Today is our daughter Alyssa's 17th birthday. Our family is so thankful to have her, it is hard to imagine a better person or one who seems more blessed by God than her. She is ridiculously beautiful both inside and out, talented at anything she does, and has a strength to her that drives her to success at anything she does. She is also probably one of the most special people you will ever meet and has a heart of gold. It is truly a blessing that God chose us to get to be her parents!
When it came to our adoption, it was a family decision to do it, not just us parents dictating that our 3 kids were going to get some siblings. I still remember when we discussed it, their answer was "It's about time!". We took that as a yes :) All of our kids were just as integral in bringing Kayleigh and Michael home we us or any of the many adults who were involved! They worked just as hard at fundraising, encouragement, and to this day have been incredibly selfless, always thinking of others before themselves.
Alyssa was amazing on our trip overseas! She apparently has the gene for picking up foreign languages and learned Ukranian at an amazing rate. Kayleigh has gravitated to her since the moment they met in June 2011 when we hosted her for 5 weeks during the summer, I call them our "twins separated by geography". She has been Kayleigh's anchor in her new life. We owe so much of Kayleigh's success in becoming one of us to Alyssa's generous, loving heart. We are blessed to have her :)
Welcome to our blog! We are so excited that you would take the time to follow our adoption journey! Thanks for coming along for the ride as our adoption of Kayleigh and Michael was completed in May 2012 and as we embrace our new world of parenting five teenagers!
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