MK is FOUR!

Four years ago, on this day, MK was born and placed in a safe place to be found and cared for. Four years later, she is home, safe and being loved and cared for more than one can fathom. She has eight hands all around that are constantly warming her with hugs and four pair of lips that are endlessly caressing her cheeks with kisses. She is our girl, all of ours, and we can't believe how fast she has grown up right before our eyes! At the age of four,

• she wants to be a mommy, a doctor, and a ballerina, all at once, and drive a pink corvette when she grows up
• she can read a simple book
• she is determined to accomplish all that she lays her hands on - there is no giving up!
• she answers to Mei, Mei-Mei, Mei-Kate and Mason-Kate as if they were all of her names
• she dances - in ballet class, at home, in stores, and she does so no matter who is watching
• she sings songs she knows from church, songs she listens to on cds, songs she hears on the radio and songs she makes up - singing is a favorite, the louder the better!
• she LOVES feeling like a lady - getting her nails done, having her hair curled, wearing dresses, wearing jewelry, she is all about "the" look
• she possesses the best belly laugh yet - we heard it for the first time on Gotcha Day and it is still music to our ears
• she is loyal
• she is a great swimmer - she is taking lessons now, in the winter months, and we are all quite impressed with her endurance
• she loves "her boys"
• she loves to hear mommy sing her special song to her - that is nice, not too many people, including myself, can endure my singing :)
• she speaks clearly and efficiently - her most recently used words being "fabulous" and "delightful" and "seriously" and "absolutely"
• she longs to be a big sister - we have told her for months that we would travel to get baby Maddox after her birthday, now that day is here so she is ready to get on the plane and TRAVEL - we all are!
• she knows when we skip a page (or, gasp, several pages!) in a book
• she has all little baby girls, no boy babies, and they are all named "Goldilocks" yet when addressing them during playtime one can often hear her calling them "sweetie"
• she loves to hear her story of adoption

Happy 4th Birthday to our joy, our laughter, our never-stop-talking, precious baby girl!