Lily's Birthday Party (November)

I know it is January, but I am behind as usual. Before I post all of the holiday photos, I wanted to make sure that I posted/recorded Lily's birthday photos as it was such a wonderful occasion for her. She had her party at the horse farm where she takes lessons. The party was great fun and included horseback riding, a hayride, a pinata, cake, and good times with family and friends. Who could ask for more really?? Afterwords, we left there and met family for dinner to celebrate both Lily and Sherrie's birthday. Quite the day!

Our girl is 8..............................

Our girl turned 8 today! She celebrated at school and then did her favorite thing, horseback riding, after. We will be back at the farm on Sunday, as that is where she chose to have her party. Since November is National Adoption month, I just have to say, our decision to adopt is one of the best choices we have ever made for our family. Lily is a pure delight and continues to inspire us daily.....

Those Wonderful October Days........

Lily and Sophie

Sophie was a flower girl for a wedding and came over prior to the wedding. Lily had a similar dress, so of course I had to snap a few shots of the two of them......

The end of summer....

We had such a busy, but wonderful summer. Lily was busy with horse camp, art camp, vacation bible school, lots of swimming, and a week's trip with us to the beach in North Carolina. Although I do love the fall, I will miss the unstructured, but busy days of summer. It is definitely Lily's favorite time of year. One more week of horse camp, and then getting ready for school. It went much too fast.....

Our first place winner!

Lily was in her first horse show and won two 1st place ribbons! Sure she was the only one to compete in her age group, but it didn't matter to her (or us). She was just as proud as she could be of those ribbons. And we were so proud of her!