Four years ago

Four years ago

this beautiful little face 

popped onto my computer screen at work.
It took the breath right out of me
and I couldn't stop staring at her,
trying to figure out who she was,
what she was like.

It seemed to me she was looking right back at me
trying to figure the very same thing out for herself.

Four years on and

I count my blessings every day

that I get to hang out with this girl
and stare at her beautiful face
and watch her become the wonderful person that she is becoming.

To steal from a fellow adoptive mother....

 It is Sofia's first mother who created this beautiful face

I am just the one lucky enough to help make it smile.

A mid-winter picnic

Only in California is it possible......

to put on summer clothes

and picnic.

And throw rocks in the river....

And dip your toes in the water....

And submerge your bum in the sand......

Take a stroll hand in hand with your Daddy.....

And play catch in the warm breeze....

Only in California....

is it possible to have this much fun outside

in the middle of winter.

I hear the rain and cold temperatures are coming back full force this week.

So glad we made the most of this beautiful day.