Happy 4th Family Day, Alyssa

On December 5, 2005 Alyssa Mercedes XiuGe joined our family forever. There was never a more perfect child to complete our family. Alyssa is sweet, smart, sensitive, shy, and a joy to be around. She is doing fantastic in her new school, excelling socially, and really beginning to assert her opinions. It amazes me that this little girl who was AFRAID of people even looking at her is going to be "Mary" in the Christmas Pageant. She has learned her lines and cannot wait until the big day. She is very excited about the upcoming holidays in a way that she never has been before. In the past, the chaos that comes along with the holiday season TOTALLY overwhelmed her. This year she is ready for it and looking forward to it. I am so proud of her my heart is overflowing.

We celebrated her Family Day with all of her favorite things. The girls get to plan the day when it is their Family Day, from what we eat and where we go!! Last year she wanted Eggplant Parm for dinner LOL. This year, she was much more specific. After breakfast (bagels and cream cheese), she informed us that we would be going to the store to buy her "Mary" costume, then we would go to the LI Children's Musuem, and we would wrap the day up with dinner at Chilis.

I was happy to olbige....a fun day was had by all and she fell asleep in the middle of Frosty the Snowman!!!!

Happy Family Day, 2009!!!!!!