After a long, long, hard wait, my friend Emily's newest daughter, Elsa finally came home. And I got to be there to witness the event along with a huge brigade of friends. The Anderson family is one VERY loved family. It was an amazing day. Wow, just WOW.
Here are a few of my favorite photos:
Pretty much summarizes how we felt about waiting.
Just look at this brigade of friends who showed up to welcome Elsa home!
The first glimpse.
Here she comes.
Milo's welcome. Love the sign in her face!
Meeting her siblings.
What a beautiful face. She would not stop smiling, and just has a sparkle of light and joy in her eyes.
Welcome home, Elsa! We're excited you're home!
EDIT: So sorry for those of you who clicked in yesterday only to find no pictures on this post or anywhere else on my blog! I've resolved the problem now, and I'm hoping that won't happen again.
oh my goodness. what treasures you have given the anderson fam (ALL of them!!) in these photos!!! love it!!! nice job capturing the emotion of the day. thanks for sharing so that those of us who couldn't be there could share in a piece of the day.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for posting since I'm sure Emily won't have time for a few more days. :)
ReplyDeleteOh Elsa! We are so glad you are home!
ReplyDeleteWhat a joyous day!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the photo of the the entire group welcoming Elsa it brought tears to my eyes.....what a sweet moment
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these! They are so touching. And, through all the emotion, I love that you caught, even by accident, one little boy picking his nose. :)
ReplyDeleteI told myself I may not cry, but there are tears streaming down my cheeks. What a moment. Thanks for posting these.
ReplyDeleteOh I have goose bumps. Thanks for sharing these heartwarming pictures. Conratulations to the Anderson family. Elsa is a lucky lady and so is her new family.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing moment! I am so glad to see all the love & support that they have. Thanks for posting for those of us that would have loved to have been there.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I'm crying like a baby.
ReplyDeleteshe's just oozing happiness in that bright, beautiful smile :) so happy for all of you ~ ~ congratulations * *
ReplyDeleteyou are so loved sweet elsa!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! Once you know the love a mother has, moments like these do bring tears.
ReplyDeletethese pictures are fabulous!! the emotion you captured is overwhelming!!! thank you for sharing these :)
ReplyDeleteso happy for Emily and familY!!!
ReplyDeletegreat pix!
tara
How exciting! So much emotion packed into a few shots! Happy, happy day; welcome home Elsa!
ReplyDeleteOh this made me cry! I've been giving Elsa updates at my house and this made me sooooo happy!
ReplyDeleteElsa will be so happy to see these pictures when she grows up and seeing her mommy's first glimpse and all the happiness that she brought. :)
ReplyDeletefrom another of the Anderson's friends in Kansas ... thank you from the bottom of my heart for being there and chronicling this moment in time for them ... as tears of joy pour from down my face, I thank God for His faithfulness and goodness! blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these! I so wish I could have been there! I can't wait to meet sweet Elsa! There is so much love for the Anderson family being sent from Kansas!
ReplyDelete:) Jenn Wiltse
hey...it's missy kollar!! i just found your blog through emily's. what a joyous occasion you captured for them.
ReplyDeletewill you be in ft collins this summer teaching jazzercize???
ReplyDeletethis made me so happy-what beautiful shots of that special day. so happy the andersons finally have that darling little elsa!
ReplyDeletetotally crying for them!
ReplyDeleteSo FANTASTIC! They are going to treasure these endlessly and Elsabeth is blessed beyond measure to be in their family.
ReplyDeleteI can't see the pictures! Should I do something different to my browser? It says bandwidth exceeded.
ReplyDeleteHmm...I'm working on the problem at the moment. This little blog is just not used to so much traffic!
ReplyDeletebeautiful captures of a beautiful and priceless day.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! you are a great friend to the Anderson's. I am bursting with joy for such a sweet family!
ReplyDeleteSo cute. How wonderful life she will have being loved more and more each day
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteThese photos are absolutely BEAUTIFUL and full of emotion. You hear about adoption stories, and you feel the emotion in them.... but you absolutely captured the joy, happiness, anticipation, and excitement in your photos of this event. So inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI am just starting out with taking pictures of my little boy... and my goal is to just capture emotion like these. Thank you for the inspiration work!!