Boy has time flown by. It has been six months since we first met Addison and I can say with conviction that she is one happy girl. She is doing great in school and loving it everyday. She was so ready to go back to school after spring break. I was planning on holding her back in first grade next year but, I met with her teachers the other day and they feel she will just be fine going on to second grade. She is going to school feeling very confident now and is really wanting to learn. I will put her in summer school so she can keep everything that she has learned fresh in her mind. We are so ready for Spring at our house and we have had a slight taste of it the last few days. The girls acted like wild animals let out of a cage the other day when I said that they could go outside and play. They just wanted to do everything. Ride bikes, big wheels, Princess jeep, swing, play in the sand box and just run. They have been out playing the last three evenings after school and Ali has yet to come in without two grass stained knees. I might want to invest in a case of Shout-It-Out.
We are taking the girls to Disney next week and we are all so excited. We are meeting up with a family from New Jersey that we met when we adopted Ali and have become friends with. They have 2 adopted girls from China also so we are sure to have a great time. Addison can't wait to get on a plane again. A 2 and a half hour plane ride is a piece of cake compared to our flight to China.
So the last six months has been a growing experience for our whole family. Robin and myself had to adjust ourselves and our time to another child needing a lot of love and Ali had to learn to share her Mommy and Daddy that she had full time. Our big kids and grandkids once again had to share some of there time with us. So much pressure for one Mom and Dad. Making sure everyone is getting just what they need from us and not leaving anyone out. Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed with it all and hope that I can keep with my families wants and needs, but then Addison said to Robin and myself the other night, "Mommy, If I am a good girl can I stay at this house because I really , really love you and Daddy". Talk about making my heart melt. That is what makes it all WORTH IT.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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