Kylee's "Gotcha Day"

While reading an adoption book, I came across the idea to celebrate the day when you "got" your adopted child & call it their "Gotcha Day". So September 1st is Kylee's "Gotcha Day". Two years ago today we brought Kylee to our home. The original plan was to babysit her for a few hours that day, so that we could spend some time with her before she was in our home full-time...but we ended up having her with us from then on! The way she came to be a part of our family is truly miraculous. This was such a special time in our lives. I am thankful that Heavenly Father has a much better plan for my life than anything that I could ever think of!

Taking a little look back at September/October 2009:

Kylee already had her Daddy wrapped around her finger...

We were trying to adjust to our new sleep schedule, or lack thereof...

We were showered with SO many amazing gifts & money to help with Kylee's adoption...

(Just another testament that we have the strongest support system ever!)

We started a mountain of paperwork & got temporary custody of Kylee...

Our family grew...

I felt like a mom again...

We couldn't stop staring at this adorable girl & wondering how we ever deserved her...

She was definitely WORTH THE WAIT!!!

We started a tradition last year to go out to dinner on Kylee's "Gotcha Day" every year. Tonight we went to a pizza place called Broken Cheese. We'd never tried it, but this place is owned by the sons of our friend who owns our favorite restaurant here (Chez Nene), so we thought we'd try it out. It was good and cheap, which was a plus! After dinner, we realized that we were close to our favorite crepe stand, so we went there for dessert. 

Family picture...

(The crepe guy remembered what I usually order. I'm not sure that is a good sign. :) )

 Kylee loved the ice cream, but loved spending time with her dad even more...

 The Powell's joined us, which made our celebration even more fun. Kylee loved having Elijah there...

 And Eva too...

Thank you for being a part of our family Kylee! WE LOVE YOU!!!