Tia's Gotcha Day!

Tia's Gotcha Day was yesterday (July 9th) and it was a very special day. It's been 7 years since she was placed in our arms in China. It's hard to believe! The time has gone so fast and she seems so grown up now. She had a really fun day that started off with her morning at the Zoo for camp. If you notice all of the mosquito bites on her sweet face, that is where they came from. They have been really bad, but she's still loving every minute of her time out there. She LOVES learning about the animals! Yesterday was "Bear Day" and the kids were able to go inside the bear complex and hide food for them. Then, they got to watch from the windows as the bears went around and found it all. It was very exciting! Today was "Reptiles and Bugs" and she was able to pet the boa constrictor and watch it eat a rat. Yikes! But she loves it. Anyway, after her camp yesterday, we went to lunch and then to visit her sweet friend Ellie who had broken her arm. Then it was off to her first swimming lesson of the summer. After that, the Murphy's came with pretty flowers for her, which was such a sweet surprise. She chose Panda Express for dinner with all of us, and then it was back home for her ice cream cake and presents. We saw our friends Tammie and Maiya at dinner and that was really fun, too. Quite a day!
We are so thankful for her and are so happy to celebrate 7 years of our family being together. We are blessed beyond words.