Hope is 1!

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Hope turned one yesterday. We had a party for her on Sat. I think she really enjoyed all the attention. And I know she loved the food ;-). We did make an attempt at the Korean Dol table. I did not do any fancy decortations for it, but we dressed her in her Hanbok and set out some objects for her to choose from. She picked the calculator first (I put that out because Raymond is a CPA) so we think that means she will follow in Daddy's footsteps and be good with numbers. And then she picked the $, which ofcourse means she will have lots of wealth. So I guess we will find out in 20 years or so if that holds true.

Yesterday we put the waterslide back up and invited all the neighbors for a water and popcicle party to celebrate. She had lots of fun with the popcicle as you can see from the pictures above.

She is such a wonder girl. We feel so blessed to have her in our family.

But with her birthday comes the reminder that she did not start her life in our family. I have found myself thinking about her birthmom often the past couple of days. I am sure she is thinking of Hope often during this time also. Wondering where she is and what she looks like. I hope her BM has seen her file at the agency in Korea and knows ,atleast, that she is with us, safe, healthy, and loved. And I hope that she has found some peace and comfort in knowing those things.