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Let’s go for a walk together through

Alice’s very own book Just follow those feet

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All About Alice

Alice’s Home and Family

The Beginning

Living with Sarah and Dan

Alice’s mummy, daddy and big sister

More about Alice

Alice’s Name  

2015

Meeting the Judge

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This  is  Alice  and  as  you  can  see  she  is  a  beautiful  baby  girl,  with  brown  hair,  BIG  blue  eyes  with  lovely  long  eyelashes,                                                

 and  a  very  pretty  smile.  

Alice  was  born   in  2014,  so  that  makes  her   just  over  1  year  at  the  moment.  Alice   is   fit  and  healthy  and  she  is  just  the  right  size  for  a  1  year  old.    

A  smiley  Alice  

 

Alice  is  usually  very  calm  and  contented,  she  giggles  and  smiles  a  lot  but  her  mummy  says  that  she  also  has  ‘a  good  set  of  lungs  on  her’  which  means  that  she  can  also  make  quite  a  lot  

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of  noise  when  she  wants  something!  And  then  she  can  look  quite  grumpy!  

Alice  showing  her  good  set  of  lungs!!  

 

A  very  sleepy  Alice  

 

Of  course  her  mummy  anddaddy  think  that  whatever  she  is  doing,  she  is  still  just  lovely!  

A  very  much-­‐loved  Alice  

 

 

Her  daddy  says  that  although  she  has  only  been  walking  for  a  few  months  she  is  very  fast  on  her   feet   and   sometimes   she   chases   the   cat,   Ginger,   and   tries   to   catch   his   tail,   so   he   has  learnt  to  move  very  quickly  and  to  keep  out  of  her  way.    

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Alice’s  favourite  toy  is  her  teddy  bear,  called  Bertie  and  she  likes  to  take  him  everywhere…  

 and  Bertie  sleeps  on  her  pillow  every  night  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Alice  also  enjoys  banging  stacking  rings  together  and  putting  them  on  her  hands  and  arms  and  dancing  to  music.    

 

Alice  is  quite  a  busy  baby.  She  goes  with  her  mummy  to  baby  massage  class  every  week  and  she  gets  very  excited  to  see  the  other  babies  there.    

 

 

She  also  likes  her  baby  music  class  and  trips  to  the  library  for  story  time  with  her  big  sister,  Ruth.    

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Alice  also   likes  going  with  mummy  or  daddy  to  collect  her  sister,  Ruth   from  school.  She   is  very  pleased  when  they  all  go  to  feed  the  ducks  on  the  way  home.  

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Alice  lives  in  a  town  in  Surrey  with  her  mummy,  daddy  and  sister  Ruth.  

This is Alice’s with her family.

 

Alice’s  mummy  is  called  Sue  and  her  daddy  is  Jack.  

And  here  is  Alice  with  her  sister  Ruth.  

 

And  of  course  we  mustn’t  forget  the  other  important  member  of  the  family  –  

Ginger   the  cat.  

 

Alice’s  daddy  

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Alice’s  daddy  goes  in  his  car  to  work.  He  works  in  an  office,  but  he  is  usually  home  in  time  to  play  with  Alice  and  Ruth  before  it  is  time  for  bed.    

 

Alice’s  mum   is   a   nurse   and   at   the  moment   she   is   at   home   looking   after  baby   Alice   everyday,   but   she   usually   works   at   a   hospital   looking   after  people  who  are  not  feeling  well.    

 

Alice’s   family   is   a  happy  one  and   they  have   lots  of   fun   together.  Her  mummy,  daddy  and  sister  Ruth  like  taking  Alice  out  for  walks  in  the  park…  

 

and  to  visit  other  friends  and  family  -­‐  especially  Grandma  and  Grandad  -­‐  they  are  mummy’s  mum  and  dad  and  they  live  just  a  few  miles  away,  in  the  next  town.    

 

Here  is  Alice  and  Ruth  with  her  grandma  and  grandad  

 

 

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Alice,  mummy,  daddy  and  Ruth  all  live  in  a  very  nice  house,  full  of  love.  It  has  a  big  garden  at  the  back,  which  is  just  the  right  size  for  Alice  and  Ruth  to  play  in  and  enjoy  the  sunshine!  There  is  a  slide  and  a  sand  pit  and  Ruth  likes  to  water  the  pretty  flowers  and  play  on  the  swing.    

