12 months - One WHOLE Year!

Sweet S,

It has been one whole year since you came to live with Bubbie and me. We celebrated with a little front yard BBQ last Friday night.

You’re still a growing girl and getting taller and taller. Yesterday I realized you’ve outgrown almost all of your socks! You’re learning more and more words and trying to repeat most anything we say. 

You are still really liking being a big sister. You still ask to see and kiss him every morning when you wake up and you worry about him when he’s crying. You like trying to crawl in his seat with him and touching his hair. Sometimes I worry about your heart breaking when it is time for J to go home. I want you to know though, that sometimes it okay to love things (and people) completely even if you aren't promised forever with them.

Since I last wrote a lot of things have happened!

Uncle Jar celebrated a birthday and we went to Atlanta to surprise him at a Braves game. It was your first and you loved it. Of course you like all the people to watch but you also like the music and clapping dancing and the fireworks!

You also really liked seeing our friends. Aunt Missy went with us to the game and there we got to see Sarah and Kristen, Aunt Maggie and Uncle Jar, and some other people you liked playing with.

The very next weekend we went to Frontier Days in Bubbie’s hometown. We had lots of fun watching the parade.

You and J had adorable outfits to wear!

You really liked seeing PawPaw and MawMaw again. It was good to be together.

There was a petting zoo where you got to see lots of animals. Your favorite this time was a rabbit.

You also got to ride a pony!

You got to play on toy tractors while there was a tractor race happening. (Apparently the purpose of this race was to see how SLOW the tractors could go without cutting off – so it wasn’t as exciting as one might think.)

Bubbie found her dream car!

We got to watch a pig chase. It’s a cultural experience. Boys and girls and men and women in various age categories chase greased pigs and whoever catches it keeps it (or sells it back to the pig farm). Its pretty hilarious.

We also got to spend some time at Bubbie’s uncle’s house. Their cat recently had kittens which you loved. You carried one around for a long time!

We went to a pumpkin patch and picked out pumpkins. You like the pumpkins and riding in the wagon!

We also went to the state fair this month. We spent a whole day there with MaeMae and Steve. You liked seeing the animals.

And walking with Steve to see more animals.

You ate yummy food.

You also got to ride a carousel with me and then a train with Steve.

We were there so long you and J took naps!

We can’t believe you’ve been with us for one whole year. It is amazing to watch you grow and learn about the world.  Sweet girl, this month we got to sign some papers that hopefully bring us one step closer to you being with us forever. We are anxious for more of this process to happen but have to remind ourselves every day that this is most important day and that we’re not just waiting around for something official to happen. We want to live life with you – and we are loving living life with you – everyday. This time of year it seems like there are so many things to show you and talk to you about. Last night we ate dinner outside downtown and looked at beautiful sky above the river. You pointed and said “ooooo” and then watched the birds fly. It’s a wonderful world, Baby Girl. I am delighted every day to share it with you.

Love,
Meggie