This past week we celebrated Claire! On July 20, Claire turned 6 and on July 21 we celebrated her 3rd "gotcha day". Where has the time gone? It seems like she has always been a part of our family and yet it has only been 3 short years. Amazing how time just goes by when you are busy living life and keeping up with 5 kids!!
What is significant about this gotcha day? We can finally say that Claire has been with us longer than she lived in the orphanage! We have been waiting for this day. I'm not sure why this was a big deal to me but it really was. I can never get back those 3 years we missed with her but knowing that we have forever with her makes it easier to accept. Thank you, Jesus!!
Claire's referral picture Claire today
Can you see the difference? I see it in her eyes..her eyes are now full of life, love and hope.
Claire was so excited about her birthday. She talked about it non stop for the entire month of July! We showed her on the calendar over and over again when her birthday was and when her party was...that satisfied her for a little while and then the birthday questions would start all over again! Every time we were at the store she would point out things that she hoped to get for her birthday. So needless to say, she was beyond thrilled when she woke up on her birthday and found her chair decorated!
For dinner she got to choose what we had. She picked McDon*lds...she loves the chicken and apples!
Daddy's girl
A nice gentleman came over and offered to take our picture..however Claire did not want to stop eating for a photo op!
Our girl loves gymnastics so we had a gymnastics birthday party for her. Here she is in her new leotard that she got for her birthday.
Doing a hand stand...which she does constantly I might add!
Climbing out of the foam pit at her party!
Claire and her friend Lexie
Gracie, Sarah and Claire just hanging around!
The gang!
The party goers....minus a few that had to leave early
On the bars!
I promise I will finish my Uganda stories soon....
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