Under the Weather

Our poor baby girl has not been feeling so well...actually she has been a bit grumpy. We could not figure out what was wrong! One moment she was completely happy and dancing around the house, and the next moment she was crying (or screaming) at the littlest things. Today I took her to the doctor...she has Strep Throat. Can you believe it? The doctor said that she should have a temperature of 103 and be lying around lethargic...instead she was dancing around the room at the doctor's office. Silly goose.

First Day of School

Our little one enjoyed her first day of school! She had a great time! So far this week, she has used glue, paint, markers, and many other fun things! As you can see from the picture, we think that she is going to be left handed! At times, she will color with both hands at the same time. She dances into class each morning, but then cries when mommy or daddy begin to leave. Thirty seconds after we walk out of the door she is off and playing with her new friends.

The boys think that it is SO much fun to take her to school and then pick her up in the afternoon. They are so excited to have her at our school. It's a big deal!

Thanksgiving here we come...

We are so excited about Thanksgiving this year. We are thrilled to head up to my grandparents' house. Z wrote a paragraph in school explaining that Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday...one of the reasons being that it was a great time to work on manners at the table. What a cutie! Last week Z was in the Speech Meet Finals at school. He did so well! We are extremely proud of him!

A had so much fun in our classroom preparing for Thanksgiving as well! We had a Thanksgiving party, did Thanksgiving crafts, and wrote what we were thankful for. A's answer to that question was, "I am thankful for special little B." I think that he loves his sister. :)

B has a new trick to make her family laugh. She does what we call "crazy eyes". She makes her eyes really big by raising her eyebrows and then CRACKS up at herself. She is such a ham! She is also talking up a storm! She is putting 2 and 3 words together now. It is exciting to watch her grow. I just wish that she would slow down! It's going by way too fast! She will be 2 tomorrow and will begin preschool after we get back from Thanksgiving! Crazy!

Let's Celebrate!

Wow...it has been an amazing few weeks! With the finalization of B's adoption there has been MUCH to celebrate. We had a birthday/adoption party for her a few weekends ago. She had SO much fun playing in the backyard with her brothers and friends. It was wonderful to celebrate with families that mean SO much to us! (B was not so excited about being the center of attention during her Happy Birthday song...she did not like that mommy was holding the cake and not her.)

Last Sunday, B was dedicated at church. Our wonderful pastor did a wonderful job of announcing the adoption and then praying for our family as we dedicated B to the Lord. That was an amazing experience!

ADOPTION

These pictures are from our amazing adoption morning. Little B was adopted on

Monday, October 29, 2007 at 9 a.m.

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Perfect Pumpkin Patch

We had an absolute ball at the Pumpkin Patch today! We went on a field trip about an hour away. It was a day long adventure! I am attempting to post pictures and a VIDEO clip. Here goes! B was even able to come to along with us! Her first trip to a Pumpkin Patch!

First Prayer

Our little one prayed for the first time tonight. It was precious! I asked if she wanted to pray and she said, "Yesh". So I would say a line and she would repeat. She did not repeat perfectly, but her prayer was PERFECT! This is how it went:

"Hello Jesus. Thank you food. Amen."

Way too sweet! She is growing up right before our eyes! We are incredibly blessed!