Hi everyone--
On March 17, 2009, we drove up to Columbus and spent the night at the Hampton near the airport, waiting for the biggest adventure of our lives. Before we left, we packed passports, travel information, and some clothes for the baby girl who we had never met.
Six years ago today, we drove out of our neighborhood as a family of five, and we would return three weeks later as a family of six. Over the last six years, I always get more than a little nostalgic as I remember our special journey in March to Kunming, China. On this day, six years ago, we couldn't imagine what it would be like to bring this incredible person into our lives... we couldn't envision how funny and smart and athletic that she would be... As I tried to get some sleep in our hotel room in Columbus that night six years ago, I could only look at this photo and know for certain that our lives were about to change forever and that we were incredibly blessed by the journey that would begin the next day... forever changed, forever shaped by our journey across an ocean, to another culture, to the eyes of a beautiful brown eyed little girl who would take one look at us and never look back.
We love you, Ellie-Kate!! Here's to an amazing six years!!
Love,
Mommy