Gotcha Day - Three Year Anniversary

We had our Gotcha Day anniversary with Emmy. It's such a special day. I cry way more than I do on normal holidays. And this year seemed extra special since Emmy is getting old enough to start really understanding what the day means and what her beginnings were.

Here's a run down of the special activities of the day:

After Emmy got home from school I made her lunch and she got to watch a movie while we snuggled on the couch. The lunch was special because it included candy which is usually only served AFTER lunch if it is served at all!


Then we gave her presents. The first was a picture book I made of her first year which was spent in China with the exception of a few weeks. We read it together and looked at the pictures.


Next it was off to Chuck-E-Cheese for the kind of fun only a 4 year old appreciates! Well, that's not true at all. Dave and I had some fun on ourselves on "Deal or No Deal" , Skee-ball, and Basketball games.


Emmy got to pick where we went to dinner and she selected "Pizza Beefet" as she calls it. We ate lots and made a huge mess. She and Aidan both ate twice the amount they normally do at dinner.





Here she is in her new pajamas that we bought her in China. We bought her lots of presents to give her something from China on Gotcha Days. Before bed we watched the video of our trip to China. I really noticed a difference in the way she watched the video last Gotcha Day and how she processed it this year. She was very observant and repeated the same questions several times.


Here we are on the wonderful day three years ago.


Here we are today. To say we are blessed doesn't even begin to express the joy of having her as our daughter.