Sunday, May 29, 2011

We are hers.

After a harrowing few days in Ethiopia, this little girl became "Rooney" on Thursday, May 26, 2011.


(more details about the trip later...)

42 comments:

Julie said...

Amen.

Christina said...

Oh happy day!

Molly said...

Wonderful!

Carrie said...

Yeah!!

Christy. said...

Congratulations!!!

Anonymous said...

beautiful.

The Hedwall Family said...

Heart stoppingly beautiful! Those eyes make me melt.....

Sara said...

She is beautiful.

Bridget said...

Lovely. Look at those gorgeous eyes!

il panettiere... said...

Sweet, beautiful, brave girl....

Semi-feral Mama said...

Konjo

hotflawedmama said...

oh my heart she's beautiful. and yippee!

Anonymous said...

Amen!!!!I can't wait to hear the details and meet this beautiful girl.
Love, Linda C.

Kirsten said...

Oh my oh my- stunningly gorgeous!!! Beautiful, beautiful family!!! My heart is bursting from reading this post!

Gretchen Magruder said...

She's beautiful!! This picture brings me right back to meeting our 6 year old princess 2 years ago!!

Evelyn said...

Congratulations! What a beauty.

The Busters said...

What a sweet smile! Congrats!

Christine said...

oh hello there, you beautiful, wonderful one. I've been thinking and thinking about you.

Ellen Enright said...

She is absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for y'all! What a blessing she is.

kn said...

She's so beautiful! I'm so happy for all of you!

coffeemom said...

Ah, such a face. And you have it just right: you are hers now. You were before of course, but now you know and the world does too. And we are cheering you all along the way.

lindy young said...

I cannot stop looking at this picture! What a beautiful, sweet face. What a bright light. Beautiful.

Stephanie said...

Tell! Tell! I want to hear the story! And I'm sure I can read it just fine through all the tears. Oh, Lori. I'm just so very happy for you. For all of you.

It Feels Like Chaos said...

Hooray!!! Huge congratulations! So happy for you guys! She's beautiful

msl said...

Oh beautiful girl!!! Congratulations!!!

Bonnie said...

How Beautiful! Congrats to all of you!!!

Cindy said...

I am thrilled for you and for her!! Congratulations!

Heather said...

oh my! She is gorgeous. Congratulations!!!!

Kathleen said...

Congralations!! Precious.

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to hear about your daughter's homecoming and her interactions with dear Abe.

I remember finding your blog way back when you were waiting for baby Abe. I'll never forget those naked-in-the-sunshine photos of him.

Congratulations!
Sarah in Raleigh, NC
mother of Mihret, Tsion, and Erza

Zach said...

Great news! What a cute smile. :)

Claudia said...

I just could not be thrilled-er for you.

The H Family said...

Love to finally get to see her face. Congratulations!! So, so excited for all of you.

findingmagnolia said...

Oh, look at her! Konjo lich! Congratulations!

Sharon said...

So very happy to read this. What a beautiful face.

heather said...

Congratulations! The wait is almost over. Here's to a very speedy embassy process. xHeather

Staci said...

"We are hers." The thoughtful way you phrased that is indicative of just how wonderful a woman and mother that you are. I love the Rooneys.

Mercy said...

Congratulations!!!She is beautiful..

Rebecca said...

So happy for you all.

Anonymous said...

Abe got a beautiful sister !!!

Jennifer said...

She is pure light. My heart overflows for all of you.

amanda allen said...

Finally! Hooray! So happy for your family! Maybe she will want to appear in Casey's next interview video;)