 

 

And  here  is  baby  Alice  asleep  in  her  cot.  At  the  moment  she  sleeps  in  in  the  same  bedroom  as  her  mummy  and  daddy  to  help  her  feel  safe.  When  she  is  a  little  bit  bigger  she  will  move  into  her  own  bedroom.    

Ruth  already  has  her  own  room  and  she  has  lots  of  toys  in  there.  It   is  painted  yellow  and  she  has  flowers  on  her  curtains.  I  wonder  what  colour  Alice’s  bedroom  will  be?    

 

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Blue  or  pink  or  perhaps  all  the  colours  of  the  rainbow  

                                                 On  Sundays  Alice  goes  to  church  with  her  daddy,  mummy  and  Ruth.    

 

 

She  likes  to  see  all  the  people  there,  and  enjoys  the  singing.  

 

 

 

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(This  would  be  copy  of  new  certificate  with  adoptive  surname)  

 

Alice’s  name  is  Alice  –like  Alice  in  Wonderland  

                                                       and  her    second  name  is  Rose.  

Just  like  the  pretty  flower  and  it  is  her  grandma’s  name  too.  

Her  last  name  is  James  –  the  same  as  her  mummy  and  daddy  and  sister.  Alice’s  first  name  has  always  been  Alice  but  when  she  was  first  born  her  other  2  names  were  different.  How  could  this  be?  (With  increase  in  social  networking  sites  I  would  advise  against  putting  in  birth  surname  or  a  copy   of   original   birth   certificate   in   the   book   –   this  will   be   available   elsewhere   and   can   be   shared  when  age  appropriate)    

Well,   families   come   in   all   shapes   and   sizes   and   children   join   families   in   all   sorts   of  ways.  Some  children  are  born  into  them,  some  live  with  aunts  and  uncles,  grandparents,  friends,  special  guardians  or  foster  carers  and  some  are  adopted  into  their  families.    

Foster  carers  usually  look  after  children  for  a  short  while,  until  they  can  move  on  to  a  new  family.  Sarah  and  Dan  were  Alice’s  foster  carers.    

Adoptive   parents   are   forever   parents   –   children   stay  with   their   adoptive  mums   and   dads  until  they  are  all  grown  up  and  until  they  feel  ready  to  have  home  of  their  own.  Sue  and  Jack  are  Alice’s  adoptive  parents.  

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There  are  lots  of  other  adopted  children  in  Surrey  and  in  the  whole  country,  and  indeed  all  over  the  world.  

Alice’s  great  aunty  Jane,  that’s  her  grandma’s  sister,  is  adopted  and  Alice’s  sister,  Ruth  is  also  adopted.    

There  are  lots  of  famous  people  and  characters  that  have  been  adopted  too.  Some  of  these  are:  

 

Baby  Moses                      

Superman  

 

 

 

and  Paddington  Bear!  Now  he  is  very  famous  and  has  lots  of  books  written  about  him.    

 

So  like  thousands  of  other  children  Alice  was  adopted  and  this  is  how  she  became:  

 

Alice  Rose  James  

 

 

 

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Like  most  children,  Alice  was  born  in  hospital.  She  was  born  in  London  Hospital

The  London  Hospital            

Alice  was  born  on  the  1stJune  2014,  so  in  the  summer  time  and  it  was  a  nice  sunny  day.  

Hurray  –  it's  a  baby  girl!    

 

The  1st  June  was  a  Saturday  

Alice is a Saturday’s Child

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Monday's child is fair of face,

Tuesday's child is full of grace,

Wednesday's child is all aglow, (note slight change!)

Thursday's child has far to go,

Friday's child is loving and giving,

Saturday's child works hard for a living,

But the child that's born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe, and good always.

Alice  was  born  early  in  the  morning  at  7.15  am  -­‐  that’s  the  same  as  saying  15  minutes  past  7,  so  Alice  arrived  just  in  time  for  breakfast!  

Here’s  a  picture  of  Alice  with  the  nurse,  just  after  she  was  born.  

Alice  was  a  good  size  and  weighed  4.07kgs  (8.95lbs)  when  she  was  born.      

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                             This  is  about  the  same  as  four  and  a  quarter  bags  of  sugar    

 

                   

All  of  the  nurses  and  doctors  at  the  hospital  agreed  that  Alice  was  a  gorgeous,  loveable  baby  and  they  all  enjoyed  caring  for  her.  

