Growing up milestones

Well, Lily is officially a 4th grader!  Hard to believe!  Today we delivered her to her first sleep-away camp at Mountain View Bible Camp.  I was really nervous for her because we had planned for her to go with her friend Abigail Cagle.  Unfortunately, Abigail was going to have another commitment so she was going to come to camp a few hours later and Lily didn't know anyone.  Lily actually seemed quite calm, compared to how I felt inside.  Lily and I walked over to the children playing and we started speaking with a camp counselor who introduced Lily to some other girls.  I slowly pulled myself away.  As I was walking slowly away I saw Abigail joyfully bounding toward the playground toward Lily and me!  I felt the tears of relief flooding my eyes behind my sunglasses!  What an unexpected blessing.  Lily was pleased as well and had absolutely no trouble saying goodbye to us!  I am very proud of her.  I hope she has a wonderful and memorable time!

 

Lil' mama

Lily is our little mama!  She definitely has a mother's spirit.  She's a mama to Ashton, Samara, and so many others.

She loves her bible!  I love watching her thirst for God's word.  I pray her thirst for HIS word will continue.

Can't believe how grown up she is getting! In just 3 short weeks we will officially have a 4th grader in the house. 

She finished her first Lacrosse season.  Two weeks ago she got an award for being "as tough as nails".  I think she really enjoyed her lacrosse experience.  Olav and I have really enjoyed watching her!

We just went camping with our fellow adoptee Guate friends.  Lily, Rudy and Liliana had a blast as always.