A Wedding

This past weekend we had the privilege of attending our friend's daughter's wedding. This sweet girl was our Candle lighter at our wedding 11 years ago...how on earth can she be old enough to be married...or better question...are we really that old?

I was reminded of just how fast time goes by and only how much longer our girls will be little.

One stop we made on the way to the wedding was Build-A-Bear. The girls had been wanting to go for some time and show Miah how to build her own bear....of course she picked the Panda. Once she saw the Panda there was no showing her any other options.

The new additions to our family

Some "Firsts" this week

First Toothless Grin

Madison's First day of Sparks

First Official Day of Preschool

Preschool Orientation

Tonight was Miah's Preschool Orientation. We played together in the classroom for about 30 minutes and then the parents sat in one area of the room and had a meeting while the kids played with the other teachers. Miah did great...she only came over to check on my whereabouts one time and went back to playing. Of course, the worried Adoptive Mother in me wonders if this is a sign of a healthy attachment, or lack of a good attachment....how are we ever to know for sure????

She had so much fun and it was wonderful to observe her in a classroom setting. The last few days I had been praying that there might, just maybe, be one other Asian child in her class...well, it was not to be...ALL the other kids were Caucasian. I know that the odds are not in her favor here in our town, but I was really hoping. When I left tonight I was surprised as to how much that really bothered me. Will she always be the only Asian girl in her peer group? How will she respond to this? What can we do as her family to make her not feel different than her peers? Will she feel different? All those questions we answered so confidently during the Home Study process now have a new reality to them....I wish I could answer confidently now.

Seriously mom? Are you gonna follow me around with that camera?

Making pizza

Matching Chocolates

Painting! She was so excited about this station...boo hoo...all those cute Gymboree outfits I was going to send her in...

The first day of school

Two of our girls headed back to school yesterday. I have to admit I was much too tired to post last night. I think it might take me a few days to get back into the swing of things. Mackenzie started grade 5 and Madison grade 1. They were both so eager to get going and woke up early, got themselves dressed and happily ate breakfast...however, things were not so smooth this morning.

Yearly photo on the front steps...and yes, that is the best smile Mack could find for me... she thinks it is high time Mom put that camera away.....sorry honey, no such luck!

Madison's First Desk

There are some really lovely girls in class with Madison this year. The teacher let them choose where they wanted to sit in the class. It was cute...all the girls took the front rows and all the boys high tailed it to the back...

Tomorrow Miah goes for her fist orientation for Preschool, then starts next week two mornings a week. While I am excited for her and think it will be good for her, I am having a hard time letting go...didn't she just come home? It was cute to see her name on the bulletin board outside her class...the title read "Look who Popped into Preschool"