Like  all  babies  Alice  has  a  birth  mother  and  a  birth  father.  Alice’s  birth  mother  is  Katie  –  and  like  all  babies,  Alice  grew  inside  her  birth  mother,  Katie.  

Katie  had  long  dark,  curly  brown  hair,  but  she  usually  liked  it  tied  back  in  a  ponytail,  and  she  had  blue  eyes.  She  was  quite  tall  and  slim.  She  had  fair  skin  and  some  freckles  and  her  feet  were  size  6.  

Here  is  Katie,  just  before  Alice  was  born.  

                                                                     

And  here  is  Katie  holding  baby  Alice  soon  after  she  was  born.  

Katie  thought  that  Alice  was  a  beautiful,  loveable  baby  and  she  decided  to  call  her  Alice  -­‐  as  this  is  her  second  name  –  she  is  Katie  Alice    -­‐  and  Katie  wanted  the  baby  to  have  this  name  so  she  would  always  have  ‘part  of  her’.  

Katie  was  only  18  years  old  when  she  realised  that  she  was  going  to  have  a  baby  and  she  had   just  gone  to  University     -­‐   that’  s  a  bit   like  a  school   -­‐  but  for  grown  ups.  Katie  was  still  learning  and  hoping  to  become  a  teacher  in  a  few  years  time.    

 

Katie  didn’t  have  a  boyfriend  and  she  said  that  she  just  didn’t  know  anything  about  Alice’s  

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birth  father.  She  met  him  at  a  party  but  couldn’t  remember  anything  else  about  him  and  she  didn’t  see  him  again.  

Katie  told  her  big  sister  that  she  was  going  to  have  a  baby  but  she  decided  not  to  tell  anyone  else  in  her  family.  Katie  didn't  have  a  job  or  a  home  of  her  own  and  as  she  was  still  learning  how  to  be  a  teacher  she  didn’t  think  that  she  would  be  able  to  do  this  and  look  after  baby  Alice  in  the  way  that  she  should  be  looked  after    

Katie  had  just  had  her  19th  birthday  a  few  days  before  Alice  was  born.  She  thought  that  Alice  was  a  lovely  baby  but  she  felt  that  she  just  wouldn’t  be  able  to  give  her  all  the  time  and  care  that  babies  must  have.  

Bringing  up  children  is  a  bit  like  building  a  wall.  To  make  tall,  strong  walls  you  need  a  very  good  foundation  and  then,  using  just  the  right  amount  of  cement,  you  carefully  lay  all  the  different  bricks  on  top.  You  can  see  from  this   wall   of   bricks   that   children   need   love,   but   they   also   need   lots   of  different  kinds  of  caring  to  help  them  grow  properly,  and  they  need  to  be  cared  for  by  grownups  who  know  how  to  look  after  children.  

 

Katie  just  didn’t  think  that  she  would  be  able  to  do  all  of  these  things,  so  when  the  doctors  and   nurses   said   that   baby  Alice  was   a   very   healthy   baby   and   she  was   ready   to   leave   the  hospital  when  she  was  4  days  old,  Katie  thought  that  it  would  be  best  for  Alice  to  live  with  foster  carers,  just  for  a  little  while,  until  she  could  move  to  a  new  mummy  and  daddy.    

Sarah  and  Dan  were   just  the  right  foster  carers  as  they  had   looked  after   lots  of  babies,  so  they  came   to   see  baby  Alice   just  after   she  was  born.  They  knew  all   about   caring   for   little  babies.  

TALKS  TALKS  

TAKEN  TO  SCHOOL  

CUDDLES   CLEAN  CLOTHES  

RULES  

PLAY  TIMES   BED  TIMES  

WARMTH  

LAUGHS  

STORIES   TALKS  

KISSES  

ATTENTION  

 

GOOD  FOOD  

CHECK  HOMEWORK  

 

HUGS  

A  SAFE  HOME  

FUN  

DOCTOR  CHECKS  

 

LOVE     LOVE     LOVE     LOVE     LOVE     LOVE  

DENTAL  CHECKS  

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Here  is  Sarah  cuddling  and  saying  hello  to  Alice  and  talking  to  the  doctor  at  the  hospital.  

 

Sarah  and  Dan  also  thought  that  baby  Alice  was  gorgeous  and  they  took  some  photographs  of  her  and  put  them  in  a  special  Alice  Photograph  Album.    

