Spending time drawing - on the sidewalks - sunshines, dogs, flowers, and all the fun stuff
Beamlak concentrating - she wrote 0-60 on the sidewalk! In the English number system but we explained it in Amharic :)
Beamlak's first horse ride. Yeah earlier in the week we went to visit my parents' horses (Arabians) and she was too afraid to get anywhere near them. Then we visit a family friend's farm with Belgian's (huge horses) and she wanted to take a ride! That's my girl!
That's my little Ham :)
Little do most people know I grew up in the country on a horse farm. Endless opportunties for fun and we had a lot of it that day! It reminded me just how much I do love horses (and the country :) )
Yep, she was all decked out! Cowgirl boots, belt, hands in the pockets - Cowboys watchout!
They even took the horses out just for Beamlak! She absolutely soaked it up.
Posing :) From left: Grandpoopa, Beamlak, Kathy, Brook, Carrie, Grandmooma
I love this photo because her hands are still in her "eww" pose from the pitbull that was running around - she didn't like his drooling
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Bettina, Beamlak's smile can light up a room. I'm so happy for the two of you!
OMG! I love those boots- Maryn is going to die when I show her the new pictures! I hadn't been checking the blog since it wasn't being updated very often...:) ha ha. I love your mom story..she is such a precious angel and you tow are so lucky to have eachother. So excited to see you! XO, Renee
What great pictures. I love the huge smile she has in all of the pictures...what a precious little girl. I can't wait to see her again in July...so glad you guys are coming!!!!
It's difficult to write this section now that Beamlak is finally home! How amazing! Well to summarize... I turned 26 years old on April 15, 2009 the day my daughter, Beamlak became a U.S. Citizen - exactly one year after I was able to "officially" begin the process to bring her home. I met her January 27, 2007 and I can say that without a doubt, my life has never been the same. My life now is amazing, beautiful, difficult, exhausting, lovely, precious, adventuresome, routine, surprising, and about a million other adjectives. We're just settling in and I'm trying to soak it all up!
I saw you meet your child today You kissed your baby joyfully And as you walked away with her I played pretend you'd chosen me.
I'm happy for the baby, yet Inside I'm aching miserably I want to plea as you go by 'Does no one want a child of three?
I saw you meet your child today In love with her before you met And as I watched you take her out I knew it wasn't my turn yet.
I recognize you from last year! I knew I'd seen your face before! But you came for a second babe. Does no one want a child of four?
I saw you meet your child today But this time there was something new A nurse came in and took MY hand And then she gave my hand to you.
Can this be true? I'm almost six! And there are infants here you see? And then you kissed me and I knew The child you chose this time was me.
-Debbie Boddie
Starfish Poem
As I walked along the seashore This young boy greeted me. He was tossing stranded starfish Back to the deep blue sea. I said, 'Tell me why you bother, Why you waste your time this way. There's a million stranded starfish Does it matter, anyway?'
And he said, 'It matters to this one. It deserves a chance to grow. It matters to this one. I can't save them all I know. But it matters to this one, I'll return it to the sea. It matters to this one, And it matters to me.'
-- Anonymous
*There are more than 6 million orphans in Ethiopia. Orphaned due to malaria, TB, AIDS, drought, flooding, war, migration and lack of basic health care. Anything and everything you do to support even just one makes a huge difference - don't undermine your contribution.
Be the change you want to see in the world. ~Mahatma Ghandhi
Spending time drawing - on the sidewalks - sunshines, dogs, flowers, and all the fun stuff
Beamlak concentrating - she wrote 0-60 on the sidewalk! In the English number system but we explained it in Amharic :)
Beamlak's first horse ride. Yeah earlier in the week we went to visit my parents' horses (Arabians) and she was too afraid to get anywhere near them. Then we visit a family friend's farm with Belgian's (huge horses) and she wanted to take a ride! That's my girl!
That's my little Ham :)
Little do most people know I grew up in the country on a horse farm. Endless opportunties for fun and we had a lot of it that day! It reminded me just how much I do love horses (and the country :) )
Yep, she was all decked out! Cowgirl boots, belt, hands in the pockets - Cowboys watchout!
They even took the horses out just for Beamlak! She absolutely soaked it up.
Posing :) From left: Grandpoopa, Beamlak, Kathy, Brook, Carrie, Grandmooma
I love this photo because her hands are still in her "eww" pose from the pitbull that was running around - she didn't like his drooling
7 comments:
Bettina,
Beamlak's smile can light up a room. I'm so happy for the two of you!
Pat
I heart that top picture!
I'm just LOVIN' the photos!!! She looks SOOOO happy!!
What a fun weekend! I agree with Renee. She looks VERY happy!
OMG! I love those boots- Maryn is going to die when I show her the new pictures! I hadn't been checking the blog since it wasn't being updated very often...:) ha ha. I love your mom story..she is such a precious angel and you tow are so lucky to have eachother. So excited to see you!
XO,
Renee
What great pictures. I love the huge smile she has in all of the pictures...what a precious little girl. I can't wait to see her again in July...so glad you guys are coming!!!!
Hey I didn't realize this was your blog. She looks so happy and it is great to see her home. I have goosebumps as I type this. HOw cool!
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