I am thankful that we met new friends today who traveled here all the way from Japan! There is a lot more to the story, but that will have to be it’s own blog post. For now I post a photo of their daughter with our girls 🙂
Amelie’s 6th birthday gifts
Waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the first week of December 2014 we ordered a special doll for Amelie from “A Doll Like Me” which is run by the coolest lady ever named Amy. She thinks that all kids should have a doll like them, especially those with limb differences. She figured out a way to sew the hands to look exactly like like child she was making the doll for. But she is just one woman who is a mom herself, so you have to order early – which worked for us because we knew we could wait for Amelie’s birthday. So we took close up photos of her hands and face and told the woman all of Amelie’s favorite things (like the color pink and elephants).
This is the amazing doll that showed up. She has a pink shirt with pink elephants. She has hair, skin, eyes and smile like Amelie. And most of all she has hands just like Amelie’s. It took her a while to notice, but then when she really understood she was so happy. She named her Ami which is our nickname for her. Amelie has never before played with dolls like she does with her Ami. Ami goes lots of places with us and sleeps with Amelie every night. We have to tell the doll goodnight too. At least 30 times in the last 2 months Amelie has thanked me for getting her a doll “just like me.” It really is the most amazing gift!
Close up of the hands. Too cute!
Nadia gave Amelie her Strawberry Shortcake bakery which she had paid for with her own money two years before. She knew that Amelie loved to play with it and wanted her to have it.
Nadia also remembered that Amelie wanted a wallet so she made her one and put her own $5 gift in it. Amelie is still saving the $5. I think it’s cute that Nadia did that all on her own with no prompting from us.
Happy 6th birthday Amelie!
Happy 6th birthday to our sweet Amelie!
You love anything with BLING, skirts and dresses, the color pink, elephants, chocolate, Frozen, eating Doritos, singing and dancing, playing games, stickers and the Ninja Turtles. You are such a good big sister to Dani and always up to something silly with Nadia. Your prayers are the sweetest thing in the world.
We love you!
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