Happy 5 year Gotcha Day!!!

5 years ago from today, Kiah Hope RuiQing was placed in my parents arms for the very first time at the Holiday Inn hotel in Guiyang, Guizhou province. Kiah was 15 months old. It is so hard to believe that 5 years have past. Then again, it feels as though we have had Kiah forever. This little girl is such a joy and a blessing in our lives, we can't imagine not having her. When we went to China in 2002, we weren't sure what to expect. She was a very shy little girl who was not quite sure what was going on. We thank God every day for this little blessing. We also thank her birth parents for giving her a chance at a new life, CCAA for placing us with this beautifu little girl, CHI for their awesome support through the process and God above for matching us with the perfect little girl for our family.

Happy 5th Gotcha Day Kiah Hope RuiQing! We love you SO much sweetheart!

Here are some pictures from her little celebration we did tonight.

Mother/Daughter banquet & T-Ball

Friday, May 18, 2007 Mother/Daughter banquet & T-Ball I have a few pictures to share from this past week. First on tuesday night, my Mom, Kiah and I along with my grandma's, Aunt Grace and Abbie, attended the mother/daughter banquet at my Grandma Rich's church. It was so much fun! Also it always brings back memories because 5 years ago, I went without my mom because she was in China getting Kiah! On wednesday, Kiah had her first t-ball game! Check out her in her uniform! She's on the Sud-z Shop Mets! Her brothers and father are proud as they are BIG Mets fans! : ) Friday, May 11, 2007 Fieldtrips Today was a day of fieldtrips. The 7th graders at Frewsburg, which includes Thad, were going to Old Fort Niagara and Niagara Falls for a fieldtrip yesterday. My Mom had been wanting to go back up there since it had been years since we'd been and Tage and Kiah wouldn't have rememered it anyways. So we drove the 2 hours and had a fieldtrip day. Old Fort Niagara was very neat. We went through the tour with Thad's class and it was very interesting. Only problem was that it was buggy up by Lake Ontario! We then stopped at the falls which were incredible as usual. As you can tell by the pictures, Kiah wasn't quite so sure about the walls. I don't think she's ever held onto me as tightly as she did yesterday at the falls! I thought the pictures turned out well. Thursday, May 03, 2007 "Swept Away" We went to a Geoff Moore concert in Jamestown back in June 2003. He sang this beautiful song which he wrote for his daughter, Anna Grace, whom he and his wife adopted in 2000. He has since adopted Ashley Rose in 2004. I cried the first time I heard this song as it reminds me so much about Kiah. Also it reminds me of God's love for us and how he swept away all of our fears when He died on the cross so that we can spend eternity with Him. Here are the lyrics: SWEPT AWAY Written and performed by Geoff Moore We would say your name A hundred times a day Like speaking words in faith And with a mixture of Hope and fear and trust We prayed for the strength to wait And dreamed of how we'd feel the day You'd be in our arms and… (chorus) Swept away Caught up in our love Home to stay You'll never be alone You'll be amazed At how much you are loved Your life will never be the same Once you're swept away What once was just a dream? Is now reaching up to me And I hold her in my arms Father thank you for the way You held her all those days That we had to spend apart And now I see the impossible dream Is holding me and I'm… (chorus) Swept away Caught up in your love Home to stay I 'll never be alone And I'm amazed At how much I am loved My life will never be the same I've been swept away Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)