April 28 is Juliana's legal adoption anniversary. We've been a family for 10 years last week. 10 years ago on Wednesday the 6th, Mom and I brought Juliana home to the U.S. and began our life together.
Juliana is such a joy - well, beginning the tween phase, so a joy most of the time. LOL. I've missed seeing the sparkle in her eyes that I saw when she was a toddler, but I finally saw it again in photos taken last month during our Sanibel Island trip.
Since I have been reminicing about Juliana's adoption 10 years ago, one of my favorite photos is of Juliana, my mom, and me in Red Square. It was so cold and windy at the end of April. We'd even had snow flurries a few days before. We had no idea that we'd need heavier clothing than we'd brought.
On April 28 Juliana and I will be celebrating 10 years of being a family. Over the next couple of months, I will be doing some reminiscing with some pictures of Juliana then and now. She has grown up into such a beautiful and talented tween.
Taken in 1998, this is one of the first pictures I have of Juliana captured from a video. So serious.
Today, she is maturing into her own person with her own likes, dislikes, and opinions.
I am very blessed to have her as my daughter.
