The weather was perfect 77 degrees F. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Carly became a permanent part of our family! We are so happy to have this finalized! We have been so blessed to have Carly in our family and are a more complete family with her.
Carly is adjusting very well and her English is really coming along! Sometimes she has trouble with her F's and V's but she is getting it. One day, she was in a hurry and wanted to wear her flip-flops. She said to me," Mom, can I wear my slip-slops today?!" It was the cutest thing ever!! All in all when she takes her time speaking, she gets it!
Carly is really learning what being a sibling is all about! At times, that has been a challenge, but the other kids have been willing to be patient and teach her and also correct her when needed. Kristina and Carly share a room and they have worked that out well. She likes to clean! I love it when we get in our "cleaning mode" and we get a lot done!
We have been able to spend a lot of time with our extended families and that has been a great privilege! She has gotten to know her family pretty well and seems to have a sense of loyalty to them. It touches my heart that she identifies herself as a PART of that family!
She has a sinful nature as we all do, but she is teachable and is eager to learn, learn, learn! We are having fun doing "family stuff". She loves shopping! :) So life is good!

It's been 4 months since we got Carly home. She is adjusting so well! Since the last post, Carly has lost 4 teeth and her "big" ones are coming in.

She had an Adoption party at our church and was completely overwhelmed to have so many people welcome her. It was a wonderful time for her and for us too! We have a great church family! :)

Carly is learning to ride her bike with the help of her brothers. She'll get it. She is asking about camping and can hardly wait for the weather to get warmer so that we can go. She totally likes the outdoors and is so happy to see that in Minnesota we get warm weather too!! She looked at the grass and said, " It's GREEN!!!" She has been such a trouper in that she has not complained about the cold. We all went sledding a few times this winter and she liked that alot.

We found out today that Carly's adoption finalization will be on May 12. That is Zach's birthday too! We are very excited to get to the final step and make Carly a part of the Witte family permanently!! She has added much joy to our family! We are so thankful to God that He has entrusted her to us!