We celebrated two years home with Emily this summer. She has changed so much from the 17 month old toddler we met in a hotel lobby in 2014. Now, she is a confident, sassy, and VERY independent 3.5 year old. She attends preschool, takes ballet, is starting soccer this fall, and loves Mickey Mouse, princesses, dress-up clothes, and bossing around (nicely) her brothers. I asked her brothers recently whether they remembered our family before Emily came to us. Even though they were 7 and 5 when we adopted her, they said that they don't really remember waking up or existing without her in our house and in their lives! She has worked her way deep into their - and our - hearts.
We met another China adoptive mom in person (vs. just from online groups) while on a summer beach vacation. This mom lives and works where we were visiting and is a part-time photographer. She took these beautiful pictures of our family and we were thrilled to be able to meet her family and to tell her boys that Emily is from China just like they are!
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