold!
Four and a half years later. I give you... ...THE HAILEE PONYTAIL! For the first time since coming home, little Miss is NOT pulling her hair out! We have longer, oh-so-pretty hair. She thinks she's pretty smart. And so do we. We rejoice over the big miracles. But the littler things make us giddy too. Neck chub an added bonus. He truly does make all things … [Read more...]
lesson #421 and #422
Lesson #421 Never, ever, ever--not even for ten seconds--turn your back! Ever! "Uh-oh, Harper, they found us! Caught!" Lesson #422 Always, always reach for the camera before the clean-up job. Because remembering the day they got a chair and climbed up to get the nail polish because they really, really wanted blue toes (and hair) is way more important than any mess. "Didn't … [Read more...]
life as we both once knew it
Exactly four years ago, Anthony and I were in an apartment in Ukraine with our two newly adopted daughters. We had recently made the grueling train ride from the place of their birth to Kiev with our precious girls who both have Down syndrome. We were more than ready to head home! Harper was so young and just loving all of the attention she was receiving. At two years of age, her little heart … [Read more...]
four life-changing years
They say that adoption changes children's lives. It's true! It really, really does. But the journey to our children often takes us down roads we never imagined we would ever be willing to go. As I reflect on the last four years with Hailee... I am in awe of what God has done. In her. And in me. HAPPY, HAPPY NINTH BIRTHDAY, SWEET TREASURE! To be … [Read more...]
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