Monday, November 23, 2009

One year ago this week....

.........we left America to get our baby girl!!!!!!




Getting our luggage at the Ethiopian Airport.





The first time Mike held our baby. She was so scared!


My heart was aching for her.


Back home in America.....the WHOLE family finally together!!!



Happy One Year Gotcha Day!!!!!!!!!

We Love You More Than Words Can say!!!

The LORD has done great things for us,

and we are filled with joy.

Psalm 126:3


19 comments:

Stutzman's Eight By Grace said...

She is so precious!!

JonesEthiopia said...

What a precious post!! :)

Paul and Angela said...

You made me cry!

Kristi J said...

oh, that made me cry for some reason :) She's beautiful beyond words..congrats, kj

Unknown said...

Happy Famiversary! Thank you for sharing!

The Redman's said...

wow! one year?!?!?! What a beautiful year it has been.... and a pretty fantastic one year 2 will be. :)

Thanks for sharing!!

Ron & Maria said...

I remember following your story, and being a bit behind you in the process - and look a year later you're at it again! So happy for your growing family!
Maria

Jana said...

Yay!!!!! So awesome. Glad to have been there to witness it in person.

crispy said...

Sweet pictures. Neat to see how one year changes a life so much.

=)

Cris (AGCI)

willhouse4God said...

Oh Happy DaY!!!
She is a doll-I love her hair in the new picture.

"Are These Kids All Yours?" said...

YEAH!!! Love gotcha days! The day we join with our forever families :) Praise God!

A&W said...

Happy 1 year!!! How wonderful!!! What a sweet post!

Where did you find the ET music that you mentioned on the listserve? We are trying to find some for our Baby Gebre's nursery.

Unknown said...

Michelle, She has gotten so big. I can hardly believe it's been a year already. Can't wait to see who God has in store for you next!

Stroup Family said...

I just found your blog... your baby girl is so adorable! I hope you have an amazing week of celebrating your daughter's homecoming!
Blessings,
Shari Stroup

chantel said...

Hi, I came across your blog while searching for info on adopting fromEthiopia. I was hoping you could answer a few questions for me since we are interested in adopting from Ethiopia. Please email me at chantelskidmore@gmail.com if you would be willing to help, thanks so much.

Anonymous said...

What a BEAUTY!! She is GORGEOUS!! i can't believe how quickly time has flown by!!

Shannon said...

I enjoyed reading your blog. You have a beautiful family. We are right behind you, #9 on the boy's list. We live in Kentucky. I think it is wonderful that you are going back to Ethiopia! This is new experience for us. We have 4 biological children....3 girls and 1 boy.

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Nikki said...

She is beautiful :)

Nikki
www.madebynikki.blogspot.com