Life has been CRAZY since we arrived home, fun but CRAZY. We are all adjusting to having a new little rambunctious fellow added into the mix. Here he is enjoying a pony ride at Mr Bobby's and Mrs. Lynn's house. We had such fun eating Chinese food and watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics together. Emanuiel and Clara Beth wore their Olympic shirts we bought for them in China.
Here's CB and Bekah Grace, can't you tell how interested they were in the ceremony!!! They had a giggling good time together as always.
Here's Emanuiel at a friend's birthday party. He is fearless on playground equipment. I know he slid down this slide at least 50 times!!!
Here's our big guy on the first day of middle school(sniff sniff, where does the time go). The pajama parade was strapped in the back seat to see him off on his first day of sixth grade!!
This is the birthday girl and her partner in crime. I know they were planning something together. Probably how quick they could get to the bedroom to jump on the bed before I caught them!!
Here's CB and AK with a PRESENT for the birthday girl!!!! It was a sing a long Elmo that caused quite a tug of war between CB and E!!
It wasn't just a day for the birthday girl, she got a bicycle and Emanuiel did too!! We have found out that we now need two of everything. His is red and hers is pink.
Daddy(did I mention how great this man is, what a help he has been) helping CB ride her new bike. Daddy is king when it comes to bath time. They squeal and tear off their clothes racing to get in for him to give them a bath. So fun to watch.
Simple party theme this year POLKA DOTS!!! Who has time for anything else.
More party food in the kitchen.
We put the jumpy thing up for CB's party. It was hilarious to see them inside bouncing around like balls. All the China girls were here and now we have a China boy and one more on the way!!
Mommy is it time for cake yet????
The China crew hanging out in the hammock. If you could have seen the crowd gathered in front of them trying to get all of them to smile, obviously it didn't work look at those faces....
Getting ready to sing and cut the cake!! YUM YUM
After riding bikes, jumping in the jumpy thing, eating and having cake everyone went for a swim.
Ready to jump right in. After the swim it was inside to open presents. What a great day!!!! I can't believe our sweetie is TWO years old. Emanuiel liked this party thing, he was more excited than Clara Beth. His birthday should be a lot of fun!!!
And finally all dressed and ready for church, two little angels. God has blessed us in so many ways. He is faithful and good in all things. For those of you who have followed our journey we thank you for your prayers and ask that you continue to lift us up. Emanuiel has surgery on his palate this Thursday. It will last for four and a half hours. Please pray for God to guide the surgeon's hands and for quick healing. He has already answered so many prayers. Emanuiel had a rather large VSD and we have been praying for healing since the beginning of his adoption process. We saw a pediatric cardiologist last Wednesday and found out that the VSD had indeed sealed!!!! I repeat GOD IS GOOD and our prayers were answered!! Those were also the words from the doctor when I told him how we had prayed for that very thing!!! The Lord watches over all who love Him. Psalm 145:20 Isn't it comforting to know that this verse is so true, no matter what our circumstances are. Until next time...............Blessings to all
Life has been CRAZY since we arrived home, fun but CRAZY. We are all adjusting to having a new little rambunctious fellow added into the mix. Here he is enjoying a pony ride at Mr Bobby's and Mrs. Lynn's house. We had such fun eating Chinese food and watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics together. Emanuiel and Clara Beth wore their Olympic shirts we bought for them in China.
Here's CB and Bekah Grace, can't you tell how interested they were in the ceremony!!! They had a giggling good time together as always.
Here's Emanuiel at a friend's birthday party. He is fearless on playground equipment. I know he slid down this slide at least 50 times!!!
Here's our big guy on the first day of middle school(sniff sniff, where does the time go). The pajama parade was strapped in the back seat to see him off on his first day of sixth grade!!
This is the birthday girl and her partner in crime. I know they were planning something together. Probably how quick they could get to the bedroom to jump on the bed before I caught them!!
