GOTCHA Day

I haven't posted in forever! What have we been up too? I don't have a clue, but it has kept me very busy. These pictures were taken on 9-23-08, Evan's Gotcha Day. Gotcha Day is adoption lingo for ... "the day we arrived in Guatemala and we Gotcha." One of the very happiest days of my life. I told Evan the story over and over that day, he wanted to hear everything. And now that I have been a mom for 3 years, I can actually tell him without crying my eyes out! That first year he was home, I swear all I had to do was look at him and I was a crying mess. We celebrated his day with cupcakes and a Thomas train washer, notice the fancy wrapping on my part! He was more excited with the Thomas book that comes inside the washer thing, he knows all of his Thomas' and likes to name them over and over. He is such a sweet kid. I always put him in bed at night, it's such a great time of day. He is not moving 100 miles an hour and he is very talkative, he figures the more he talks the longer I will keep him company. We tell a couple of Thomas stories, his always end with a crash and his favorite, 'apply the brakes.' We say a little prayer and then go through every one's name in the family, and any bugs we caught for the day, or anything else that seems important to a 3 year old. Lately after I kiss him goodnight and close his door, he always says one last 'I love you mommy.' Every time I just want to go back into his room and hug him. I am one lucky Mommy!