Celebrate!

We have so much to celebrate with our little Lainey coming home, and so this weekend we did just that. We were so thankful that so many of our friends and family were able to join us!

While Lainey was in China, she had her first birthday.

No fanfare,
no cake,
no Mommy and Daddy reflect on how far she'd come...
Just another day.

And so we made up for a little lost time and added in a little birthday party within her welcome home party!

And what would a first birthday be without a candle to blow out and a cake to smash? Her brothers were more than happy to show her how it's done.

We are so incredibly thankful for this sweet face and cannot even believe how blessed we are to get to be her family forever.

THE STATS:

Lainey turned 18 months on Wednesday
Two months ago today we met her for the first time
She's grown an entire INCH since we've been home
She now has 9 English words and 2 Mandarin words
She still loves her SHOES and all things girly
She's sleeping through the night! Hallelujah!
Her first word every. single. morning is "guh guh" (brother). She adores them!
She is so joyful and has adjusted so beautifully!
We can't imagine our lives without her!