Here's CB and AK with a PRESENT for the birthday girl!!!! It was a sing a long Elmo that caused quite a tug of war between CB and E!!
It wasn't just a day for the birthday girl, she got a bicycle and Emanuiel did too!! We have found out that we now need two of everything. His is red and hers is pink.
Daddy(did I mention how great this man is, what a help he has been) helping CB ride her new bike. Daddy is king when it comes to bath time. They squeal and tear off their clothes racing to get in for him to give them a bath. So fun to watch.
Simple party theme this year POLKA DOTS!!! Who has time for anything else.
More party food in the kitchen.
We put the jumpy thing up for CB's party. It was hilarious to see them inside bouncing around like balls. All the China girls were here and now we have a China boy and one more on the way!!
Mommy is it time for cake yet????
The China crew hanging out in the hammock. If you could have seen the crowd gathered in front of them trying to get all of them to smile, obviously it didn't work look at those faces....
Getting ready to sing and cut the cake!! YUM YUM
After riding bikes, jumping in the jumpy thing, eating and having cake everyone went for a swim.
Ready to jump right in. After the swim it was inside to open presents. What a great day!!!! I can't believe our sweetie is TWO years old. Emanuiel liked this party thing, he was more excited than Clara Beth. His birthday should be a lot of fun!!!
And finally all dressed and ready for church, two little angels. God has blessed us in so many ways. He is faithful and good in all things. For those of you who have followed our journey we thank you for your prayers and ask that you continue to lift us up. Emanuiel has surgery on his palate this Thursday. It will last for four and a half hours. Please pray for God to guide the surgeon's hands and for quick healing. He has already answered so many prayers. Emanuiel had a rather large VSD and we have been praying for healing since the beginning of his adoption process. We saw a pediatric cardiologist last Wednesday and found out that the VSD had indeed sealed!!!! I repeat GOD IS GOOD and our prayers were answered!! Those were also the words from the doctor when I told him how we had prayed for that very thing!!! The Lord watches over all who love Him. Psalm 145:20 Isn't it comforting to know that this verse is so true, no matter what our circumstances are. Until next time...............Blessings to all
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What's taken so long for a new post!!!!! So glad to see and read all that has been happening since you are not at school to share with us. I'll be praying that God's hand will be upon Emanueil and the doctor during the surgery. We miss you at school and look forward to having back!
Love you all!
Oh what fun with those babies! Toddlers are so adorable!
They remind me so much of Kimmie and Quan!
These truly are some good times!
I will be praying for E tomorrow...Quan's surgery was 10 mos. ago, and now is a distant memory. He was on soft foods for a month, and his sleep wasn't so good for about a week, but other than that, life returned to normal fairly quickly! I do remember he did much better on regular Tylenol and Motrin than the prescription pain med. I alternated it round the clock for the first week, and that helped him feel so much better. Nights were painful for him, but he was a champ. E will do awesome I know!
Blessings to your sweet family...
Awww... they look so cute together! I am thinking of oyu and praying for you today:)
Kim
They look so good together. We are adopting a little boy (3) with a cleft lip and palate and have a daughter who is 4 years old. So it is wonderful to see your little ones getting along so well. We will be praying your little boy today.
Heather
Jeff
Emma and Ryan
I read about your precious son on Kim's 3 Peanuts blog. I am praying for him and his doctors today, for healing for sweet Emanuiel and for peace and comfort for your family.
Praying that everything went well today...and sending up praises about his little heart~
Found your blog through Kim's. We will be praying for Emanueil and his recovery. Our son underwent a palate repair, nose and lip revision 4 weeks ago. The first few days were hard but he is doing great now!
Hopping over from three peanuts...Thinking of you and E! Wishing him a speedy recovery!
I so enjoyed reading this post. We are joining you in praising God for the sealing of his VSD. I still remember seeing little E on the SN list from CWA and thinking he was such a cutie. What a blessing to see him now with a family who loves him dearly.
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