I received an e-mail this morning giving some more information on Audie!! Yeah!! I was told that he loves sweets (he'll fit right in here), is almost 38" tall and weighs 33 lbs! He is a big boy. It also said that he is very extroverted, lovable and has a temper, but he soon gets over it! Sounds like Alenia, only not as bad. ;-) They should be very interesting virtual twins! We are so ready to bring him home!!
We went and bought new luggage for our upcoming trip to China. The saleslady asked why we needed so much luggage!! We are getting ready to have 5 kids lady and we're all going to China for two weeks! Ohhh, she said. However, I think she was secretly thinking we were nuts to have so many kids! Probably true, but oh my do I LOVE my kids!!!!
Tonight I am leaving to take Anna to a cleft clinic. I'm looking forward to spending some mommy and Anna time with my little Princess! Then we return home to celebrate Avery's birthday party and our parents will be here for the weekend!!
I will post pictures of Avery's party soon!!
Becky
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Avery's 4th Birthday!!!
My baby girl turned 4 today!! I can hardly believe how fast the past four years have gone by. Avery is so sweet, funny, bossy and strong willed! She has the biggest smile that can light up a room, she loves to tell me that she loves me and that yes, she will always be my baby!
Happy Birthday, my Avery Grace!! I love more than I could ever say. I am so blessed to be your mommy and I will always be here for you!
Tonight, I am making her favorite dinner that will be followed by a family Cinderella birthday party. On Saturday she will having a Cinderella Chuck E. Cheese birthday party with family from out of town. Yeah!!! Finally a party somewhere else besides at home, maybe I can relax and enjoy this one just a little!
Happy Birthday, my Avery Grace!! I love more than I could ever say. I am so blessed to be your mommy and I will always be here for you!
Tonight, I am making her favorite dinner that will be followed by a family Cinderella birthday party. On Saturday she will having a Cinderella Chuck E. Cheese birthday party with family from out of town. Yeah!!! Finally a party somewhere else besides at home, maybe I can relax and enjoy this one just a little!
Avery's 4th Birthday!!!
Today, my sweet girl turned 4 years old. I just can't believe that she is 4 or the fact that we are in the process of adding a fifth child in four years!!! Avery is so funny, she definitely will be the class clown. She can be a little bossy, strong willed and a sweet heart. She will forever be my baby girl!!! I love you to the moon and back Avery Grace. I make her promise me that she will always be baby and she replies, "Yes, mom I promise because I love you"!! You cannot ask for anything sweeter than that! Tonight I will make her favorite dinner followed by a Cinderella party at home and then on Saturday a Cinderella party at Chuck E. Cheese!! Yes, finally a easy birthday party for mommy!!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Audie's Family Book
We have been busy taking pictures for Audie's family book this week. I straightened all the kids rooms, made sure everybody had on a nice outfit, complete with matching bow (per their request) and a beautiful smile. I took several different pictures of everyone and every room. I wanted everything just perfect. Why all the fuss? This is the book that will be the window to his new life. Here, he will see his sisters, parents and grandparents for the first time. It will forever be a treasured keep sake. Anna, who was adopted almost two years ago (wow) still loves to look at her family book and tells everyone that this is what Mommy and Daddy sent to her in China!! Last night, Allison my 14 year old daughter tells me that the pictures that she just took of Steve and I, look "fine" and then she steps back when she sees "the look" on my face and then gladly takes them another. Yes, I do get a little, hmmm what's the word I'm looking for??? Maybe detailed oriented or just realizing that I want everything for Audie to be just right. I want him to know how much we love and care for him and he is our cherished son. Oh, how every child in the world deserves to know this!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
We have our LID!!!
Terri at CHI e-mailed us to let us know we have a 7-7-08 LID!!!! Yeah, I really hope that we are closer to the 60 day mark rather than the 100 day mark. Who knows how the Olympics will play into the timing. I just wanted to announce our wonderful news!!!
Becky
Becky
Monday, July 14, 2008
Well, we finally have our blog created and customized!! Thank you Becky for all of your hard work, we love it. If anyone else needs their blog customized, please click on the link below. Becky is customizing blogs to help with her second adoption.
