1 year ago today, Dad & I landed & precious Ellyana got to meet Brian and the boys...what a happy day that was!!! 
Tonight we celebrated the beautiful country from which Ellyana came & our wonderful year together as a family! We enjoyed a nearby Ethiopian restaurant.
The restaurant is beautiful, it was fun to be back with the sights, smell & food of Ethiopia.
The restaurant is beautiful, it was fun to be back with the sights, smell & food of Ethiopia.The food was delicious & fun to eat...
Here's Brian & BJ in their Ethiopian T-shirts, with Ellyana in her traditional dress, one of the men at the restaurant said the dress she was in, was similar to the wedding dresses from the Wolaita region that she came.
Zach thought the HOT cloths that they gave us at the table (before & after we ate) were awesome!
Ellyana trying her first tastes of Ethiopian food (she was mostly on the bottle & just ate bland food when we were there). She was suspicious at first, but then seemed to really like it. At the end she got some spicy lentils, it was hilarious to watch...she ate them then drank A LOT of water, then ate some more, drank a lot & then a little bit later ate some more...it was so cute...she really did seem to enjoy the place! She danced a little to music & seemed to take in all the sights!
Back home she got an Amharic Children's Bible Story book that she liked looking at (Amharic is the language spoken in Ethiopia)
We all enjoyed a few Ethiopian themed cupcakes
And mostly we spent the evening...humbly grateFULL for the blessing of the precious daughter God has entrusted to us, and totally are amazed at the JOY that she brings to our home & wherever she goes! Ellyana, you are SUCH a blessing to our family! We all love you so very, very much!
Here's Brian & BJ in their Ethiopian T-shirts, with Ellyana in her traditional dress, one of the men at the restaurant said the dress she was in, was similar to the wedding dresses from the Wolaita region that she came.Zach thought the HOT cloths that they gave us at the table (before & after we ate) were awesome!Ellyana trying her first tastes of Ethiopian food (she was mostly on the bottle & just ate bland food when we were there). She was suspicious at first, but then seemed to really like it. At the end she got some spicy lentils, it was hilarious to watch...she ate them then drank A LOT of water, then ate some more, drank a lot & then a little bit later ate some more...it was so cute...she really did seem to enjoy the place! She danced a little to music & seemed to take in all the sights!Back home she got an Amharic Children's Bible Story book that she liked looking at (Amharic is the language spoken in Ethiopia)
We all enjoyed a few Ethiopian themed cupcakes And mostly we spent the evening...humbly grateFULL for the blessing of the precious daughter God has entrusted to us, and totally are amazed at the JOY that she brings to our home & wherever she goes! Ellyana, you are SUCH a blessing to our family! We all love you so very, very much! 
Happy forever family day!!!! Can't believe a whole year has gone by. She looks soo grown up!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I love this! We're hoping or our "forever family" day to be sometime in October or November! What a beautiful family you have. -Wendy(Wieland)Shaw
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