I'VE BEEN A MAMA FOR A YEAR?!?

I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE THAT A YEAR AGO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW MY PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL EVEN EXISTED. I KNEW THERE WAS A BABY OUT THERE FOR US, BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHO SHE WAS. WHAT A WONDERFUL YEAR IT HAS BEEN! I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT REFERRAL PICTURE IS OF THE SAME CHILD. SHE HAS GROWN SO MUCH STRONGER, AND BIGGER. WE ARE SOOOO THANKFUL TO HAVE OUR LITTLE AHNNA LEIGH IN OUR LIVES AND WE HOPE SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH SHE IS LOVED BY EVERYONE! PRAISE THE LORD! GOD IS SO GOOD!

WELL, SHE HAD TO HAVE HIKING BOOTS!

WELL, SHE HAD TO HAVE HIKING BOOTS! A GIRL CAN'T GO HIKING AND NOT HAVE PROPER ATTIRE AND, OF COURSE, LOOK CUTE! WE WEN'T HIKING AT GRAGG PRONG, JUST PAST BANNER ELK IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND AHNNA LEIGH REALLY SEEMED TO LIKE IT. OVERALL, I WOULD SAY IT WAS A WONDERFUL FIRST TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. SHE LOVES TO BE OUTSIDE AND EVEN THOUGH SHE'S A GIRLY GIRL ( MOSTLY BECAUSE I DRESS HERE NOW) SHE'S ONE TOUGH COOKIE! SHE'S NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING AND NOT AFRAID TO GET SWEATY OR DIRTY! SHE IS SOOOOOO MUCH FUN! IT WON'T BELONG BEFORE WE'LL BE CHASING HER DOWN THAT HIKING TRAIL!

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!!

WELL, IT WAS AHNNA LEIGH'S FIRST 4TH OF JULY AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND WE SPENT THE DAY AT THE LAKE AND THEN AT A COOKOUT AT NANA AND PAPA'S HOUSE! I CAN'T REALLY EXPRESS HOW GLAD I AM THAT SHE IS HERE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE ARE FREE TO TEACH HER ABOUT GOD AND HOW MUCH HE LOVES HER. WE ARE ALSO BLESSED TO LIVE HERE WHERE WE CAN BRING A SWEET CHILD FROM VIETNAM TO LIVE WITH US AND BE OUR DAUGHTER! I DON'T THINKIT IS A COINCIDENCE THAT AHNNA LEIGH'S "GOTCHA DAY" (ADOPTION DAY) IS DECEMBER 7TH, PEARL HARBOR DAY. IT WAS A LIFE CHANGING DATE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY AND NOW IT IS A LIFE CHANGING DATE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR FAMILY! HOW BLESSED WE ARE! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!