We are having a wonderful summer so far. We are doing our best to take advantage of the down time of summer. We have been being a little lazy, which sure is nice as we know that once school starts again, I will go back to being Mom's Taxi Service.
Allison is doing great! It is so hard to believe (and accept) that she will be going to high school this year AND learning to drive. I cannot believe that my "baby" is growing up so fast. I tell you it was just yesterday that I was rocking her to sleep. She is nervous about high school and driving~which is good. She is ready to resume her ballet classes and to meet some new friends.
Anna is doing wonderful. We have an appointment next week to get her ST resumed since moving to Kansas. She no longer cries when I leave, which is a big improvement. Anna is so sweet, very sensitive and a "little Mommy". We are now guessing how many children she will have as she loves helping and taking care of everyone else, including me!
Avery is growing so tall, just last week someone thought she was 5 or 6! I made sure to look at the ladies face when I told her that nope, she was 3! Of course, Avery will be 4 very soon and has decided to have her party at Chuck E. Cheese, which makes Mom and Dad very happy! Yes, I will happily show up with a cake, have fun and then leave the mess to someone else. Avery tells me daily and anyone else who will listen that she is having a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, she is a little excited!
Alenia, well is Alenia. She is either totally happy or totally NOT happy. She also has the courtesy to let everyone else around know when she is not happy. She is VERY stubborn. We know that this will be a good thing when she is older, but right now she can be such a pain. Lucky for her we love her. ;) We also know that she will be a leader, not a follower. I try to remind myself of this daily.
Audie, we received PA last week and we were DTC in early July. We hope to travel Oct/Nov, but we will have to see. A friend of mine got to meet him when she was in China adopting her son, and she said that he was very shy and had the longest eye lashes she has ever seen on a little boy. I cannot wait to scoop him up and love on him. Little does he know that he is going to have four big sisters, one being his virtual twin! We are working on adding some boy toys and color to our Princess decor.
Well, off to bed I go! Blessing to you and your family!
Becky
We are having a wonderful summer so far. We are doing our best to take advantage of the down time of summer. We have been being a little lazy, which sure is nice as we know that once school starts again, I will go back to being Mom's Taxi Service.
Allison is doing great! It is so hard to believe (and accept) that she will be going to high school this year AND learning to drive. I cannot believe that my "baby" is growing up so fast. I tell you it was just yesterday that I was rocking her to sleep. She is nervous about high school and driving~which is good. She is ready to resume her ballet classes and to meet some new friends.
Anna is doing wonderful. We have an appointment next week to get her ST resumed since moving to Kansas. She no longer cries when I leave, which is a big improvement. Anna is so sweet, very sensitive and a "little Mommy". We are now guessing how many children she will have as she loves helping and taking care of everyone else, including me!
Avery is growing so tall, just last week someone thought she was 5 or 6! I made sure to look at the ladies face when I told her that nope, she was 3! Of course, Avery will be 4 very soon and has decided to have her party at Chuck E. Cheese, which makes Mom and Dad very happy! Yes, I will happily show up with a cake, have fun and then leave the mess to someone else. Avery tells me daily and anyone else who will listen that she is having a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, she is a little excited!
Alenia, well is Alenia. She is either totally happy or totally NOT happy. She also has the courtesy to let everyone else around know when she is not happy. She is VERY stubborn. We know that this will be a good thing when she is older, but right now she can be such a pain. Lucky for her we love her. ;) We also know that she will be a leader, not a follower. I try to remind myself of this daily.
Audie, we received PA last week and we were DTC in early July. We hope to travel Oct/Nov, but we will have to see. A friend of mine got to meet him when she was in China adopting her son, and she said that he was very shy and had the longest eye lashes she has ever seen on a little boy. I cannot wait to scoop him up and love on him. Little does he know that he is going to have four big sisters, one being his virtual twin! We are working on adding some boy toys and color to our Princess decor.
Well, off to bed I go! Blessing to you and your family!
Becky
Finally a blog!!
I finally have my blog up and running!! Thank you Becky, you did a fantastic job and she is We recently moved from Ft. Worth to Andover, KS and I wanted to be able to keep family and friends updated with our family.
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