when east meets south
I tried. That’s about all I can say. Six weeks home with Vivi and this is my first attempt to get a picture of all the kiddos. Well, not all the kiddos. All them, minus the two oldest. The weather is outrageously beautiful. 60 and sunny. No excuse not to get outside and give it our best effort. But the… Read More
When we got home from church and realized the cable and phone lines were back up, the first question I asked my husband was who should be the subject of this week’s Sunday Snapshot. He retorted, “You!” After I threw up in my mouth a little bit, I asked him who else he thought should be the focus of this… Read More
Adding Vivienne to our family has been easy. Relatively easy. I mean, adopting a toddler is way different from the way a newborn enters a family… all wrinkled and clueless and malleable. At two years old, Vivi might still be tiny, but she is most definitely not clueless. She’s experienced a lot in her two years. Too much. At four… Read More
I found and fell in love with these dolls months ago. And it didn’t take me long to find a holiday to justify buying one for each of my girls. I just didn’t know which holiday that would be. Turns out they arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day. Which is actually perfect, for several reasons. First of all, these… Read More
This afternoon, the girls and I prepped for the big day. For the Super Bowl, you say? Nah. For Valentine’s Day, baby. Any girl worth her estrogen is going to choose a day filled with candy and declarations of love over football. A.N.Y.D.A.Y. To bestow upon their classmates, Isabelle chose the Princess cards and Sophie chose the Tinkerbell cards. With… Read More
Ahhh, Vivienne. It wasn’t long ago I had some very real worries about this little one joining our family. And when I said I was scared, I really meant it. But now, well… just look at her. Scared? Me? Of her? Obviously, I had too much time on my hands. Vivienne is truly delightful. And I have fallen for her… Read More
We left Guangzhou with a patch behind Asher’s ear. And phenergan in my backpack. And high hopes for a vomit-free travel day. We arrived in Shanghai with no problems. Asher felt great. I felt great. And even after a 4+ hour wait for our next flight, Vivi was doing great. No shoes had been kicked off in frustration, Or hair… Read More
Zach. My oldest son. I still remember the joy of holding him in my arms for the first time. He was (and is) so darn adorable. Even the labor nurses exclaimed how incredibly cute he was with his little shock of cotton-white hair and piercing grey-blue eyes. He turned 15 this week. So, technically, he’s not my baby anymore. But… Read More
It snowed overnight. A lot. So much so that we couldn’t resist bundling up and heading out to enjoy it. Even the big kids decided to come out and play. Snowball fights ensued. Even Seamus was feelin’ it. The littles tested out their snow gear for heat-keeping and water-proof capabilities. Thankfully, Cabela’s didn’t let us down. Tori sported her own… Read More
At last. And worth the wait, if I do say so myself. We were crazy busy yesterday and frankly, I wasn’t able to talk Tori into gallivanting outside with me for a mini-photo shoot until this afternoon. It took me that long to twist her arm. She just makes my heart smile, this girl of mine. She has been a… Read More