Winding down

The school year is winding down.  Allie had a big project due this week.  She's been working on a presentation for about a month.  It was their first big assignment with rough drafts, final draft, and an oral presentation of her information.  The parents were the audience, and the kids really did great!  They were so relaxed and did not read.  They used key words from an outline!  I was so impressed!

Here's a short clip.  (The speech was about 2-3 minutes in length) 

Allie was "Molly Pitcher" (Mary Ludwig Hayes)

Her class mates posing for a "silly pic." 

Today was Mary's kindergarten graduation.  She is so SAD that school is out.  She LOVES LOVES LOVES her two teachers.  I love them too!

The kids were to choose a favorite verse from all the verses they memorized this year.  I looked back at my blog from when Allie was in kindergarten to see which verse she chose, and Mary and Allie chose the exact same verse!!!  (I didn't help either of them choose because they chose at school).  I think the verse is FOR ME to pray over the next few weeks.

Precious Ms. P!

Mary made the sweetest friends this year:)

The other Precious Ms. P!  These ladies are truly amazing.  Mary was so afraid to go to school, and she had the best year.

I can't believe summer is almost here!  

We have not received travel clearance yet.  Unofficially nine out of twelve families have received clearance, so SURELY we will know something soon.  I really thought we would have been on a plane tomorrow!  

Mother's Day 2012

God has blessed my life beyond my wildest dreams with these kids.  I'm so thankful!!

You didn't think I'd leave CC out did you???  By golly that is the LAST mother's day picture without him, you hear me? (I said that last year).  We haven't received the Travel Call yet..BOO!  Hopefully very very soon!  

One of the top four reasons I'm a mom..

GMAN!!!

Happy fourth birthday to you SON!!! WE LOVE YOU SOOOOO!!!

Where

does

the 

time

go?

This boy makes my heart smile everyday!  


Happy Mother's day too my two INCREDIBLE moms!  I love you both so very much.  

Spring musical

I couldn't leave Allie out!  Her school did their spring musical last Thursday, and it was SOOOO CUTE!  She had a little solo, and if I don't get it posted now, it may get missed.  

Maybe that's all the family videos..for now:)

Ballerina girl

Mary had her first dance recital yesterday:)

Being so shy, and never wanting to be the center of attention, I was VERY surprised that she smiled and danced in front of such a big crowd.  

Her biggest fans, Allie and Emma Cate

besides these two of course!

I'm posting a couple of clips because the whole thing wouldn't fit!  

I was kind of dreading this weekend because we have so much going on besides all of our activities wrapping up, BUT we had a GREAT weekend.  Everything went smoothly and we had a great time!

F is for FOUR and FIRETRUCK

We celebrated Garrett's birthday a week early since we weren't sure about our travel plans for Korea.  He's been wanting to go to the fire station since January when we took a tour for play day.

Look familiar??

just a fire ladder G man!

Sis giving him a lesson on being 4!

Sweet Cousins!  Abbott wasn't crazy about the sirens:)

It ended up being VERY HOT!!!  Garrett's one request was to spray the fire hose:)

Bunny brought her friend Mrs. Kelly down.  We've had such a blast!

I can't believe he's almost 4...and about to be a middle child!

Love love love this sweet boy! 

You get it?

Well I MISSED IT!  Hubs texted me mid day.  I guess I'm distracted or impatient, but I didn't "get it." I had to ask for an explanation.  You get it??  We received word today that Chubby's paper work has been approved.  We are one more step closer.  All we lack is travel clearance!!!!!!

I ordered the sweetest necklace off of ETSY.  I'm giving it to his foster mom who has cared for him all these months.  It's hard to see the finish with only my iPhone photography, but it's actually a shimmery finish of the photo.  The back has an engraving to her from us.  It's still so surreal.  We will be meeting him so soon!!!