"The Most Specialist Weekend Ever!" -Maysie

I'm not sure what I did to be blessed so immeasurably. We got to spend this weekend with a very special someone for the first time in six and a half years. We've been in close contact over the course of those years but decided recently that we were all ready to get together in person. We were all really excited about this upcoming event, especially Maysie! I was so nervous, not quite as nervous as the first time, but still. Once again though, Heavenly Father proved to me that He knows exactly what He is doing; He has a perfect plan laid out for us and we just need to be faithful enough to follow Him.

This right here makes me deliriously happy.

I don't think it's any mystery what Maysie is going to look like when she's 24 :)

 Elise was a little sad that I wouldn't let her ride in the box car with Maysie (it had no doors!) but sitting next to Mandy was an acceptable alternative.

 Mandy and her sweet husband, Brent got Maysie a beautiful horse necklace. Maysie has instructed me to keep it safe in my room at night and bring it out to her each morning so she can wear it <3 I can't even begin to explain how happy this makes me for both Maysie and Mandy. Open adoption is a beautiful thing that I hope to see more and more families embracing. We love our girls and the beautiful women who have given us an opportunity to be a part of their lives. Thank you will never be enough.