Isabelle is (almost) potty trained! It was all her idea, she started coming to me to tell me she needed to go and then taking me by the hand and leading me to the bathroom 😉 So I figured we’d go with it and see how it went. She has been good about going #1 on the pot, but no… Read More
Graduation Day
On Saturday, Tori graduated from high school! It was such a special day. We attended the graduation and hooped and hollered for her when she crossed the stage. Afterward we had a celebration for her with some yummy food catered by one of our favorite local restaurants and a delicious, very chocolatey cake, just like the one I had on… Read More
Photos, Belle Style
Well, it isn’t exactly what I was planning, but the opportunity came on unexpectedly and I couldn’t resist. I bought some cheapo goggles for the kids in the $1 section of Target yesterday and Isabelle has been wearing them every chance she gets. And for some reason, every time she puts them on (or I put them on her) they… Read More
Memorial Day fun
On Memorial Day we did what most of America probably did, we went to a party. We were graciously invited to a fellow adoptive family’s house to celebrate with a cookout and pool party. It always amazes me when people invite us over. I mean, we’re NOT a small family. And half of our kids are under 6. Inviting us… Read More
Balloons
While we were down in Tampa, we went out to eat for breakfast one morning and the restaurant offered, interestingly enough, a balloon ‘artist’. She made a balloon of choice for each of the kids. The girls each chose a multicolored butterfly, Dalton chose a sword with a parrot for his shoulder, Asher chose a Spiderman and Zach got a… Read More
Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day I had the pleasure of finally meeting Kris, one of my oldest and dearest online friends. She said some pretty nice things about me on her blog, but if you know Kris, you know she can make anything beautiful (she’s incredible with her camera) and anyONE sound good (she’s even more amazing with words!!) We ‘met’ in… Read More
Sophie…one year later
Today was the one year anniversary of Sophie’s adoption day. Boy, have things changed since that day!! She is such a happy girl, but she was so sad on that day, one year ago. In honor of her special day, we spent the day trying to do things that I know Sophie loves. We spent time outside, hit McDonald’s between… Read More
New lens
I splurged and finally bought myself the new lens I’ve been wanting for close to a year. Actually, it isn’t THE lens I’ve been wanting, I just knew I wanted A new lens. The part that took me a year to decide was WHAT lens it would be. Finally, after doing some online research and consulting with my good friend… Read More
Sophie Lu~ US Citizen :)
May 1st was Sophie’s court date for readoption. Since I was the only one who traveled for her, we had to readopt her in order for her to become a US citizen and for her name to legally be changed to Sophie Lulu JingXiao. In Georgia it is not necessary to hire a lawyer. So with the help of some… Read More
Senior Prom!
Tori’s prom was last night. She had it all… the beautiful dress (thanks Uncle Bob and Aunt Angie for helping her buy her dream dress!), the fancy nails, the dramatic Sephora make-up, the incredible ‘up-do’… she looked gorgeous! She went solo, along with her future Georgia Tech roommate and their group of friends. Not that a few boys didn’t ask… Read More