Happy New Year!

May you have a blessed New Year!
With love from all of us,

Jimmy

Ben

Caleb

Liam

Elijah

And thank you Jesus for blessing me this year with another precious son!

Liam Josiah

is no longer an orphan. I love you sweet boy! Love, your Mama

Wordless Wednesday

His smile says it all:)

Soon.......

my sweet little boy,........ Mama's coming very soon!

Thank God for little boys

no more words are necessary...............

It's beginning to look a little like Christmas.....

Jimmy brought home the Gingerbread house that he made at school today. I love the way he says to me, "I made it for you." My heart just melts!

And this is the first ornament on our tree. It's adorable little "Bennett". He is 5 years old and waiting for a family in Eastern Europe. To find out more about this precious little guy and/or to donate to his adoption grant fund, click on this link.
www.reecesrainbow.org/8122/bennett-3g

Elijah and his Magnadoodle:) at OneTrueMedia.com

My little artist!

Make a video - it's fun, easy and free!
www.onetruemedia.com

Elijah's new (do it yourself) do!

It's funny how my little guy can't stand to have his hair cut. But what does he do when he gets ahold of the scissors? Yep, cut his hair! What a little stinker!

Happy Sunday:)

Love, Elijah

Happy Birthday Trigger!

Trigger is 1 today! He may have the biggest mouth on the block and he is always bossing us around.....but hey, he's ours and we love him! Happy Birthday Trig, Trig!!

Trigger's baby photo:)

My sweet Liam

I'm in love....what more can I say?

Happy 24th + 1 Birthday Jimmy!

Today is Jimmy's 25th birthday......but don't tell him that! He says he does not like the number 25. He says he is 24 again.:) I think I'll do that on my next birthday too!

Twenty five years ago Jimmy was born into this world on a crisp November Sunday afternoon. He was so teeny tiny at just 5lbs. 13 ounces. The last 25 years have been the best of my life. It is truly an honor to be Jimmy's mom...and a whole lot of FUN too!! Happy Birthday Jimmy, I love you!

I want to share a few pictures with you when Jimmy was little....

Jimmy age 2 days

Jimmy at 3 months. What a cute little chunk:)

Jimmy at 3 months. One of my favorites!

Jimmy in kindergarten

Jimmy at 6 years old

Jimmy in 2nd grade

A Dream Come True

We spent the afternoon with Garth and his beautiful wife Trisha Yearwood. It was Jimmy's dream come true! As a mother, this was such a huge blessing to see this special moment. Jimmy has always loved Garth and his music. I can't put into words what today meant to Jimmy.

Goofing around with Garth!

Hanging out and waiting for our pizza.

Jimmy was pretty smitten with the very pretty Trisha Yearwood!

Jimmy wearing Garth's hat and glasses while we rode with Garth and Trisha in their truck.

Trisha was so sweet to Jimmy. It really made my heart smile!

Trisha, Jimmy and Garth

Me, Jimmy, Garth and Ben

Jimmy and Garth. They were cracking each other up!

Me, Jimmy, Garth, Ben and Trisha

I can't say enough about Garth and Trisha. They are the most down to earth, couple that you will ever meet. Their kindness was genuine and they made this day so special for Jimmy. And Jimmy was on top of the world! It was definitely a dream come true!

Fun on the Farm

We had a gorgeous Fall day in Michigan and what better way to spend it than riding ponies and picking out pumpkins?!

Hello there!

This horse really had a sense of humor! Say cheese:)

Elijah did not want to ride a pony but he did love sitting on the tractor:)

Lookin' Good Jimmy!

My little Russian tornadoes....

Hey Jimmy!

Caleb picked this wee little pumpkin:)

Elijah was tickled with the little bit bigger wee pumpkin that he picked out.:)

And here's Jimmy with his perfect pumpkin!

Happy Fall everyone!

In just 24 days......

I will get to hold Liam in my arms for the very first time!
God is so Good!

SUBMITTED!

My dossier has been submitted! One step closer to meeting my sweet Liam!
Thank you Jesus!

Happy Birthday Caleb!

Caleb is 9 years old! He was so excited and was so happy that it was his birthday. One of his favorite things is Firetrucks so that's what the theme of his birthday was. We had pizza, cake and ice cream and then had a Firetruck pinata and Silly String. Caleb has never done a pinata before so it was quite funny to see his reaction when we gave him a bat and said he could go hit that truck that was hanging from the tree. He loved it and to tell you the truth could have cared less about the candy. I don't think he even picked up a piece that fell. But he did enjoy the Silly String. He loves to spray things! I have to keep all of my spray cleaners....up high and out of reach. So imagine how tickled he was when he got to spray a couple cans of Silly String!:) I am so proud to be Caleb's Mama. This child of mine makes my heart smile. He wakes up in such a good mood and always wants a hug first thing in the morning!
Caleb stole my heart the very first time that I saw him. Such beautiful bright eyes and a laugh that would tug at anyone's heart. Because of Caleb, my eyes have been opened to the fact that there are 147 million orphans living in our world today. Praise God that Caleb is with me and no longer an orphan. His life is such a gift and I am so thankful he's mine. Happy Birthday Caleb! Mommy loves you to the moon and back, and more!