November 19, 2007 - Family Day
On Wednesday, one year ago Brian, Dakota & I officially became a family!
In the adoption world, families usually celebrate what a lot of them refer to as 'Gotcha Day' each year, just like you would a child's birthday. Brian is not real keen on the term 'Gotcha Day', so we decided to ask Dakota what he would like to call it. His answer (loudly while throwing his arms up in the air & a HUGE smile on his face) was "FAMILY DAY!" So, 'Family Day' it is! :0)
Brian and I talked tonight & I was saying that I wanted to make a tradition of what we will do every year to celebrate this special day. Well, we decided that we will have Dakota's favorite meal which is also the first dinner that he had with us.....Chicken Tender/Nuggets & french fries :) The only difference is that it won't be at 'McDonald's House' (that's what he used to call it! LOL)...I will make the dinner here at home. I will also make a cake for him too...his favorite...chocolate. He is so cute.... I just asked him (just to double check) what his favorite cake was. His answer was "chocolate cake with chocolate frosting & white letters. One upper case letter & then lower case ones...you know, to spell my name" :0) So...that's it! Guess I will be heading to the store tomorrow for some Dunkin Hines & french fries!
That is sweet! Happy Family Day tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteDawn,
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for all of you. Children are truely Gods gift to us. Not only for our enjoyment, but also for their ability to teach us a few things along the way. I am so glad you guys remember and celebrate this day that you all became a family, How Special! My husband adopted my children (Patrick and Rose). That was a huge celebration also. We just haven't kept up the celebration from one year to the next. Hope you have a great day
Sherry
Hey aunt dawn,
ReplyDeletesorry i missed it but happy family day i worked a lot yesterday but wanted to make sure i said happy family day. im so happy for your guys... and Dakota is the coolest kid ever ..
love you all
sarah