Our Family

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

It's finally here!

We have so many blessings to be grateful for! First of all, our sweet, adorable little foster son J.R. will officially be our little boy next month! We are so excited to have him be a part of our family FOREVER! I can't imagine our lives without him. We got some more great news today. J.R's pre-school teacher called me and said that he has surpassed all of his requirements in his special education class and he is no longer eligible for special education or speech! I can't tell you what a miracle that is!! Those of you who knew him one year ago when he first came to live with us truly know what a miracle it is!

Lastly, in January Bob totally shocked me when he said he was offered a job a couple hours away! It was bitter sweet thinking about leaving Logan and all of the many memories and friends we have made here. But we will be moving to the same city as my sisters and parents and many family and friends so the decision took like...1/8 of a second to make! Since that time we have sold our home, bought a new home, and Bob has been working there while I stay here and MISS him all week long!! I know thats cheesy but I am really excited to be together as a family again! So, this Friday is the last day in our wonderful Logan home! We will miss you!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Carly's Birthday Party!

It has been so long since I posted but I will give it a try again! For anyone who is wondering, I tried to go private for a while but never took the time to compile email addresses so I decided that I will keep it open for now. Anyway, we had a really fun time last weekend celebrating our sweet little girls birthday! She wanted a princess party so I made a castle cake and decorated pink! The funny part was this castle pinata I bought that nobody could crack open! Even my 8 year old nephew who is an avid baseball player couldn't budge the pinata! Dad tried to take a swing at it and instead of breaking the pinata he just broke the handle off it! It got very competitive!! Those things are made of some crazy cardboard! I haven't laughed so hard! It was fun to spend time with family and we were so happy to have aunt Niki stay the weekend with us! I love my Carly. She makes me laugh everyday at her witty comments. I can tell there is a lot of fun in store for the future! It is so fun to watch her grow and see this amazing personality! Happy Birthday to my little princess!

Look at Ty's face! He was so focused! He is the funniest kid I've EVER met!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Lots of Change!

Our lives have changed a lot since I last posted! I finally feel comfortable enough to blog about the new addition to our family so here it goes! About a year ago we thought about being foster parents. Bob was very hesitant but was awesome about taking the classes with me. We continued with some hesitation but kept taking steps towards it until finally in April we were placed with a sweet 3 year old boy! Really, it has been a roller coaster of emotions and a lot of work but such a huge blessing to have this boy in our home! We don't know how long he will be able to stay with us since his family is trying to get the support they need but we are loving the time we have with him! We celebrated his 4th birthday at the pool, the boys have taken t-ball, swim lessons and have had a really busy summer! I will post some pictures and maybe his family can also keep up with the activities in our life!

Thomas the Train came to town

Pre-School Graduation

T-Ball! I love this picture!

We took the kids to the Signing Time concert when she was here performing. J.R is coming along on his speech but sometimes he still prefers to sign so it was fun!