Kristen DeGrandis from Mt. Hebron here! I started reading your blog tonight and just couldn’t stop. Your family is beautiful, your writing is smart and heartfelt and the story of your daughter’s adoption is amazing. I will continue reading!
Ok, talk about making you CRY! Lovely, lovely post Kelly. What a beautiful child of God she is. Love, love, love. It’s absolutely amazing how one year has changed her – truly a miracle. She is such a stunning child – you will be in big trouble when she’s older!
These are great memories of one year ago. Wow, a whole year has gone by. It is a treasure to have Lydia in our family. How proud we are of all of you. Love the picture of her holding the framed picture.
Absolutely precious. Thank you for sharing. I’m new to your blog and am enjoying getting to know your family some. If you’d like to follow along on our adoption journey, please feel free to visit our blog at http://ourlivesworksinprogress.blogspot.com/. It has been a wild ride and our little one isn’t even home yet.
I love to see these “before’s and after’s”, but what strikes me is how deeper your joy is in the one year anniversary pictures. To see the relationship between the two of you evident in the pictures is such a blessing.
What a special day! Love the photos! She’s so stinkin’ cute….and well dressed, I might add!
Love the picture of her holding the picture! What a cute idea. I might have to copy it someday…
Love 2010, love todays! Happy one year with Lyds!!
Kelly,
Kristen DeGrandis from Mt. Hebron here! I started reading your blog tonight and just couldn’t stop. Your family is beautiful, your writing is smart and heartfelt and the story of your daughter’s adoption is amazing. I will continue reading!
I love these pictures…what a story they tell!
Love it! What a great year!
Oh Kelly, I love it! What a blessing sweet Lydia is! Beautiful photos!!
So Precious! I can’t wait until we’re a year out…..the transformation is awesome. God bless!
This is wonderful! Lovely photos! You both look so content and happy!
So big in just one year! Happy Family Day! Happy gotcha Day! Happy Being together for a year day!
Beautiful! On my post yesterday, I listed contentment as one of the blessings for an adoptive family. Your pictures display that in a beautiful way!
Congrats on having your sweet,beautiful girl home 1 year!
Doesn’t it go by fast!!!!
Nicole
Happy, Happy Family Day Lydia! You’re looking more precious everyday! Wow!
Sooooo happy you’re home, happy, healthy and thriving! One of God’s many, many miracles.
Crying… in a Starbucks waiting for the embassy to certify the last of our paperwork:) Congratulations!!!
Kelly
Ok, talk about making you CRY! Lovely, lovely post Kelly. What a beautiful child of God she is. Love, love, love. It’s absolutely amazing how one year has changed her – truly a miracle. She is such a stunning child – you will be in big trouble when she’s older!
These are great memories of one year ago. Wow, a whole year has gone by. It is a treasure to have Lydia in our family. How proud we are of all of you.
Love the picture of her holding the framed picture.
Beautiful! Congrats!
Such a blessing! We are so happy for you and the whole family…Lydia is such gift!
Already?!!?
Wow. She is so amazing.
….so precious, I hope you do this every year!
Oh goodness. BEAUTIFUL girl …beautiful mama!
You both look so happy, even last year.
Absolutely precious. Thank you for sharing. I’m new to your blog and am enjoying getting to know your family some. If you’d like to follow along on our adoption journey, please feel free to visit our blog at http://ourlivesworksinprogress.blogspot.com/. It has been a wild ride and our little one isn’t even home yet.
…and I”m weeping.
I love to see these “before’s and after’s”, but what strikes me is how deeper your joy is in the one year anniversary pictures. To see the relationship between the two of you evident in the pictures is such a blessing.
You are loved, Lydia!
Congrats! She’s so so so beautiful! The second one is absolute perfection.
oh this just springs up joy! i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!
I seriously cannot believe it’s been a year already! Your 1 year, was our 10 month Anniversary of being home with Khloe!
I loved every photo!! All those from China last year, but ESPECIALLY the one of Lydia holding her ‘gotcha day’ photo. So truly, truly precious!
Can’t wait to see what the next year brings!! God bless you, friend!
Hugs,
Tanya