A Sweet Little Package

Sofia is a climber! She climbs up, down, and into anything she can find. :)

A Month of Happiness

Her first 4th of July.

Sweet girl!


Being naughty.

She loves going to the park.

I can't believe we have been home for a month already! On June 13th, Mark, Sofia, and I made long our journey home as a family. What an amazing month it has been! We have been doing so many fun things with Sofia. We have enjoyed going to the park, the zoo, the Magic house, the lake, and spending tons of time with our families and friends. Last night Mark and I were talking about the day that we met Sofia. She was such a different little girl back then! Even on the last day in the orphanage we never saw the girl that we know today. It has been incredible to see the changes in her. She is really doing well with the language change also. Some of her new words are "night, night," "again," "car," "milk," and "more." She loves pretending with her babies, listening to music, dancing, and going outside. Yesterday, we spent the evening with some of my mom's good friends. We were so happy to be able to introduce her to them, and had such a great time. This weekend our college friends are throwing a "Welcome Home Sofia" party. Several of them are coming in front out of town, and we are so grateful that they are making the trip. We can't wait to see everyone!

Happy 4th!

Riding with my two girls :)

"Hey Hannah, get out of my pool!"

My little ray of sunshine

Before we got Sofia, I often read other families' adoption blogs and followed their journeys. I was happy with them, sad with them, worried with them, and overjoyed when they finally became a family. After they brought their children home, I would check their blogs occasionally for news and pics of their new addition. I always wondered why they would go days without posting, when previously they would post almost every day? Ok, so now I know! I am still figuring out how to get things done with a little one around :) Sofia has been doing really well, and is as silly as ever. She says several words in English, and "all gone" seems to be her favorite right now. She loves going to the park, swimming, and giving hugs and kisses. We are going to spend the weekend seeing family and friends, and we hope everyone has a great 4th of July!