Sweet Summer Time

School's out and we are ready to party.......POOL PARTY that is!!!! A bathing beauty can never have too many swim suits!!!
These are just two of her cute little suits all ready for the pool. They were such a great deal I couldn't pass them up.
Here's my favorite big boy playing a little golf. He's already been busy with football and baseball camps. He's our resident sports nut!!!!
Here we are splashing around with Bekah Grace and her family!! Great friends and great fun!!
Here's Missy Prissy about to jump in and make a big splash. She wore our arms out doing this over and over!!! We love summer!!!! Bring on the fun......................

A Night of Firsts

Last night we had the honor of watching Land in his final Honors Chorus performance. Clara Beth had a most wonderful time singing and dancing along with all the others. Afterwards we celebrated with ice cream. Clara Beth has had ice cream before but never has she had her own cone. She loved it!!! She loves to sing and she loves to dance and then to top it off with delicious ice cream with sprinkles on top..............It was so good she even shared it with her Bubbie. (Is it just me or has that boy grown??? Where does the time go???)

Here Bubbie just a little since you didn't get yours in a cone.

Just a little taste, not too much I want this delicious stuff for myself.

Oh boy, now Bubbie is sharing his with me........Yum there are even different flavors!!!

I know she didn't think it could get any better until she discovered she could also eat the cone!!!

What a wonderful night spent with two of my sweeties!!!!!

Then and Now

It's so hard to believe that it has been a year since this picture was taken in China. We had only had the girls for a little while. Can you believe how much they have all grown! Here are the little sweeties: Barbee Ruth, Clara Beth, Rebekah Grace and Geordyn. That is Cooper's foot to the left of the picture she would not sit on the couch with the other girls because at that particular time she was attached to her daddy.

And here are four of them one year later: Rebekah Grace, Clara Beth, Geordyn and Barbee Ruth, this time Cooper is not in the picture because she was so busy chasing the big boys and girls around we couldn't catch her long enough to get her picture!!

This is one of my favorite pictures from China because I just know Clara Beth was saying " I can't believe you are photographing me without my hairbow!!" I'm not sure what Rebekah Grace and Geordyn were contemplating in this picture they probably were wondering why we kept staring at them and crying!!!!

Our sweet girls now always so happy when they are able to get together. What fun this past year has been and so much more joy to come...............

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord from the heavens,

praise Him in the heights above.

praise Him, all His angles,

praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.

Psalm 148:1-2

We are praising God for the wonderful gifts of all of our children. He has blessed us in so many ways.

Rosie Toes

Pretty painted Toe Nails



Since sandal season is upon us Little Miss Clara Beth has intently been checking out every one's painted toe nails. This is almost to the point of embarrassment. At several of Land's baseball games she has stopped and just stared at every woman's and girl's toes. I found myself constantly saying , oh don't mind her she just loves painted toe nails. So after searching this house high and low I finally found a bottle of BRIGHT RED nail polish. So I gave her quite the pedicure. She sat as still as a stone. I mean she barely even breathed. When I finished she looked at me with that sweet smile and said, and I quote........"I YIKE!" for those of you that don't understand Clara Bethese that means I Like!!! What a girlie girl she is. Boy, do "I YIKE" this girl!!!!!!

Discovering M&M's For The First Time

I think I see something very interesting....................

Hmmm.......mommy has never put those colorful things out before......

As long as no one is looking I might as well see what these things are......

If I stand on my tippy toes I can just reach them.........

These are delicious, I must find out what they are and I will definitely have to have more!!!!

Easter Sunday

Two of my sweethearts on Easter morning. Sorry to just now be posting pictures of Easter Day but we spent our spring break playing. No time for blogging!!!!

Little Miss Serious all ready for church.

Hey Geordyn do you think they left any Easter eggs in here from
yesterday?????????????

Trying to get a good picture of three sweet China girls was difficult

to say the least...............

Geordyn why do you keep smiling aren't you tired of all of these pictures too????????????

Okay, you promised no more pictures, I think we've taken enough!!

Our First Egg Hunt

Heading out for the hunt.........

Eggs, eggs everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's another pink one!!!!!!

Geordyn is your basket full like mine????

I think we've hit the jackpot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wordless Wednesday.......Favorite Sleep Spot Again

One Year Ago Today..................

We got the long awaited call that forever changed our families. After almost two years of waiting we we saw our precious daughters for the very first time. Through that long wait God showed us again and again that He is so good, so faithful and so amazing!!! Here we all were one year ago so full of joy and excitement and the best was still yet to come.......

Fast forward one whole year and here she is and we can't even imagine our lives without her. Clara Beth has truly been a blessing to this family. She is funny and sweet and constantly amazes us with her antics. I knew from the first time I saw this sweet face that she was made just for us.

Clara Beth is holding one candle to celebrate the one year anniversary of her referral.

Now to be able to hold this precious girl and kiss that sweet face day after day is so wonderful.

My serious, sweet, funny girl.

Our hearts are bursting with love for you........To anyone who reads this that may be thinking and praying about adoption all I can say is take that step of faith you'll never look back and you will be blessed beyond measure.

Clowning Around.............

This girl can make a toy out of anything. Home made skates courtesy of a box top and bottom!!


A better view of her skates. They were a perfect fit!!!


Driving my Bubbie around in the Purple Princess Cozy Coupe.


How wide can you open your mouth Bubbie??


Enough of this, time to move on to something else, excuse me Bubbie!!!!

Signs of Spring