 

 

 

           

Before  she  left  the  hospital  Katie  dressed  Alice  in  a  pretty  new  blue  and  pink  baby  grow  that  she  has  bought  especially  for  her  to  wear  when  leaving  hospital.  

 

Katie  met  the  foster  carers  at  the  hospital  and  she  was  pleased  to  know  that  they  would  be  looking  after  little  Alice  for  a  while.  Katie  gave  Alice  a  big  cuddle  and  a  kiss  before  she  left  and  she  gave  her  a  special  present-­‐  a  teddy  bear  –  yes  it  was  Bertie.  

 

So  this  is  how,  when  she  was  just  4  days  old,  Alice  left  the  hospital  and  went  to  live  with  her  foster  carers,  Sarah  and  Dan  

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Sarah  and  Dan  knew  exactly  how  to   look  after  newborn  babies.  Not  only  had  they   looked  after  lots  of  other  babies,  but  they  had  also  had  children  and  grandchildren  too.      

Sarah  and  Dan  with  baby  Alice.  

 

At  first  it  would  have  been  a  bit  strange  for  little  baby  Alice,  but  she  very  quickly  settled  with  Sarah  and  Dan.  In  their  care  Alice  soon  grew  into  a  happy,  healthy  baby.  

Lots  of  important  and  interesting  things  happened  to  Alice  when  she  was  living  with  Sarah  and  Dan.  

 

                                      Alice  learnt  how  to  roll  over          

 

                                                                   And  to  kick  her  legs                          

 

And  she  tried  to  crawl    

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And  she  grew  and  put  on  just  the  right  amount  of  weight  

Alice  also  had  her  first  Christmas    

Look  at  all  those  presents.  I  wonder  what  was  inside  those  boxes!  

Although  Alice  was   doing   very  well  with   Sarah   and   her   family,   and   they   all   loved   looking  after  her,  everybody  thought  she  was  such  a  precious  little  girl  that  she  really  needed  a  new  family  all  of  her  own.  Alice’s  birth  mother,  Katie  also  wanted  Alice  to  go  to  the  right  family.  She  told  the  social  worker  that  she  would  like  Alice  to  have  a  family  where  she  would  have  a  brother  or  sister,  where  she  would  have  grandparents  and  lots  of  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins  and  she  also  said  that  she  hoped  that  they  would  take  Alice  to  church.  

 

But  the  most  important  thing  that  Katie  wanted  was  to  know  that  Alice  would  be  loved  and  happy.    

When  Katie  knew  that  social  workers  had  found  the  right  mummy  and  daddy  for  Alice,  she  went  to  the  foster  home  to  see  Alice  again  and  to  give  her  a  farewell  kiss  and  cuddle.  

 

 

 

Katie  also  wanted  to  meet  Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy.  They  were  pleased  to  meet  Katie  and  told  her  about  themselves  and  the  family  and  also  told  her  just  how  much  they  would  love  Alice  and  look  after  her  forever  and  ever!  

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 Katie  was  very  pleased  to  know  all  of  this  and  she  was  also  glad  that  Alice  would  have  a  big  sister  and  a  mummy  and  daddy  who  would  always  love  her.    

 

Katie  meeting  Mummy  and  Daddy  

Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy  also  told  Katie  that  they  would  send  a  letter  to  her  every  year,  through  the  social  worker,  with  news  so  that  Katie  would  know  that  Alice  was  okay  and  what  she  liked  doing.    

 

 

 

 

  Katie

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Baby  Alice  with  Mummy,  Daddy,  Ruth  and  Ginger  

 

Sue  and  Jack  were  just  the  right  grownups  to  be  Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy.  They  knew  what  to  do  to  help  her  grow  into  a  healthy,  strong  child,  just  like  that  strong  brick  wall.  They  knew  that  babies  and  children  need  lots  of  love  and  cuddles,  plenty  of  sleep,  good  food,  a  warm  house,  clean  clothes,   lots  of   fun,  games  and  playtimes,  as  well  as   just  the  right  number  of  rules  to  make  sure  that  they  are  kept  safe  and  secure.  

Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy   lived  only  a   few  miles  away   from  Sarah  and  Dan’s  house.  They  had  heard  all  about  Alice  from  the  social  workers  and  they  had  meet  Sarah  and  Dan  and  had  seen  some  photographs  and  a  video  of  Alice  and  they  thought  that  she  was  just  lovely.  They  came  to  meet  Alice  for  the  very  first  time  a  few  weeks  before  Christmas  and  you  could  say  it  was  just  ‘love  at  first  sight’.  

