I can’t let today go by without remembering that we “got the call” about Julia one year ago today.  Isn’t it funny how these moments become so etched into our memories that we can go back and remember amazingly vivid details about such life changing events.

I was dropping our dogs off at the kennel before heading out of town for vacation and Christmas. They were pretty busy that day so I had been waiting for quite awhile to check them in when I got a call.  I saw that it was our adoption worker in Iowa.  I knew that we would be hearing any day about our referral so I knew why she was calling the moment I saw her name on my screen.  I decided to step aside and hear what my adoption worker had to say!

This is our referral picture.

We were sent this picture a couple of weeks before we went to adopt her.  I think I about burned a hole in my computer screen looking at this picture.  I couldn’t wait to get her in my arms.  (Evan is pretty much this age/size right now.)

Today, she is a walking, talking almost 17 month old.  We called her “Treasure” while we were waiting for her and she certainly is that!  We knew that her middle name would be Joy if we were referred a girl.  She certainly has brought so much joy into our lives.

“Ta-Da”

Pumpkin Patch 2010

Halloween night — Hmmm…so they gave me my own candy bar!

Hannah’s 10 Birthday.

She wasn’t so joyful a few moments after this shot – Evan got a handful of her hair.

I mean, she must be a happy girl if she can smile at the season that Bronco’s have been having.

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