Remembering...

Three years ago today, we were getting settled in our hotel room in Kumning's Grand Park Hotel. In the previous few days, we had traveled to China, toured the Forbidden Palace, eated at a Beijing Pizza Hut, visited an orphanage, and climbed the Great Wall of China-- wow! However, our greatest adventure awaited-- meeting our precious Ellie-Kate. In the meantime, we went to the Walmart in Kunming-- what an experience!!-- and ate our first of many meals at Rocco's. After the chaos, smell, and congestion of Beijing, arriving in Kunming was like stepping foot in Oz :) Almost instantly, we all fell in love with this beautiful and peaceful city, with lush green grass, lovely trees, and a spectacular park, right across from our hotel.

We went to bed on the evening of March 22, anticipating what it would be like to hold our beautiful baby daughter with the big brown eyes. It's hard to remember that anticipation because it truly seems now as though we've just always known Ellie-Kate... that we've always enjoyed her quick wit, eager smile, and instant connection with all of us. As I've written many times before on this blog, she was quite simply born to be the little sister of "old soul" Britti, "diva" Chelsea, and "athletic" Emmy. We were born to be her parents, and we are so honored that God entrusted this special and amazing little girl to us.

Happy Family Day Eve, Ellie-Kate!!

Love,

Mommy