What a Blessing today is

Loved your face then.

Love it now too

I have loved watching your relationship with Elizabeth grow

I love my Auntie Joanne for being there for me always.  Thanks for being my second Mom and my girls Grandma Jo

My love Ella

Letting me in a little every day in China.  It was a journey for sure.  Love you Ella

There are many special things happening today.   Mother's Day, celebrating Elizabeth's birthday with Poppa and Ella's Forever Family Day.  She has been telling people it's her Adoption Day and thanking me for adopting her. 

I have told Ella I am the lucky one.  I am so lucky that God found the perfect girl for me, not once but twice.  Jesus must like us. 

Thank you Ella for celebrating this day with me. 

We are heading to chuch soon to see Dad and then after some donuts for Elizabeth's Birthday - we are going to have a fun day.  It will end with going out to dinner - Ella's choice.

I love both of my girls and am so happy I get to celebrate Mother's Day.  Before my girls Mother's Day was bittersweet.  Now I still miss my Mom but balance it with my girls.

Love you Mom!

Updated 5/11/11 - I just LOVE Ella's teacher.  She loads so many pictures of the kids and here is Ella with the Mother's Day card she made me last week: