Busy Girl

It has been a while since I posted, mostly because I am not sure how to put this update into words........everything feels more "normal" for us right now than it has for a long time.  I know, that is kind of a weird thing to say but we are just doing the things other families do without thinking,and it feels so good.

Miss Angie is completely rocking her school year.  Her brain is in extreme learning mode and her progress just blows me away.  Today she did 6 pages of math!!!  This week, she began to read and understand plurals, and there is so much more.  She has a new awareness of the world around her.

Doing her job at school:

We went to a great pumpkin patch last weekend.  Finally, a break in the rain.  We had such an amazing day together.  Hay rides, kettle corn, pumpkin bowling, shooting pumpkins and apples out of cannons.  Again, just "normal" family stuff:

Tonight, I took Angie and a friend to the Fall Carnival at school.  I love to attend community events with Angie.  She has such a zest for life and she reacts as if every experience is the very best one ever.  She reminds me to appreciate the little things.  Every. Single. Day.

There is adoption news and I don't want to jinx it but I will say that we will be announcing our finalization date very soon.  I hope I did not just jinx it.  Oh no!! Let me say this, though.....we will be celebrating with a huge event and I expect every single person who has traveled this journey with us to attend.  No exceptions.  We wouldn't have it any other way.