Thanksgiving!!!!

Thanksgiving was great this year. We got to spend time with family and friends. I LOVE Thanksgiving!!!!! Max NEEDED to take my picture!:)

Gotta love the gobble butt!:)

This is what happens when we aren't looking..Aeva got into the bowl of ice and had water EVERYWHERE! Her little hands were so cold but I think she had a good time!:)

Our friends..these two looks SO much alike!

And then these two....it is really funny!

The birthday people!

oops....I got it twice!

We got to talk to Crystal and the boys on Skype. What a cool thing! We miss them so....

Nani and J.T. ADORABLE!

ME and my sweet nephew. I love this little guy!

a little bit of thanksgiving goodness....

We also went to a Warsaw Basketball game....I was totally UN-impressed with the students at our highschool. They were so rude to the other team and I was kinda embarassed to be sitting in their fan area. The boys however...LOVED it!

Me and my Cass.

AEva having fun with her babysitters!

The game....

Sam's Birthday

We had a few friends over for Sam's birthday..we had alot of fun and she enjoyed playing with them! Here are a few photo's from her day...... Lovin' the strawberry shortcake doll and pony!

My pretty girl!

Blowing out all 5 candles on her Tinkerbell cupcake.

Her eyes watered the whole time we were singing to her( just like her momma..my eyes water when I am embarassed too!:)

Sammie and her friends playing with barbies...so cute!

Mommy and Sam..do we look alike?

MY baby girls!

ANd these are my attempt at her 5 year pictures....

B/W

Purple color accent...We had a happy day!

Happy Thankgiving!

This Thanksgiving I am so thankful for my God's faithfulness in my life. SO many times I fail,yet He is always faithful to be there, ready to help me back on the road to everlasting...Thank you Lord for your faithfulness! I am also thankful for 1 HOTTTT man in my life. He loves me unconditionally and is my best friend. I am thankful for you Baby!

I am thankful for my 2 boys who are such a blessing in my life...I don't know what I would do without them!

I am thankful for my little Sammie( who is 5!:) She lights up my life!

I am Thankful for MY sweet oldest baby. She has such a tender and forgiving heart. Even just this morning...she lost a tooth last night and suck it under her pillow(she knows I put money there, not a tooth fairy:) Well, over the course of the evening I forgot...she came into my room this morning and said "mom, there was no money under my pillow." To which I replied, " Oh,Shoot! I forgot Cass!" But here is her response that sorta blew me away..." That's okay mom,

I can wait." This is her personality(most of the time:) I am Thankful for my sweet Cass.

And last, but NOT least, I am thankful that I have these little arms that come running to me everyday for hugs and loves. She is a source of laughter and love in my family. GOd was so good to GIVE her to us and I am THANKFUL! I love my little Aveanater!:)

Great is your faithfulmess oh God my Father. There is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not thy compassions, they fail not, as thou hast been , thou forever will be.

What are you thankful for?

My not so little girl...

My baby girl is turning 5!!!! IT seems like only yesterday........ That I was feeling her wiggling and jiggling inside me,

That Cassie met her new baby sister for the first time and loved her SO much,

That I would look into the backseat while driving and see this sweet face,

That she had her first birthday party,

That she reached her "terrible two's"(this had LOTS to do with the boys coming along!:),

That she was then 3 and changed so much,

That she then turned 4 and had her own group of friends. It really seems like all these years sorta ran together..where did my baby go???

Samantha Joy,

You are the light of my life!

I love you so much more than words can express.

We waited 6 LONG months to see the 2 lines on a stick saying that you were coming...it felt like YEARS. I was so excited to meet you and hold you and here you are turning 5 already.

Here are the top 5 things I love about my Sammie:

1. Your beautiful smile

2.The way your eyes twinkle

3.your laugh

4.The way you love your baby sister

5.That you fill my days with JOY!

I love you Sam, and I pray that you will come to know the Lord as your personal Savior and that you will walk in His way all the days of your life.... Happy Birthday Baby Girl.

Jer. 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you
and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future...

I FOUND IT!!

SO, I found my camera! YAY! Here are some photos from it. Samantha got to feed Justin the other day...so cute!

Aeva baby LOVES spagetti!

Max and his silly faces!Mitchell and his tongue!:)Cassie and Samantha are tree climbers...except they can't ever get back down!

Our trip to Oregon and back..April 2008

Some pictures from the last 7 months....

We're BACKKKKK!!!!!!!

So after a LONG absense we are FINALLY back. I wantd to wait until the adoption was finalized but i can't wait any longer and we have been formally chosen as the adoptive parents so there is no going back.(for the state) We are doing really good. Aeva has adjusted SO well to our family and it's like shes always been here. Anyway, I currently cannot find my camera so I will be puting up pictures as soon as I find it!!!Unless I can't which means we need a new one..oh no.:) I would love to get a better camera so I can take better quality pictures. Anyway....we are gald to be back....I will add some of the pics we have taken since Aeva came....