Ezekiel - 2 years home
Today is Ezekiel's 8th birthday.
And 5 days from now is his 2 year anniversary of coming to America.
{the 1st photo we ever saw of Ezekiel}
It's amazing to me how God can fit someone so perfectly into a family when they didn't come into it at birth.
I'm in no way saying it's been easy the entire time, we've all grown as we've struggled together. But I will say that...
Ezekiel was made for our family. Or maybe we were made for him.
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{{ Just warning you...there are a lot of photos in this post! }}
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{click here for his story}
{5 minutes after meeting him!}
{when he found out Ben & I were his parents}
{the dining room at the orphanage}
{ezekiel's bedroom}
{our Christmas card & Announcement that Ezekiel was joining our family}
{Ben had the extreme honor of meeting his mom and younger brother}
{can you believe this is about 5 weeks after we had bought him these brand new shoes? Just a tad bit active!}
{4 months after meeting Ezekiel...he got to come home!}
Can you believe how little he looks?! He grown so much in only 2 years!!
{about a million times more nervous on this day than our wedding day!}
{our 1st family picture together}
{day 2 of being in America we went for a walk to show him the neighborhood. Already bonding with his brothers}
{jumped into the deep end...we didn't realize he didn't know how to swim, oops.}
{he's got a really special relationship with Christ. You should hear his prayers}
{april, 2011 - 1st easter with us...and NO english}
{summer, 2011 - the day Temesgen named himself & became Ezekiel}
{he had some health issues needed a few surgeries - did it all with a smile}
{I absolutely love his relationship with Anton & Laith}
{I'm not sure they really remember life without him}
{august, 2012 - the day we moved from San Antonio to Denver}
{september, 2012 - 1st day of school - 1st grade}
{fall, 2012 - in Breckenridge}
{ summer, 2011 - soccer is his passion and already has more medals than we know what to do with}
{summer, 2012}
{4th of July, 2012}
{summer, 2012 - 1st time camping & fishing}
{summer, 2012 - 1st time to see the ocean}
{march, 2012 - voted by his peers to be the Most Caring - surprised with the award in an all school assembly}
{march, 2013 - 2nd year in a row for his peers to vote him the most Caring. An award well deserved!}
{easter 2013 - healthy, happy, and an amazing kid}
Happy Birthday, my sweet love. You have given us all so much joy.
Daddy & I are so proud of you.