WOW -- can you believe it?!
I can't :)
Elizabeth has been with us for an entire year!
She is nothing short of
AMAZING!!!!
1 year ago a VERY scared little girl was handed over to us.
It took about an hour to calm her and convince her we were 'ok.'
I was so thankful for the ipad that extremely hot day!!!
She easily made the transition into our family with very few meltdowns or issues.
She is very forthcoming about the orphanage.
She misses some of her friends and REALLY wants them to get a family.
She LOVES my cooking -- "Momma, this taste soooo good!"
Her English is coming along -- she understands so much!
She loves music, her American Girl doll, playing games and puzzles.
She LOVES sledding and doing things outside --
AND
Her love for Hello Kitty --- well, it's still there :)
God has given her the best personality!
She is funny and easy going --
She easily takes a joke and can totally dish it.
She has the biggest smile and is flashing it often.
She is extremely patient -- even when she has to say the same thing to me 5 times -- because I CAN'T understand!!!
She tells me over and over again how much she loves me -- oh, how that melts my heart :)
She is a ready helper --
She is making HUGE progress in school --
although, she prefers to be social rather than academic.
She is growing -- LOTS!
Her shoe size is going up!
She is getting taller --
AND
most important to her
LONG HAIR!!!
Her waist -- is still tiny
Her hands and arms -- TINY
Thankfully, her scoliosis seems to be healing -- ALMOST GONE!
She LOVES her 'new' leg which she is on her 2nd because of her growth.
She does well in OT for her arms and hands.
Yep, she still has more surgery ahead -- but in the last year we have seen so many changes because of her leg
AND
LOVE!!!!
Can it even be the same little girl???
Of course, we had a Gotcha Day celebration!!
I tried a new dish -- it was a success. All loved it -
It was a hot chicken dish.
Beef and broccoli,
homemade crab ragoons -- 45 of them!!!
Eggrolls, fruit and angel food cake for dessert.
Elizabeth got a little wooden doll dressed in the authentic dress for her providence. She also got a gloss bottle with the monkey (her animal in the Chinese Zodiac) including her name in American and Chinese and her gotcha day.
It was a beautiful sunny day to celebrate our Elizabeth's family day!
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