One year ago....

One year ago today we were on a plane headed back home from 10 days at the beach to celebrate David's birthday. We knew that entire trip that we were close to the top of our waiting list. We had hoped that just maybe we would get "that" call while we were on vacation with our family. What we didn't know was they couldn't call us with our referral....... While we were on that plane ride home, our dream come true was just coming into the world.

September 6, 2008 5:54 a.m. a beautiful little girl was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She was destined to be our daughter....there is no doubt in this mothers mind that this child was meant to be ours. We will celebrate Hayden's first birthday tomorrow with a lot of pink, a lot of cake, and some presents too. But my heart will be celebrating what a lucky and grateful mom I am. I look at our daughter and I wish I could explain how I feel. She brings the light into the room, she makes me smile a hundred times a day,she brings me more happiness than I have ever known, she loves me just the way I love her...with true raw emotion!!

She is our daughter, and I am the luckiest mom around!!

Happy Birthday Hayden Magee, your mama and daddy love you with every thread of our soul.
***Pictures of her her special day will follow