Kiley Joy

I know many of you have been waiting to hear from us. We are honored and blessed to be the parents of Kiley Joy. She truly lives up to her name as there is always a smile on her face. From the moment we met her she has been affectionate, very loving, obedient and so kind.

We arrived at the Orlando airport Saturday morning at 9:30AM. My parents, siblings, their significant others and of course the girls were there waiting for us. It was a joyous reunion. Kiley gave everyone hugs and kisses and melted my parents hearts immediately with her affection. Thought you would like to see a few pictures.

We are still figuring things out of course. The only time we have made her cry was when we said no to her (we didn't understand what she was saying) and she had to go to the bathroom. OOOPSSS!!! Our mistake. We quickly figured out the problem and she was happy again. She is such a brave little girl. She follows us wherever we go and is sure of our relationship.

Food is a big thing we are working out right now. Things like strawberries make her gag and she loves hot sauce. She had a doctor's appointment on Monday and her pediatrician says she looks great. Still gotta do some blood work and shots : (

She loves her sisters. She laid her head on Lauren's lap last night and watched Hannah Montana. She likes to watch TV as she has never seen it before and she likes to ride the tricycle outside. She will copy everything we say if we ask her to and her diction is incredible. She speaks so clearly even though she doesn't understand the meaning of the words yet. I'm amazed at how they soak up everything.

We couldn't he happier to have her home in record time. From the moment we saw her picture and decided to adopt to the day we flew home to Orlando was 4 months and 3 days. Unbelievable!!!! We are blessed. We are so excited to introduce her to all of you. We hope to have an open house in the next few weeks so you can meet her.

Thank you for your prayers for us and Kiley. We have been united with a child that is going to make an impact for the Lord and you helped pray her home. We so appreciate and love that! She was in a Christian orphanage and so all the songs she sings are about Jesus. She even knows Oh How I Love Jesus in English. It made me cry when I heard all 3 older girls singing that song in the car on the way home from the airport. Wow! I can't even describe the emotions Brian and I are working through of feeling blessed by the Lord. I feel His favor and glory in a new way today. Our daughter is home and I feel peace and JOY!