Finally A Family...In Philly

Then

Now

Talk about deja vu! Two years ago I was sitting in a hotel room updating our blog while our sweet Lily slept. Tonight, I'm doing the very same thing! Of course, two years ago we were in Wuhan, China and had been united with our Lily girl for less than 12 hours. Today, we are in Philadelphia and celebrating our second anniversary as a family of 3! My, how time flies!

After a crazy tax season Tony and I really felt like we wanted to get away and have some quality family time. I had read about a place called the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. The article I read stated that it was the perfect place for children under 7 so we decided to check it out. Boy, was the article right! It's a toddler paradise!! I'm sure older kids would have a ball there, too...as long as none of their friends were watching!

The museum has a grocery store, a shoe store, a Children's Hospital, a "Rhythm Rain Forest", an Alice in Wonderland area, a train station, a city park, a gas station, a craft area, a construction site, a carousel, and the list goes on and on. We stayed there for four hours and could have easily stayed another four...if only Mommy and Daddy hadn't been so tired ;-)

Here is a slide show of some of the fun Lily had today. I uploaded too many pictures to add captions!

Two years ago Lily was "all about Mommy...all the time" and some days she still is. But, today was definitely an "all about Daddy" day! It was so much fun to watch Lily and Tony playing together. They have been missing each other so much. It was great to witness their special Daddy/Daughter bond!

Click here and here for two links from our Finally a Family day two years ago. And, if want to watch the magical moment we became a family of 3 click here.

Below is our only family picture from today. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. The really sweet woman at the hotel "took" several pictures of the 3 of us tonight before we headed out to dinner. I wanted a few pictures of us in our "nice clothes" with a nice back drop. Well, I'm not sure what button she was pushing, but when I looked for the pictures on the memory card there was nada, nothing, zilch. Oh well, at least we have this one!

Then

Now

It is impossible to believe that just two years ago we held Lily for the very first time. Tony and I were incredibly excited and scared to become parents. If only we could have known what an amazing child God had in store for us. Talk about an answered prayer! Lily is an absolute joy and each day with her is better than the day before.