Every Good and perfect gift is from above. James 1:17

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Life Long Friends....

A week ago today we had a nice visit with Joanna and family. Joanna is Gracie's best BEST friend from the orphanage in China. We have been told by many that they were inseparable during their time there. Last week we got together for the night at a hotel with tons of fun things for the kids to do....swimming, putt putt golf, pool, video games, etc. etc. We celebrated Joanna's 7th birthday. We all had a BALL!!! The girls just pick right up where they left off. They have a very special connection for sure! One thing we did notice that was different about this visit was that neither girl called the other by their Chinese name.........that was a first. They only used their English names.
Time marches on......

ONE YEAR OLD

Here they are at about 18 months in China


TWO YEARS OLD

2ish in China



THREE YEARS OLD
3 years old in China. Joanna's parents were in China to pick up Joanna. They delivered a gift to Gracie from us for her 3rd birthday. Joanna came home 3 months before Gracie.
At the airport in Detroit when we arrived home with Gracie. Joanna and family greeted us there.


FOUR YEARS OLD

Gracie's 4th birthday


At the zoo
FIVE YEARS OLD



SIX YEARS OLD

Last Saturday...Joanna's 7th birthday celebration

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh My Wendy!

The girls are so Beautiful!! Time is passing so quickly....
Thinking of you often and praying for you all now! :)

Jen said...

Oh how wonderful to have such a great and special friend! Priceless! Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us.

Wendy said...

I feel a HUGE emotional *****what's the word?******

I am just so happy for them both...I can begin..but only begin...to imagine what this means to your family!

Happy Tears and happy clapping - their English names sinking in is SO astounding!!!

just WOW!
Thx SO much for letting us walk thru that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

smooches!
Wendy

HollyMarie said...

Teary eyed here... what a special friendship... to be treasured for always!

Melissa said...

Oh, they are precious, and how WONDERFUL to still be in contact!!

The Byrd's Nest said...

Oh Wendy...I don't think I ever really knew this story. How wonderful God is to keep these two angels together forever...