Once upon a time there was a family who desperately yearned for a daughter from China.  During their search, God took a moment to introduce our family to their family - we know this was a God thing for we were the only two English speaking couples in line for fingerprinting on that day.  Two years later, they came home with their beautiful baby girl, Junie.

 And somewhere between our meeting and their referral, I introduced them to my other friend through adoption, Donna.  (Below, Junie and Donna's girls are ready for the fight - does it show that they all have older brothers?!)  Donna is my friend that makes me cringe when I see her emails pop up in my inbox.  She is the heart of hearts when it comes to matching children with their forever families.  Donna doesn't email to ask about what's for dinner; instead, she emails to show you the hundreds of children who are waiting for the families to come get them.  

 So on Saturday, our three families gathered together for a little swimming and outdoor fun and to meet the newest addition, Ian.  Though little Elise is screaming in this picture, we all had so much fun catching up and watching as our children went about their day together.....there were no dull moments:)  MK even braved the pool for the first time since her toe incident.  

 The little ones are hard to capture on camera due to their busy little bodies moving around so fast....who can keep up?!  However, just as Elise was about to leave, Maddox headed over to have a little one on one conversation with her....it was precious to see.  These two came home within a month of each other in 2011 and they are only a week apart in age.

 Me + AG (and sweet Junie) + Donna

Ever wonder what swimming, eating the hottest wings ever and pizza have in common?  Combined they make you feel a little loopy, as shown below. 

 The faces of adoption.  Love that all of these guys are home, safe, loved and celebrated forever!