I'm about two months late posting these - since we've now been home for almost 14 months vs. 12... But, these pictures were actually taken just about one year from the day we first met Emily. We had the same photographer who did our airport/homecoming pictures come to our house to do a "lifestyle" (candid-ish) photo shoot of (primarily) the kids to mark our one year home.
Emily has changed a lot since last year! Her hair is MUCH longer (but still has the black streaks, although fading now, from where she supposedly grabbed her "nanny's" hair dye). She has grown 5 inches in the past year and she weighs 7 pounds more than she weighed at her medical exam in Guangzhou. Most adopted children grow a lot during their first year home, but Emily was big and healthy to begin with - and has continued to grow. I guess she's going to be a tall girl!
Another thing that has GROWN like crazy during the past year is our love for her and hers for us. I love the pictures of her with the boys. You can see the love on all of their faces in most of the shots.
Here are some of (Ok - a lot of) my favorites:
