Gotcha!!!!:)

Psalm 92:4&5 You thrill me , Lord, with all you have done for me!!!!! I sing for joy because of what you have done. O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts!

It's true folks! We couldn't have come up with a story this good!

We will start our thanksgiving celebrations a little early! We have so much to celebrate!

Our Gotcha day was absolutely unbelievable!
She was real "sleepy" when we first arrived this morning and the director was in the room showing her our family pictures again. She kept nodding off. They surprised us with a baby book! What??? We couldn't believe it! AND, a huge photo album of pics from her three years of life. We carried her through the orphanage, while we said good-bye and thank you to all her friends and the staff! So horribly sad....but in a good way. Both at the same time! I could not control the tears! The day we had longed for! She's ours!! Well, not officially, we are actually just her legal guardians at the moment. We will sign the official adoption papers in 8 days.
We had to stop by the SNA office to sign some papers and she slept.
Then Maria Elena and Raul dropped us off at home.
We showed her all around & all of her things. We looked at some books and daddy cooked some ravioli for lunch! That chica is a good eater! She loved it! We played with play-do and with some beads and as each minute passed she was more and more relaxed. Our little girl was finally loosening up. She ran, and giggled at her daddy, played with Barney and was a complete crack-up. SHE EVEN TALKED TO US! For the first time. We were like, "did you hear that?? did you hear that?" Smiles all the way around. We think she finally realized that mama and papa weren't going anywhere!! She is crazy nuts about her daddy! HE even gets kisses!!:)
We needed to go get something notarized and she had so much fun! Just the silliest little 3 year old around! When Maria Elena and Raul picked us up they said, "WHO IS THIS GIRL???" They couldn't believe the 180 degree turn around. Now, she is still very, very, shy with folks she doesn't know but, not with us anymore!!!! Ooooooooooooooooh Thank you Lord! Thank you!
So we had a little dinner when we got home and soon it was time for bed. She went potty and got her teeth brushed and we put her in her bed. Not knowing how that would go. I rubbed her back and sang Jesus loves me and Jesus loves the little children and out she went. Haven't heard a peep. A little angel!
We can't wait for tomorrow! A day for just us with no one watching just enjoying each others company!
Amazing Day!:):):)
Love to all!
Mama and Papa to Ms. Maria, Dakota & Dayton!!!