Five Years Ago......

.....this moment forever changed our family:

We received our fourth blessing and treasure in a very smoky and stuffy room on the 26th floor of an office building in Nanchang, China.  I can still clearly remember the emotions, the intensity, the smells, the first sight of our daughter sitting on her nanny's lap in the corner, the whirlwind as we and the five other families in our travel group received our long awaited children into our arms.  Unspeakable joy!

A mommy to call her own:

 

A daddy to call her own:

Sisters and a brother to call her own:

(A week later at the airport)

No longer an orphan, but a very much loved treasure!

Happy Gotcha Day, Ami Jo-Li!  We love you more than words can express.  We are so blessed to have you in our lives.  God knew that we needed each other, He put together the perfect match!  

And Happy Gotcha Day to five other precious treasures....Lianna and Lyndsey, Emma Joy, Jaden, our sweet niece Elle, and Abby.  You are a beautiful bunch of girls.