Our Trip To Alabama
We had the most AMAZING trip to Alabama to see our family! Mya hadn’t met her Aunt Hollie, Uncle Aaron, cousins, her Aunt Carrie, Uncle Marvin, Uncle Charlie, and Grandma Nancy as of yet, so ROAD TRIP!!!
We left on Thursday, around 7am and arrived in Bama around 5:30pm. Our first experience traveling a lot of hours in the van and Mya in a car seat was awesome!!!!!! She didn’t even cry until our last 10 minutes of the trip, which I think was sooo good!
We were greeted by everyone and they were so excited to see our family and especially our newest family member, our Chinese Princess!!!!!
Aunt Hollie and Mya ~ 1st time meeting!!
I really missed all of my kids this weekend! They were all gone running around the “Hood” at the creek and just having fun!!!! It was so great! I really got to visit with my family and show off all of my “4” children! LOL, 4, that still sounds so weird!!!! Mya was A HIT!!
Everyone just fell completely, 100% in love with her! I was told that some weren’t sure how the love would be with Mya due to her being adopted. They knew that they would “love” her but they were TOTALLY AMAZED at the love that they did have, right from the first look!!! It was that “Love” that they had for the other children!!!!! I was actually approached by my brother-in-law, one who has already adopted as well, and he asked me, “Isn’t it amazing the love that we have for someone else’s child?!?” He is so right, It is so AMAZING!!! I was really blessed when this person was humble enough to tell me their thoughts in this regard of Love and how there is such unconditional love with everyone!!!!! Thank you Lord!!! You know we are, as believers, adopted into the family of God and He loves us all unconditionally!!! What an awesome God!!!!!
Friday evening, also Mya’s 2nd birthday, a woman from my family’s church, whom I didn’t know, opened her home and had an open house / birthday party for Mya!!!!! I have no words to describe this wonderful gesture that she and her family have done for our family! It was so amazing, all of the wonderful food that was brought in, the beautiful decorations, and ALL of the total strangers that came!!! These people were all from their church and have been praying for our journey! Some even made the prayer blankets for Myas friends at the orphanage. Such a BLESSING!!! It really amazes me that people I don’t even know have such a heart for our family and our adoption!!! What wonderful people of God!!! We love their church and feel honored to have had their support!!!! Our church and other churches have had the upmost support and prayers and I feel so blessed! It is amazing being a child of the King and am so thankful that this very weekend, Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins and then 3 days later, rose again and now sits at the right side of the Christ’s throne in Heaven until He comes back again!
Me and My Sister, Hollie
Miss Sherrie (hostess) and Mya!
Saturday, we went to their church for an Easter egg hunt! There were separate areas for all ages of the children and food, face painting, cotton candy, and the Resurrection story was told to all of the children!!! Then, that afternoon, Papa Cheezie wanted to take all of the grandchildren fishing!!! Josh and Aaron and Papa got everything ready and headed out!!!! They had a blast!!! What was caught was then fried by Madison and Ali for dinner!!!! That evening, we had a girl’s night out and went to Birmingham and saw Casting Crowns in concert!!!!! AMAZING!!! It was soo fun! We had such a great time praising our God together!!! Me, my sister, my Mom, Aunt Carrie, and 3 of my sisters friends, who are now my friends went and they are BEGGING us to move to Alabama! They love our family and we LOVE them!!!
Sunday, we woke up to the Easter bunny that had been in the yard and left evidence! He left all of the children, a chocolate Jesus fish on the front porch! We then gave all the children their Easter baskets! This was also Ali, my niece, her 12th birthday!!!!! Can’t believe that one!!!! We then went to church and celebrated our Savior rising from the dead and reigning forever!!!! That afternoon, we played outside and the children went to the creek and played and it was just so relaxing being with family and visiting! Then, at the request from my nephew Connor, I was to make my famous goulash that is to be made every time we are together!!! My Uncle Charlie and Connor insist!!:)
Can you see the bunny trail? The Easter Bunny always leaves evidence after being here!!!
y Mommy
My Momma, me, Mya and my Aunt Carrie
We are now on our way home and we miss our family alreadyL What is good about this is, some of the family is coming to our house in a couple of weeks for the 8th grade prom that Connor has been invited to!!!! That makes saying goodbye a little easierJ
A little update on Mya: She is doing soooooo well! I am so proud of her! We couldn’t have asked for her to have been any better this weekend! She had only one night with night terrors!!! No fits were thrown!! She really has come a long way since China!! Thank you again for all of your prayers and we would ask that you would continue!!!!! God Bless!
Mya saying HI!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!!!!
Mindy
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