First Forever Family Day!!!!

Today is one year since when Kaya came to the US. I cannot imagine my life without her and I don't even remember when she wasn't home. She's the light of my life! Our lives have been full of first's in our first year together!

First Meeting! Hotel in Guatemala

First Snow! Yes this was in March!

First Easter!
First play Date with Landon

First Civic Event Relay for Life!

First Swing!

First Birthday!


First Parade!

First time with ALL the girls!

First Wooley Worm!

First Halloween at the zoo!

First Stitches! :-(

First Christmas with Ninny and Bop Bop!

First Valentine's Day

First Game of Baby Ball!

First Time in Dora Undies!

Our first year has had many first and I hope we will be sharing many more with you! Thanks for all your love and support. May Kaya and I have many more good years to come!

Rose Colored

Not glasses like you were thinking! Eyeball that's right folks our first taste of the "Pink" eye! Although my np sister told me that was not the proper term! Oh well, no picts today b/c baby didn't feel good! I'll try to get one tomorrow night if it is still pink. Come on antibotics work!!! LOL.

Oh and the pink is also for Ms. Abbie!!! She's coming home! This girl's mom has fought like Tyson to get her home and whooo hoo she's got her USE appt!!! I'm so excited for her and her family. One day we may have to mosey (sp??) on down to Texas and meet them!!!
(Edit: the post was pink, but you couldn't read it so I had to change the color, but I'm thinking Pink)

Have a great Hump Day!

Catch up!

Valentine's and Birthday Party!

Bouncing at the party! It was Nick's birthday at Incredible Daves!
All partied out!!

I just called to say I LOVE YOU

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love

Jill and Kaya

Hallelujah

Just a quick note to let all my faithful readers know that Kaya is almost officially Karla Aleah Yojana Arnold! I received in the mail her petition to recognize the order of Foreign Adoption. Big step for us, next step an Indiana Birth Certificate then it's official. I think this means I get to keep her LOL J/K. No it's just to show it's legal in Indiana one of the steps that has to be followed! Her BC should arrive about 3 months from now! I'll let you know. For now almost officially

Karla Aleah Yojana Arnold

aka Kaya!

My Buddy!!

Kaya and Karis last week. Karis is at mom and dad's and sleeping in Kaya's baby bed "Jail" as she calls it. I couldn't believe she fit, so she showed me how she did it! Of course Kaya had to get in on the action!

Wordless Wednesday

It's Better Late than Never/Snow Pictures

Kaya's been sick and we ventured out just for a few minutes. Our outing in the snow lasted like five minutes. She slid down a hill once then wanted to do it again, but when we got to the top she said no!!!

The front of our house, notice the neighbors tree! He's convinced it is fine, we will see!

Shooooweeee! My gloves are wet!!! Right before the major meltdown!!!