Three years ago our lives forever changed when we followed our "Red Thread" to China. Crammed in a room with 9 other families, who we now call our "extended" Gao Shao Sister Family- we waited anxiously for our names to be called. Before we knew it, a sweet cherub of a child named Gao Shao Xin was placed in our arms.
Fast foward to today. That sweaty little over-dressed and over-layered baby in Guangzhou has grown into our very independant, spunky, smart and beautiful 3 1/2 year old Sarah. She has brought a lot of joy to our lives and for that we will be forever grateful to her China Mommy (as we call her) for making that ultimate sacrifice for her newborn baby. Although the circumstances are unknown to us, we can only hope she had the best intentions and wanted a better life for her daughter. We hope we have, and will continue to provide -that happy life she had hoped for.
Sarah is a great big sister to Sophie and a great helper aroud the house. She is too smart for her own good, and can be challenging at times when faced with a situation she does not like (e.g. bedtime, dinnertime, etc) In school she excels and in ballet she is an absolute princess. While not exactly an American Idol yet, she can belt out a tune like nobody's business. She is entertaining at the very least.
To begin our 3rd Gotcha Day, Sarah awoke singing "Happy Gotcha Day to Me" which was so cute. After school, Sarah, Sophie and I went to Payless to pick up some Spring shoes. Afterwards, we were off to McDs for some dinner and a romp in the playarea. Daddy got stuck working super-late so he could not participate in the fun (no new shoes for daddy) Maybe we can plan a little something extra this weekend.
I will post pictures at a later time. I just wanted to make sure I posted a note to commemorate our special day! Mommy & Daddy love you to pieces!!
