time flies

I have not updated in forever and it is possible that I won't again for awhile:) Life is crazy in our house as we are a family of six! It is has been especially hard for me to blog since we have been fostering two young boys and I am not allowed to publish info about them. They are part of everything we do so I can't just update about the rest of us.

But...we have finalized the adoption of our three year old son! Introducing Charlie!

It is amazing for me to look back at pictures of when we first got Charlie. I had not realized how much he has physically changed! I know he has changed in so many ways but these amazed me!


It has been a long road but we have come so far! Charlie has and is developing into a fun young man. Although much different, we could not imagine life without him in our family!

And as for our other little man...we are hoping to be able to finalize the adoption the beginning of 2012! He is currently 10 months old and is a joy in every way (I guess not the diaper part) :) Pictures will come as soon as we are allowed! (he looks a lot like a little charlie though)

take the hint?

I was working on a Noah's Ark floor puzzle with the kids. When we finished they were all so calm and attentive that I decided to turn it into a Bible lesson. I asked them questions about Noah and his obedience and then sang them a children's Bible song about the ark. When I was done this is what transpired...
Frances: did you know God is talking to you?
me: really? what is he saying? (thinking he is pleased that I am teaching my children his stories)
Frances: He wants you to stop singing this song.
me: (amused)
frances: I prayed to him cause it is just so boring to hear you singing the same thing over and over and not stoping.

guess she has moved on from simple repetetive children's songs! At least she prays when she feels troubled right?

Cute as a bug

Laney tooted one day and I said "you are a stinkbug" she then says " I'm not a stinkbug I'm a lady bug"!

photo update

Some summer fun...

(that is me!!! look at that air under my board!)

Love it!

Laney is officially potty training! Of all the underwear in this house she LOVES the boy ones that we have! It could just be that I am her mom but I think it is the cutest thing to see her run around in these! Go Diego Go!

She has been doing really well. She initiates 80% of all bathroom trips in a day! Hurray! I hope it keeps up because as most of you know, Frances has been a challenge in this area to this day! Surely I deserve one fairly easy one, right mom?

Lessons from school

This morning Frances found a penny. She gave it to me and told me she was paying me for signing her up for afternoon Kindergarten. I asked if she liked afternoon kindergarten, she said "YES!". I asked why and she said because she got to stay home and be with me in the morning. Frances is not a mommy's girl so this was a special comment, had to put it in writing before she did something to make me forget:)

Today is day three for school. She is having fun but was disappointed yesterday at recess when she was told they couldn't do the monkey bars. She is a huge monkey these days!

My neighbors came over with their lawn chairs to wait for the bus.

Here she comes!
Here she is with Marcie eating the m&m's she brought:)