Revisiting last Wednesday

Wednesday Dec 3rd, we celebrated the first anniversary of Gotcha Day. Zack and I were able to arrange our schedules so that we could take William to the mall for lunch and a Build-a-Bear trip.

We now have a new member of William's stuffed animal: Buddy the Bunny. He had a great time building his new furry friend, and it was fun to reflect on how far he's come over the last year.

He got to choose anything he wanted for dinner: restaurant, home cooked meal, anything. He chose to eat at home: pigs in blankets, pizza, french fries, and buttered bread. I added a greek salad to try and balance things out a little. And he requested that we eat in the living room at the coffee table.

It was a wonderful day for all three of us!

By the way, a few weeks ago I found a new Old Navy gray fleece pullover, much like the one that he wore on the day he left the orphanage (only that one was a Toddler 3T, this one is a Boys XS!). We hope we'll be able to find a similar one each year for him to wear on Gotcha Day (well, until he's too cool for that), and some day make them into a quilt/blanket for him.

And I attempted to recreate a couple of the photos we'd taken one year ago that day...