Happy Gotcha Day Nevaeh

Sometimes it seems hard to believe that

it has already been 4 years.

4 years since sitting on this bench at Disneyland's California Adventure

when we got the call that brought 

you into our lives.

You still love to watch this video I made for you

in December 2008 when were weren't sure how much longer you would be with us.

And this one from April 2009 when you started doing unsupervised visits

and weekend visits with your birth parents.

And this one from July 2009 right before court when we thought you 

would be leaving us for good.

I am still in awe of the miracle that occurred and the 

sacrifice that your birth mom and dad made

by allowing us to adopt you.

Last Gotcha Day was one of the best days every

because I finally knew that there would be many, many more celebrations to come.

This day will always hold a special place in my heart 

my sweet little girl.

HAPPY GOTCHA DAY

Gotcha Day Tradition

First I would like to say a big

THANK YOU 

to all who donated or shared our iPad 2 give-away so far.

It is still going on until December 15th and you can click here to enter and 

see all the great gifts you could receive with only a $5.00 donation 

or sharing on your blog or Facebook page.

But I also wanted to share with you a great opportunity

you have to make really cute scrapbook pages 

and cards by using this amazing software

My Memories Suite V3.

This new version  just came out last month 

and it is sooo fun to use.

Plus, if you purchase it using the code STMMMS69334 

you receive $10 off and a $10 coupon to use on digital paper kits 

and you receive 4 entries into our iPad give-away 

because every time the software is purchased using 

STMMMS69334

We receive $20 towards our adoption.

My Memories also has a fun Facebook page and blog

where they have challenges and contest.

This weeks contest is called Family Traditions

and I have entered our tradition of going to Disneyland every year 

on December 13th because that is Nevaeh's Gotcha Day.

If you would like to read more about this fun day that we had

you can go here .

The other thing I love about this company is you can use

the digital paper they offer for free or 

other kits you can find for free all over the internet.

Right now they have this free kit called Santa

Below you fill find some of the other

stuff I have been doing this past month while learning

to use this new program.

The layouts above our my first attempt

at making my very own personalized Christmas Cards.

Another plus is that I can upload these layouts to 

any of the popular printing companies:

Shutterful, Snapwish, Winkflash, Picaboo, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and on and on.

And at Costco I can print out a 12x12 page and stick it in a regular scrapbook.

I can even add embellishments after it is printed.

The list of possibilities are endless.

It would make my day if you would share

this wonderful opportunity with others.

Then they can become obsessed with digital scrapbooking too :)