Dear Jaymi Viktoria,
Yesterday we celebrated your one year anniversary as a member of our family. Its crazy how it seems like just yesterday I rode that airport escalator with you to greet our loved ones. I will always remember the pure joy and excitement and you finally got to meet your little sisters. Your grandmas and grandpas. Your cousins and friends. You were so thrilled. I am still amazed at how you entered this new life like you had been waiting for it all along. You didn't question it. You didn't mourn the life you left behind in Russia. You were just so excited to start anew. So excited to take everything this new life had to offer you. You really and truly, never looked back. Everyday you life with such excitement wondering what the day will have to offer you. Friends? Family? School? Church? You love it all.
I would be lying if I said this year and all the changes it brought to me as a mother were easy. I envied how easily you seemed to adjust. How easily you loved me, even when it didn't seem like I deserved it. You have been such an example to us. You are so forgiving, so loving, so ready and eager to learn. So patient with us all as we have learned and grown over the past year. Being a parent to an older child was so much harder than your dad and I expected, and will little sister Bryn moving up the ranks in age, we had quite the learning to do. Thank you for being patient with us and we figured this all out. Our task as parents seemed overwhelming at times and without the help of our family and friends, we could not have done it. We continue to learn daily about how to best be your parents, thank you for showing us the way.
Your little sisters just adore you and look up to you so much. Bryn wants to be just like you and Kaelyn loves when you take time to get down and play with her. I love when we come to your class on Thursday's and how you watch out for them. You make sure Bryn gets everything everyone else does and that she follows the classroom rules. The other day someone took a toy from Kaelyn during recess and you promptly took it back and made sure they knew not to pick on her. You are so sweet and tender with Kaelyn, it makes my heart so happy. You are so patient and forgiving with Bryn as she learns how to be nice. She gets so excited to play with you when you get home from school. I love when I hear you both giggling together. No one makes you laugh harder than your silly sister Bryn and visa versa. I love that Kaelyn and Bryn were so young when you joined our family, that they will never remember life without you here.
You are such a great example of being kind and making friends everywhere you go. Every time we come to your school we see kids in other classes that know you by name and are excited to see you. You make everyone feel good with your happy hello's and genuine hugs and high fives. The kids are so kind to you in church and you are such a great example to them by how much you love primary. You get so excited when you get to go in front and help with music or sharing time.
Today we celebrated by playing with friends, going swimming with cousins and eating pizza. Swimming is one of your favorite activities so it was very fitting that one year later, thats what we were doing as a family.
Love Always,
Mommy
Yesterday we celebrated your one year anniversary as a member of our family. Its crazy how it seems like just yesterday I rode that airport escalator with you to greet our loved ones. I will always remember the pure joy and excitement and you finally got to meet your little sisters. Your grandmas and grandpas. Your cousins and friends. You were so thrilled. I am still amazed at how you entered this new life like you had been waiting for it all along. You didn't question it. You didn't mourn the life you left behind in Russia. You were just so excited to start anew. So excited to take everything this new life had to offer you. You really and truly, never looked back. Everyday you life with such excitement wondering what the day will have to offer you. Friends? Family? School? Church? You love it all.
Your little sisters just adore you and look up to you so much. Bryn wants to be just like you and Kaelyn loves when you take time to get down and play with her. I love when we come to your class on Thursday's and how you watch out for them. You make sure Bryn gets everything everyone else does and that she follows the classroom rules. The other day someone took a toy from Kaelyn during recess and you promptly took it back and made sure they knew not to pick on her. You are so sweet and tender with Kaelyn, it makes my heart so happy. You are so patient and forgiving with Bryn as she learns how to be nice. She gets so excited to play with you when you get home from school. I love when I hear you both giggling together. No one makes you laugh harder than your silly sister Bryn and visa versa. I love that Kaelyn and Bryn were so young when you joined our family, that they will never remember life without you here.
You are such a great example of being kind and making friends everywhere you go. Every time we come to your school we see kids in other classes that know you by name and are excited to see you. You make everyone feel good with your happy hello's and genuine hugs and high fives. The kids are so kind to you in church and you are such a great example to them by how much you love primary. You get so excited when you get to go in front and help with music or sharing time.
Today we celebrated by playing with friends, going swimming with cousins and eating pizza. Swimming is one of your favorite activities so it was very fitting that one year later, thats what we were doing as a family.
Love Always,
Mommy
