Saturday, October 20, 2012

Beginning to Meet Family!

We have now been home for one week and all continues to go well in the DeNeal household!

This morning Annaliese met some family members that she has been hearing about, and seeing pictures of, for weeks - Grandma Jane, Uncle Mike, Aunt Rachel, Josh & Caleb! The visit was relatively short, but she did very well! It was nice to see that she was shy initially, but became more comfortable with everyone as the morning continued.

 


 
She especially seemed to enjoy her cousins and has been talking about them all afternoon. The boys did a great job with her and we were very proud of them!!
 





Finally, this afternoon we went outside to practice riding her bike (with training wheels), which was donated to us from a girl in my mom’s ministry at HCC. After a few adjustments, she was able to reach the pedals and ride the bike! We need to do some work on steering, though : )



 It was a very good day for Annaliese! It was really nice to begin to “open the cocoon” and introduce her to some new people who will have such a big part in her life. We want to say a big “thank you” to all of the family that has been so patient while having to wait to meet her.

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