~MR's GOTCHA DAY ANNIVERSARY!~

 

    The reality that we became parents eight years ago today and that we have adopted 3 times since that day to make our family what it is today is a bit overwhelming!

    It was 8 years ago in Yueyang, Hunan, China that I was handed our beautiful daughter! 6 other families adopted little girls that day as well. We have kept in touch and it is amazing the special things that were in store for each of these families that we would have never guessed back in 2000! Five of the seven families have adopted again. Most of them more that once! We have all been blessed!

    Our family went to the County fair today. It was a special time. We ended the day by eating at our favorite Chinese Restaurant in town. They spoil us there and it was nice!

    MR we love you so and can not imagine our lives with out you!

    Enjoy a few photos from our  First Gotcha Day!!

~FUN IN THE WATER~

 

We went to a friend's B-day party last evening. They set up a slip-n-slide! JM thought the water was just great! He laughed and laughed and enjoyed putting his face right in the water!

Fun was had by all!

Thanks ~TOOT~

~Quarters for Grandpa P~

We have been collecting the State quarters since they started to mint them in 1999.(the same year MR was born).  I remember thinking it would be a long time till they were all available! Well I guess this is the year that we should finish them up! We have a map that I bought in 2000 to store them in. Each new quarter we find we  put in the state that is on the quarter and now we only have Alaska and Hawaii to find! Grandpa P is saving them as well. He has a few more that he needs and the kids are having a good time trying to locate them for him. Here are a couple of photos of them going through the quarters they had saved to see if they had any Grandpa P needed. I think MR said they found 3!!! She was bummed when she found the correct state but he needed one minted in Philadelphia and the one she found was a Denver. Or something like that!

They will keep their eyes peeled!

~JM ENJOYS A STORY WITH MR~

Last night MR was lying in her bed reading a story to JM. They both seemed to be having a great time! It is nice that the older kids are finding it easier to have fun with JM all the time! He is blessed with his big brother and sisters! As am I.