I still love my teenager. Oh, and God knows that's hard to say some days.
So, after a day filled with bloggy love courtesy of the SITS gals, I thought I'd share some momma love. As you may know, Jerry and I adopted Nicole on her 14th birthday. She was in foster care for about 7 years. Her life has been a hard one and she's endured things some of us can't even imagine.
Adjustment has gone very well for our girl. Don't get me wrong. There are still issues. Lots of issues, but because the transition has gone so wonderfully, we find ourselves forgetting to remember her background and filtering her responses to things through that light. We eventually lose amnesia.
So, indulge me as I share some photos of my kiddo:
Friday night football in Texas...a tradition embraced by our girl and a friend
Nicole loves her friends - they are like air and water to her - I love how much she values them(l-r: Sam, Courtney, Nicole)
There is this "face" that Nicole wants to make in every photo...it's hard to get one where she isn't doing this. Oh, and she'd probably kill me if she knew I was posting her photo in her glasses - I think they're cute.
Oops! It's me trying to make that face, but I don't quite have it down.