 

 

They  thought  she  was  beautiful  with  her  big  eyes  and  curly  hair.  They  knew  they  would  love  her  very  much.    

Alice   was   a   bit   shy   at   first,   but   because   she   had   also   seen   photographs   and   a   video   of  Mummy,  Daddy  and  heard  their  voices,  she  soon  had  a  big  smile  on  her  face.    

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They  came  to  see  her  a  few  times  before  Christmas  and  sometimes  Ruth  came  too  and  she  also   fell   in   love  with   little  Alice  very  quickly  and  couldn’t  wait   for  her  baby  sister   to  come  home  with  her.  

 

After  Christmas,  Mummy  and  Daddy  started  to  visit  Alice  every  day  so  that  they  could  get  to  know   each   other   very   well.   Sarah   and   Dan   were   able   to   tell   mummy   and   daddy   all   the  important  things  about  Alice  -­‐  what  time  she  woke  up,  what  time  she  went  to  sleep,  what  things  she  liked  and  what  she  didn't  like  and  the  things  that  make  her  feel  happy  and  things  that  make  her  feel  sad.  

       

The  foster  carers  were  very  pleased  too  for  although  they  knew  that  they  would  miss  Alice  they  were  very  glad  to  know  that  she  would  have  such  a  lovely  mummy  and  daddy  all  of  her  own  –  and  a  lovely  big  sister  too.    

Soon  after  this  Sarah  and  Dan  packed  up  all  of  Alice’s  things…and  there  were  a  lot  of  things  for  such  a  little  person,  including  cards  and  presents  from  their  family  and  friends!    

 

 The  foster  carer  had  put  some  of  these  things  in  Alice’s  memory  box  and  she  also  gave  her  a  

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photograph  album  and  a  special  memory  book  telling  her  all  about  the  time  she  lived  with  them.  They  all  gave  Alice  lots  of  kisses  and  big  hugs,  and  then  Alice  made  the  journey  to  her  new  home  in  Surrey.    

 

So  Alice  moved   to  her  new  home  when  she  was  a   few  months  old  –  and   that   is  how  she  became  Sue  and  Jack’s  precious  little  daughter.  

Of  course   it  must  have  been  very  strange  for   little  Alice  when  she  first  moved  to  her  new  home.   Although   Sue   and   Jack   knew   they   were   going   to   be   Alice’s   mummy   and   daddy  forever,  she  would  have  been  too  young  to  understand  this  at  the  time.  

Alice  had  to  get  use  to  her  new  home.  

 

The  rooms  looked  different,  her  bedroom  was  different,  the  furniture  was  different,  the  smells  were  different,  and  the  food  was  different.  There  were  different  ‘James’  ways  of  doing  things,  and  perhaps  they  even  had  different  words  for  things.  What  a  lot  of  new  things  for  such  a  little  baby  to  get  use  to!  

Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy  realised  this  and  they  knew  it  was  all  very  strange  for  their  little  baby  girl  and  she  did  not  sleep  very  well  at  first  and  needed  lots  of  cuddles,  and  then  she  would  eventually  fall  to  sleep.    

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She  was  still  able  to  eat  lots  of  the  right  food  –  although  sometimes  it  would  end  up  on  daddy’s  head!  And  Alice  and  mummy  thought  that  this  was  very  funny!  

Her  mummy  and  daddy  knew  that  in  time,  with  their  love  and  care,  and  all  the  attention  and  love  from  Ruth,  Alice  would  feel  happy,  safe  and  secure  –  and  of  course  they  were  right!

 

The  most  important  thing  was  that  Alice’s  mum  and  dad  understood  her,  they  looked  after  her  and  they  knew  just  what  she  needed.    

 

Sue  and  Jack  love  her  dearly.  

 

Hayley   loves  her   little  sister   too  and  helped  to  settle  Alice   into   the  home.  She  would  play  with  Alice  and  make  her  giggle  and  smile.    

