Isabella is doing really wonderful. She loves kindergarten. One day this winter when she was sick she asked us to call her teachers and tell them not to teach anything new because she didn’t want to miss learning anything (LOL)! Her teachers love her too. At both her fall and spring parent-teacher conferences they raved about how smart she is and how much she contributes to their classroom.
This school year she has continued to take dance lessons and has her recital in June. She played soccer in the fall and is playing again in the spring. She loves to play goalie (and she is really good!). During the winter she took ice skating lessons one day a week and she is going to take them again at an indoor rink this summer. She also really just loves to hang out at home. She loves movies (Coco, Trolls, Smurfs, among many others). She is also really into creating all sorts of artistic projects and she loves practicing to read and write. We try really hard to expose her to a lot of different things so that she can find the things that she is going to become passionate about.
Bella has the absolute best personality! She is super funny and makes us laugh all the time. But she is really caring and generous as well. We are so incredibly proud of the person she is growing into. The gift you have given us becomes more remarkable by the day and we regularly think about the the way you have blessed us through your love and selflessness. We have told Isabella from Day 1 that she is adopted. She knows that this makes her “extra loved” and “extra special”. (We’ve even overheard her telling a friend, “Did you know I am extra special because I am adopted?” lol).
Sending love and warm thoughts your way and hoping your family is well!
update rachel 
Happy birthday beautiful baby girl. Or i guess you’re not a baby anymore. We think of you and miss you every day, but i would do it all over in a heartbeat to give you the life you have. You look so much like your birth sister people have thought you were twins when i showed photos. And you are extra special, in every way baby girl. Keep up with your sports and doing good in school, i couldn’t be prouder or happier for you. Thank you so much guys for loving her like your own, your able to give her so much that i would of only been able to dream to do for her. All i wanted is for her to feel loved and have a good life. Hope your enjoying parenting and all its blessings. Thank you so much for the updates. I look at them almost every day.
My daughter Allysia would like to get Isabella something for christmas, shes been saving her allowance. Any chance you have a po box adress you feel comfortable giving to me?
Of course that sounds great! Give us a few days to get a PO Box set up and we will pass on the address!