June 6, 2004........

What a day it was! We left for the Civil Affairs Office in Guangzhou, China around 4:00pm. We were escorted to the third floor where we knew our babies were waiting! We could hear them in the room across the hall. We were put into alphabetical order; we were next to last! We watched as all of the families before us were presented their children. I was dying to hold my baby for the first time. Then all of a sudden, there she was. She was handed to me with her feet kicking, she was laughing, and happy! She was more beautiful than I could of imagined! She was so tiny. 11 months old and the size of a 6 month old! She looked at Craig & I as if she was wondering what had taken us so long to get there! For about 10 minutes I was lost and caught up in one of the greatest moments in my life. I finally rememberd that her daddy was still filming and would love to meet his daughter to!!

    Fast forward to today... Livvy is just as beautiful today as she was 6 years ago!She is vivacious, full of energy and a force NOT to be reckoned with!  We spent "Gotcha Day" playing mini golf , eating pizza, and then a trip  to WalMart to pick out a gift! She chose a stuffed puppy and 2 new outfits! She had picked out her own cake the week before...decorated with puppies,of course!!!  I can't believe that she has been with us for 6 years, but then it seems as if she has always been with us! We love her so very much!!