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My love of people, photography and the world began as a child. My family moved a lot and taking pictures was my way of remembering friends, capturing special places or moments and holding them close. Becoming a wife and a mother has always been a dream of mine and I count my blessings daily. I started this blog shortly after our daughter, Yaya joined our family through the blessing of adoption. Its purpose was to share pictures and stories about our life with family and friends. Later, it shared our adoption journey to our second daughter, Baby Bird as well. Now that our family is complete I like to think of it as our family’s journal or life book. I'm passionate about life, my family and preserving our history one snapshot at a time. The thing that amazes me most is the abundance of beauty God blesses us with every day and in the simplest ways if only we take the time to slow down and appreciate them.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Way Back Wednesday

These photos go back a few years to our first annual "Gotcha Day."
"Gotcha Day" (in our home) is the day Yaya came to live with us. Some of you may recall we also celebrate "Family Day" which is the day the courts say she became part of our family and took our last name.
Anyway, to kick off Yaya's second year with us, we took her out to dinner and a night of games. This photo isn't the best but it serves its purpose. After all, what "Gotcha Day" would be complete without a family picture?

Yaya had so much fun riding the firetruck and train.
She couldn't sit down for a second of the rides she was so excited.
To this day she still asks if she can ride the rides outside the grocery stores or Wal Mart.
She had fun pushing all the buttons and watching all the lights flash on the games. I might even dare to say she enjoyed them more than the ice cream we shared.
She partied til she was ready to fall over from exhaustion and true to form, she denied being tired until the very end.
Bird and I tucked her in that night counting our blessings and thanking God for such a happy and healthy little girl.

6 comments:

Susie said...

What beautiful memories:-)

Mindy said...

What amazing memories you guys have and are creating with YaYa! You were a cute blonde too - oh and I do want to know about that hairstyle you mentioned. :)

gramma2many said...

Beautiful. Hoping that you are very soon celebrating another Gotcha Date:)

Rebecca Jo said...

ahhh - look at how little she is!!!

Renata said...

This is so beautiful - it brought tears to my eyes!
Enjoy your precious girl
Renata:)

cat said...

What a great memory of such a special day.