The Shrum Family Adventures: How Lilee spent her 1st Gotcha Day!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

How Lilee spent her 1st Gotcha Day!

We went to the Columbia, SC Zoo for Lilee's special day. We met up with 4 other Guatemala adoptive families all from SC.

Our Family

Our Crew

Mommy and the girls

Joel in front of the aquarium. Yes, Joel has lost another tooth!

Siah in front of the shark tank. He is sporting his new hat he got for his B/D.

Looking at the penguins.

We saw Flamingo's....

turtles.....

giraffe's.......

elephants....

and monkey's that do tricks.

The kids feed the birds......

and the giraffe's.

Jordan showing Lilee the Elephants.

Joel with the girls.

The girls with Maya and sweet little Maria.

The girls with their new friend Anna. Anna just came home from Guatemala 3 days before.

The girls with their new friends Sabrina and Amaya.

2 comments:

Hannah said...: What a great day! I love the family shot, I love how your son is loving on his mom.

Great pictures!!

Hannah; October 5, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Vanessa said...: Looks like you guys had an awesome Gotch Day~~; October 6, 2008 at 8:32 PM

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Verses that really spoke to me and helped me get through our adoptions.

(John 14:18) " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you."

(Isaiah 43:5-6) "Do not be afraid, for I am with you,
I will bring your children from the west. Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

(Proverbs 25:25) "As cold water is to a thirsty soul : so is good
news from a far country."

(Matthew 6:25-34) The do not worry chapter.
This is the chapter that told me we would adopt again and the
baby girl woud be named Lily (Lilee). "The lilies of the field".
This is a great reminder of why we should not worry, God will take care of his people!

(Psalms 82: 3-4) "Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Resue the weak and neady; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

(Psalms 68: 5) "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling."

(Deuteronomy 10:18) " He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow and loves the alien, giving them food and clothing."

(Philippians 4:13) "I can do all things through him who gives me strength."

(Philippians 4:6-7) " Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your request to God. And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Romans 8:28) " And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

(James 1:27) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their destress, and to keep oneself from being polluted from by the world."