This summer my friend Jess graciously watched my kids for me for a few hours. It was late afternoon/evening on a warm day and my 2 played with her 2 out in the sprinklers. Jess took some amazing pictures and was kind enough to send me all the originals. I love all of these pics […]
When Trent was gone this weekend I tackled the disaster that was the left side of our garage. It is full of summer fun, like strollers, bike trailers, bikes, tents, camping chairs, etc. We also have hung onto a few items that were donated to our garage sale, b/c I feel like they are good […]
Seriously. We’ve been ridiculously busy, and I’m juggling lots of fun but time consuming activities right now. That might have something to do with it. I don’t know why I have not felt like blogging. I’ve had plenty of blog ideas pop into my head. Maybe I’ll get around to posting a blog about my […]
I think I’ve been pretty clear on this blog that I love being a mom to the Monkey and the Bird. I think I’ve also been pretty clear that this job is hard and sometimes I’m on my game, and sometimes I’m so very far OFF my game. Sometimes I fail miserably. But every once […]
Carson: Mom, there’s this boy in my class [at church] and every time he says to me “Wanna be my friend?” Isn’t that funny?! Me: Well, he must just really want to be your friend! I hope you are kind to him. What do you say to him? Carson: I say [exasperated with both palms […]
When I heard Carson say this from the other room, I had a flash-forward to American Idol 2024, when a handsome blond kid comes in the room and sings confidently and oh-so-off-key. He’ll proudly look at the judges and then drop his jaw in shock and horror when they tell him he’s no good. “WELL! […]
One Less by Matthew West (The Story Behind The Song) from emicmg on Vimeo. I loved this clip and I love Matthew West’s song called One Less. I had heard of the song but only heard THE song recently, and knowing the story behind it makes it even more powerful. I always appreciate when adoption […]
Do you notice anything unusual about this picture? Yes, her pj bottoms and top don’t match. But other than that? THERE it is! Sydney insisted on wearing these princess heels (a birthday gift from Nina!) for a couple hours before bedtime. Then she insisted on putting her pj’s OVER them. Then she begged to wear […]
On Friday we got our quarterly update from Holt, and four children from Holt Sahathai in Thailand were matched with their forever families! They were matched with other families on The List. That means that we have moved up four places on The List and are now at number eleven! (I’m pretty sure–I’m waiting on […]