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vivi cakes

Yesterday we celebrated.


We baked.


We frosted.


We decorated.


We ate.

And we missed Vivi terribly.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Vivi Kate!

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11.02.09 · celebrations, family, Vivienne 31

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  1. Gavin's Family says

    November 2, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    We celabrated Gavin's birthday from half a world away from him just a few weeks ago too.
    We WILL get them all with him from here on out though.
    Happy Birthday to you Vivi!

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  2. Kim says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:05 PM

    Happy Birthday to your precious Vivi! Praying for her homecoming!
    Love & Blessings from Hong Kong,
    Kim
    P.S. Sally went home on Saturday, no longer and orphan, but in the arms of her Abba Father.

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  3. Lori says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    What a SWEET post!

    Happy Birthday to Vivi!

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  4. Sarah says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    Happy Birthday Miss Vivi Kate! I'm praying you come home soon!

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  5. Amie@WildOlive says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    awww….sniff sniff. Happy Birthday Vivi!!!!!!!!!!!! We LOVE you and CANNOT wait till you are home eating cupcakes with the gang! Happy Happy Day sweet one! Hugs and Kisses… and hugs to the mama who no doubt wishes her sweet girl were home to celebrate with her fam… love you!

    ๐Ÿ™‚
    Ami

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  6. Global Girl says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    Happy Birthday, Vivi!

    What a celebration # 3 will be next year at home ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. katrina says

    November 3, 2009 at 12:08 AM

    Start Planning for her 3rd birthday! You will have her soon.

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  8. TanyaLea says

    November 3, 2009 at 12:36 AM

    Awwhhh! What a bittersweet day, for sure. It won't be much longer and your Vivi cakes will be home in your arms, where she belongs!

    Great photos!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Happy 2nd Birthday, Sweet Vivi!!

    OOXX,
    Tanya

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  9. DiJo says

    November 3, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Happy Birthday Vivi!!!! Soon you will be celebrating with your very special family!!!!!

    Wonderful pics Stef! She will love them!

    Hugs,
    Di

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  10. Lost and Found says

    November 3, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Happy Birthday Vivi, from your "other" family

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  11. Kim says

    November 3, 2009 at 1:00 AM

    Happy Birthday Vivi! We will be celebrating Cai's 2nd birthday next Saturday. Won't it be extra sweet next November when we will have them in our arms? Love, Kim

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  12. Jenny says

    November 3, 2009 at 1:55 AM

    That is the sweetest thing. What a blessed little girl she will be to join your family.

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  13. Barbie says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:14 AM

    Happy Birthday Vivi! Can't wait till she is home and can celebrate every other birthday with her FAMILY!!

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  14. Chris says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    Happy Birthday sweet baby girl!!!!

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  15. Holly says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    Soon Lord, please.
    Praying for you….I can only imagine how hard it must be to wait. We got to meet Josiah when he was 21 months old and didn't get his referral until he was 15 months…so between birthdays.
    Big hugs!

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  16. Karin says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:29 AM

    Happy Birthday to your precious Vivi Kate. I hope and pray she is home very soon.

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  17. Jill says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:43 AM

    Oh…it makes me sad…but someday she will SEE these photos and be SO VERY GLAD she was missed just prior to her joyous homecoming!

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  18. Annie says

    November 3, 2009 at 3:10 AM

    Happy Birthday Vivi!! We celebrated Lizzie's 2nd birthday right before we travelled to bring her home!!!

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  19. Patricia/NYC says

    November 3, 2009 at 3:20 AM

    Happy 2nd Birthday to sweet, precious Vivi!! Praying that she will be HOME with you all soon!!

    GREAT photos!! And those cupcakes look YUMMY!!! Shephard's photo just cracked me up!

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  20. Janet and Kevin says

    November 3, 2009 at 3:49 AM

    Happy Birthday Vivi! We, too, celebrated our little Eli's 2nd birthday (Oct. 23) without him! Next year they both will be with their forever families!

    In Christ,
    Janet, Kevin, Ted, Philip, and waiting on Eli!

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  21. The Ferrill's says

    November 3, 2009 at 4:40 AM

    Look at all those chocolate faces just ready to smother Vivi with chocolate kisses…precious!
    I know you are SO ready, Stefanie.

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  22. Dita says

    November 3, 2009 at 4:47 AM

    OH, I just hope word comes VERY soon that you can go scoop her up and bring her right back home where she belongs.

    Thinking of Vivi and giving my 2 year old little girl extra hugs in honor of Miss Vivi.

    Godspeed, Vivi!

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  23. Andrea says

    November 3, 2009 at 5:06 AM

    Happy Birthday Precious Baby Girl!
    The World Is A Better Place Because You Are In It.

    Stacy, Andrea, Caleb, Hannah, Ben, Rachel-Kate, Mary Elizabeth, Adam, & Rebekah

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  24. Ann Marie says

    November 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    Missing those birthdays when your child is so close to being home is heartbreaking. We have done it twice and I cried on and off both times. She's getting the best present of all…a family. Next year will be wonderful!

    Hugs,

    Ann Marie

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  25. Leah says

    November 3, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    We are waiting for our 13 year old girl to come home from China. We have had some really happy events latly, and they all seem a bit bittersweet. I am sad that she is missing things. Amazing how God can knit our hearts together, even being on opposite sides of the Earth.

    Happy Birthday Sweet Vivi!

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  26. Desiree' says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    Happy Birthday Vivi!! Yesterday was our Rachel's bday too. We sent a cake through Ann but youre right, would have been so much better to have them home!!

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  27. Ladybugsmom says

    November 3, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    Your little Vivi is just 15 days older than our Emma Lynn and in the same province and area if I remember right…Happy Birthday ViVi!
    Emily

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  28. Lori says

    November 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Happy Birthday sweet girl! Your family is coming soon!

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  29. ellie says

    November 3, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Oh Happy Happy Birthday Vivi!

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  30. Deb says

    November 4, 2009 at 3:14 AM

    I don't know how you can stand it! We have only been holding Kate's pictures for 3 weeks and I am going crazy! Hopefully soon my friend!

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  31. Michelle says

    November 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    Awwwwww… so sweet that you celebrated Vivi's birthday. You have quite the creative cupcake decorators. And definitely what a household full of kids needs after Halloween… MORE chocolate!!! You are my kind of family!!! Can I come over for extras? ๐Ÿ™‚

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