Alyssum's adoption was a whirlwind experience! We found her photo on a waiting child list on-line in December and by April she was ready to come home! Steve and I traveled to Korea for just six days to see the sights of Seoul and to bring Alyssum home. She was the cutest bundle at 13 months old with so much wavy black hair. Her adjustment to our family was a little more difficult since she was a little older, but within a few weeks she was adjusting well. Alyssum had lived with a foster family and enjoyed her foster father, so whenever Steve came home from work she wanted his attention. When she was sitting on his lap she would put her ear to his watch...she was listening for the tick-tick of his watch! Too bad he had a digital watch! Obviously this was something she had done many times before!
Korean adoptions are not completed in country, but six months later in the United States. These pictures are from her adoption here in Homer and the celebration we had to follow with family and friends. We all enjoyed the delicious Korean food!
Alyssum has now been part of our family for seven years! So hard to believe its been that long and yet we look at our beautiful Korean daughter and see how she's growing into an amazing young lady! We are so thankful that God brought her into our lives!
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