Another update (this one has a surprise)!!

We celebrated Gabbrielle's Adoption Day!  We love you sweet girl!

And then it was Chloe's birthday!!  What a joy and blessing you are peanut!

We were able to travel back to the midwest for my cousin's (moms side) wedding (which I managed to somehow not take any pictures :-(

This is a family get together on my Dad's side of the family!

They celebrated my birthday! Sweet family!

Then we visited John's family!

And now some really big news!!!  Please welcome our newest blessing!  Sweet Victoria!  We are so in love!

Here's what's been happening!

This summer we celebrated our sweet and hillarious boys 3rd Adoption Day!  It has been two years already since we sat in court and waited to hear the words, "He is yours!"  Happy Adoption Day sweet boy!

Chloe has started basketball!!  She's been wanting to do this for a while now and we finally got her into a class!  She loves it and she is really really good at it! (I know, I'm a little biased :-)   They practice for about 35 minutes and then play a mock game for the last 10 minutes.  This last weeken she scored a point for her team!  So fun!

A week ago, three very special ladies in my life, threw me a baby shower!  Sherry, Judy and Bethany were so sweet to plan this beautiful shower which was such a blessing to me!  Lots of wonderful friends and family were there, it was so much fun!  Thank you!

 We have officially been "approved and waiting" almost 3 1/2 months now.  We know that our profile is out there, so we are just waiting for God's timing on our next little bundle of joy!

Approved and Waiting!!

Yes, you read that correctly :-)  We are "officially" approved and waiting for sweet baby #5!  This will be a domestic "infant" adoption! I opted not to post through the process this time, but we began around the end of March and were officially approved last Friday!  Now the fun begins, and by fun, I  mean waiting :-)  We have lots to keep us busy during this wait time, but none the less, it's hard to be patient when waiting for a sweet precious bundle of joy!  As we trusted Him when we began this process, we also trust that God's timing is perfect!  The kiddos are extremely excited, which is a huge blessing.  Endalk keeps saying "baby too long to get here" :-) Oh, and everyone is willing to "share" their room :-)  Sweet!

On to Nationals!

This is Bethany's finals route from Divisionals!  10 girls made it on to the final day and this was a tough route!  No one finished it!  Bethany tied for 3rd, so they used the previous days score to break the tie placing Bethany 4th overall.  She placed 4th in speed as well, which qualified her for Nationals in both!!  We are so blessed to watch her use this gift God has given her to shine for him!  She is such a great competitor and friend, we are so proud of her!!  Way to go babydoll!

Updates again!

Once again I am terribly behind in blogging. Sooooo, here is another group of updates covering the last few months!

Chloe's Adoption Day!!! Love you sweet girl!

Our precious Gabbrielle made the decision to be baptized!  What a huge heart and love for the Lord she has!  She gave her testimony in front of a group of people and then with friends and family watching she publicly declared her faith in Jesus and his death, burial and resurrection!  We are so proud of you Gabbrielle!

A fun day!!

Our beloved Bethany has turned 14!  This was an emotional one for me!  We love you and are proud of the sweet young lady you are growing into!

Rock climbing!

Yes, it's that time of year again! :-) Here is one of the routes from her difficulty session (she placed 4th) and then next is her winning speed run!

Difficulty - Route 3

Speed Run

Great job baby doll!!

Catch up!

What I love about homeschooling :-)



Daddy-Daughter Date Night at our church!

Gabbrielle's 8th Birthday!!

Happy Birthday sweet angel, we love you and are so proud of the young lady you are becoming!