On February 27, we celebrated Carolina’s adoption into our family.
One year ago, we met our little Carolina in a high-rise luxury apartment in Bogota; she was bundled all up in blue. She didn’t cry when Rosita, the director of Los Pisingos, put her in our arms – but John and I sure did. She just kind of took both of us in and seemed to decide immediately, “Well, I guess these are my two new parents.” She promptly fell asleep in John’s arms in the cab ride home.
A year after that life changing day, it was a normal day in Merida for us. John and I worked at our desk (we share a desk here), but we also did a couple of Carolina’s favorite things during the day: we took a dip in the pool before naptime, and we took a walk to the park at dusk and watched as people fed big flocks of pigeons … every time they took flight we’d get a half amused-half scared “wooooooo!” out of Carolina.
And to top of our one year anniversary as a family? Carolina’s favorite dinner, of course – pizza! As dessert, we got a small orange pastry cake that we shared as a family. Unlike at her first birthday party, Carolina dove right into the cake, and slowly but surely finished her piece. She loved it, and enjoyed her sugar high afterwards as well.
What we’ve decided this past year with Carolina: you can have your cake and eat it, too!
A year after that life changing day, it was a normal day in Merida for us. John and I worked at our desk (we share a desk here), but we also did a couple of Carolina’s favorite things during the day: we took a dip in the pool before naptime, and we took a walk to the park at dusk and watched as people fed big flocks of pigeons … every time they took flight we’d get a half amused-half scared “wooooooo!” out of Carolina.
And to top of our one year anniversary as a family? Carolina’s favorite dinner, of course – pizza! As dessert, we got a small orange pastry cake that we shared as a family. Unlike at her first birthday party, Carolina dove right into the cake, and slowly but surely finished her piece. She loved it, and enjoyed her sugar high afterwards as well.
What we’ve decided this past year with Carolina: you can have your cake and eat it, too!
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