when east meets south
Halloween was so much fun! To be honest, I love the preparations for Halloween, buying candy, deciding what the kids are going to wear, the fact that Halloween sort of heralds in the holiday season. But I am not crazy about Halloween itself. It hasn’t helped that the last 2 years Chris has been gone. And it has rained. And… Read More
My oldest sister Melissa, my mom, Lucy, April (Angie’s best friend since childhood) and I had a ‘Welcome Home’ celebration for my new nephew Dane and my sister Angie. We had to plan it secretly because Angie hates a surprise. But even more than hating a surprise, she hates people doing things for her. So we decided to do both!… Read More
Victoria went to her first homecoming dance. She went with a friend of hers, yes a boy, but they are just friends. Which was a great relief to me since I only had to worry about… his driving ability, the driving ability (or lack thereof) of all the other drivers out on homecoming night, what time they would be home,… Read More
We celebrated Tori’s birthday over the weekend with a big feast, all Tori’s favorite dishes. Thankfully she’s quite a cook and happily made most of it herself. But on her actual birthday, August 16th, we had a mini celebration with mini cakes for everyone. The boys loved decorating theirs with frosting and sprinkles and the girls loved eating theirs 🙂… Read More
I celebrated my birthday last week at my sister’s house surrounded by family (except Tori and Zach … miss you guys!!). It was great to get together with everyone, but as I get older, birthday celebrations become less and less important. Chris insisted on buying me a fabulously decadent cake. It was absolutely gorgeous, so gorgeous I had to take… Read More
Well, it’s official. I have 2 two year olds. That just sounds painful. I used to pity people who had two children in diapers and … well God is proving that He has quite a sense of humor. We celebrated Isabelle’s big day in style. My sister, her husband and their two daughters came down for the party and helped… Read More
My sweet baby boy turned seven on Saturday. He, even though he is so big for his age, is my most endearing, tender hearted child. He has the kindest spirit…his prayers are the most sincere of all the kids at dinner. The other night he prayed that he and Zach and Dalton would grow up to be good dads and… Read More
Today, as most folks celebrated Valentine’s Day, we traveled to the courthouse to readopt our precious Isabelle. Re adoption is optional, but we decided we wanted to go ahead and make it ‘officially official’. It was a very special day, standing there in front of a judge, in a courtroom, and swearing to provide for her every need. Of course,… Read More
Well, today we celebrated Chinese New Year with our local FCC chapter in St. Louis. There was a great turnout, over 350 people, and lots of beautiful children in their silk outfits. Isabelle was no exception and it was fun to dress her in one of the (many) outfits we purchased for her while we were in China. She wasn’t… Read More