Lily's Forever Family Day

Three years ago today, Lily joined our family...forever!

From Emma's Instagram today

This morning she woke up to the "Happy Family Day!" song (which sounds just like the "Happy Birthday" song, by the way!).

She was soooo excited!

She got to pick where she wanted to go for her special celebration and she picked Krispy Kreme!   

You'd never know our tiniest (though not youngest, thank you very much!) could eat a whole doughnut!  

(Well, she almost ate a whole one!)

Milk is vital to proper doughnut consumption, in case you were wondering.

The Lord really wanted to bless her because tonight they not only had the customary hats....but also balloons...

and Krispy Kreme temporary tattoos!  

As if watching doughnuts being made in front of you wasn't amazing enough!

I had high hopes of being able to watch the videos of our first day together, but time went much too fast, so we will have to save that for tomorrow.

But, my, did she have fun celebrating!

What a precious gift!

And just to show you one of the reasons Lily was so smiley...

my super-silly, make-you-belly-laugh, quick-take-a-picture husband!

That is what family is all about!  A place to...

 laugh, 

love, 

be loved, 

be who God made you to be.  

Safety, 

warmth, 

hugs, 

kisses, 

giggles, 

squabbles, 

food, 

fun, 

snuggles, 

inside jokes, 

hurrays, 

picking each other up...

and so much more.

Most of all...it is forever.

Lily, we love you...forever.

In Him,

Mandy