Today marks the 2 year anniversary of us becoming a family. We met Grace on a hot humid Sunday afternoon in our hotel lobby in Chongqing China. They had just gotten off a 4 hour train ride from their orphanage- and remarkably were in great moods. I remember the butterflies I felt that whole day right up to us standing in a group in front of these precious adorable children lined up on couches waiting for us. Makes me teary just remembering it all. We have come so far in 2 years. Grace finally got teeth- she learned to walk, talk, dress herself, go potty on the toilet and show us who is boss- all in 2 short years!
This year is going to be a big one for her. Being potty trained opens up so many doors for her. We applied for her to attend a Bilingual Academy and expected to wait until the 2010 school year for her to be able to get in. We were on the wait list and recv'd an email from the principal that they had an opening and they picked her to fill the spot! I knew she charmed Mrs. Sue when we met her. She remarked at how beautiful Grace was about a 100 times- so whatever charm Grace had over her worked! Besides the fact that Grace carried on a pretty good conversation with her without any trouble. She is so smart and social.
Grace will be learning to speak and write Chinese and we are so excited to be able to provide this type of education for her. Keeping part of who she is as being Chinese is so important. Tuition is higher than her regular Daycare but its worth it. We'll just be buttoning down and saving!
So congrats to all of the families for a fabulous 2 years- and here is to many many more!!!