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Some  big   sister’s  may  worry  about  having   to   share   their  mum  and  dad  when  a  new  baby  arrives,   but   Ruth   didn't   have   to   worry   at   all.   I   am   sure   that   she   knows   just   how   much  mummy  and  daddy  love  her  too.  Their  hearts  are  very  big  and  their  love  just  keeps  growing  and  growing  

 

Love just grows and grows and grows……………

 

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After  Alice  had  been  living  with  her  mummy,  daddy  and  Ruth  for  a  few  months,  and  they  all  knew  each  other  very  well,  everyone  went  to  court  in  London  to  see  the  wise  judge.  Judges  are  very  clever  and  important  people  and  they  made  very  big  decisions,  

 

 

 

 

 

Mummy,   daddy,   Ruth   and   the   social   workers   were   there,   as   well   as   the  most   important  person  that  day  -­‐  ALICE!    They  all  went  to  court.  

The   judge   listened   to   everyone,   read   all   the   reports   and   heard   all   about   Katie.   He   said  “hello”  especially  to  Alice  and  to  Ruth.    

The   judge  agreed   that  Alice  needed   lots  of   love  and  deserved  very   special   care   -­‐   and   she  could  see  that  this  is  exactly  what  she  was  getting  from  her  mummy  and  daddy.  

Here  they  are  at  Court  meeting  the  Judge  

 

 The  Judge  granted  an  Adoption  Order  and  signed  the  Adoption  Certificate.  Alice  would  have  a  new  birth  certificate  with  her  new  middle  and  last  name  -­‐  and  that   is  how  Alice  became  legally  and  officially:  

Alice  Rose  James.  

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Hurray!  

               Congratulations  Everyone!  

 

 

And  afterwards  at  home  they  had  a  party  and  grandma  and  granddad  came  and  they  had  special  cakes.  

 

 

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So  Alice  has  been   living  with  her  mummy,  daddy  and  big  sister  Ruth   for  quite  a   long  time  now  and  they  are  a  very  happy  family.    

A  lovely  drawing  that  Ruth  did  of  the  family  

Our  Happy  Family  

 

As  you  can  see  from  this  photo  Alice  is  still  a  very  cute  little  girl.  She  has  lots  of  energy  and  is  still  very  smiley  and  she  is  growing  taller  by  the  day!  

Alice  is  now  walking  –  and  even  running  around,  especially  when  she  tries  to  chase  that  cat!    

 

They  have  had  their  first  holiday  all  together  

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Ruth went in the sea and Alice had her 1st Birthday

 

Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy   love  her  very  much  and  they  know  All  About  Alice.  They  know  that:  

Alice  loves  to  giggle!  

 

Alice  loves  to  go  to  the  park  to  feed  the  ducks.  

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Alice  likes  her  fruit  and  drinks  milk,  which  helps  her  grow  big  and  strong  –  and  sometimes  she  has  a  biscuit  too.  

                     

Alice  still  has  a  very  ‘strong  pair  of  lungs’  and  will  let  people  know  if  she  is  feeling  cross  or  unhappy.    

 

What  a  noise  

Ruth  is  very  good  at  helping  and  will  make  funny  faces  at  Alice  to  make  her  laugh,  while  

mummy  or  daddy  changes  her  nappy.  

 Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy  also  know  that  to  grow  into  a  healthy  little  girl  she  needs  plenty  of  sleep.  So  before  Alice  goes  to  bed  there  is  story  time  and  a  nice  drink.    

Ruth  often  joins  in  and  helps  mum  and  dad  get  Alice  ready  for  bed.    

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Goodnight  Alice!  

So  as  you  can  see,  Alice’s  mummy  and  daddy  know  so  many  important  things  about  her.  

 I  wonder  what  Alice  will  be  when  she  grows  up?    

I  wonder?  

 

Perhaps  she  will  work  in  an  office,  like  daddy  or  work  in  hospital  like  mummy,  as  a  nurse  or  a  doctor.   Perhaps   she  will   be   a   teacher,   like   Katie,   or   perhaps   she  will   be   something   quite  different  -­‐  like  a  builder  or  train  driver!  

 

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But  I  know  that  there  are  some  things  I  don’t  need  to  wonder  about  at  all!  I  know  for  sure  that  whatever  Alice  decides  to  do  in  the  future,  her  mummy  and  daddy  will  be  there  to  help  her,  to  guide  her,  and  to  love  her.  They  will  always  be  her  mummy  and  daddy,  and  Alice  will  always  be  their  very,  very  precious  little  girl…  

 

 

 

 

This  may  seem  like  the  end  of  Alice’s  book  but  Alice’s  life  journey  will  go  on  and  on  and  there  will  be  lots  more  love  and  fun  to  come!

 

 

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 (You could add a few more of your favourite photographs to finish the book, or continue to add

more over the years if you wish)