A Birthday Party . . . June 10, 2011

As I was talking to a friend about the possibilities of adopting Janice, the idea came up that it would be cool if our family did something to celebrate her birthday!  I figured if things did work out and we eventually did have her join our family, it would be a really cool thing to have a picture of us celebrating her day before we ever knew her.  And if it didn't work out, it would still be a fun night!  My only fear was that the kids may get so excited and then have their hopes dashed.  Scott and I talked about it and decided to celebrate!

I woke up thinking about her and thought about her quite often throughout the day.  I wondered what she was doing to celebrate and prayed for her often!  That evening, we made her a chocolate bundt cake with white vanilla icing.  YUM!  We put two candles in it (she was 11 after all) and sang "Happy Birthday" to her.  We got a picture with our family behind the cake, using our timer on the camera :).  While we ate the cake, we asked the kids about how they were feeling about everything.  We talked about what we thought it would be like if she came.  After we finished eating, we went around the table and prayed for her.  It was a very special time!