"Gotcha Day"

Today is Joey's "Gotcha Day" - the day he was placed in the arms of his daddy in China.  Poor little guy - he had no idea what was going on; he had been in an orphanage for almost three years, had seen only fairly short people with black hair, and here was this very tall, light haired man holding him and taking him away from the only home he had ever known.  No wonder he was shell-shocked!  We didn't hear one word from him for a very long time.  (Now he talks and laughs all the time.)  I can't find a picture of Bill and Joey on that day, although I know I have one some place, but here is a picture of Paul holding both Joey and Carly a couple of weeks after his arrival in his new family's home.

And here is a picture of Joey taken this fall:

Amazing what four years of love, good food, fresh air and sunshine can do!

My heart is breaking for the families of those children in Connecticut who were slaughtered yesterday while safely (?) in their schoolrooms.  When Joey and Carly's daddy heard about the shooting, he went to the school and brought them both home; he knew they were safe in their school, but he just wanted them close to him.  Thank you Bill!