Our little fish....

So, I made them hold hands..."Come on Adam, hold Aggie's hand" Click, Click, Click went my camera. They are not always this sweet with each other so I figured I had better document the event! Aggie looks leery which is probably smart because the two of them have a very typical brother-sister relationship. Full of Love, yet they pester each other all day long!

We had a fabulous weekend at the Wisconsin Dells. The Weyers family goes skiing every winter, however, Lee and I didn't feel Adam and Aggie were quite ready for skiing. We spent our time at the water park instead and had an absolute blast.



Adam was OUT at 6:00pm which made us pretty nervous. He wakes at 5:00am when he goes down at 7:30pm, so if he falls asleep at 6:00pm! EECK! Unbelievably, though I was the first to wake the next morning and nearly jumped for joy when I read the clock.....7:30am! Wow! Do you know how long it has been since Lee or I slept in till 7:30am?! It was quite the gift and if I could go back to the Wisconsin Dells EVERY weekend, I would!

It was a good day.

Go Packers!

48 to 21 Packers vs. Falcons. Go Packers!

Is it okay to use your children's adoption journey blog for your own agenda?

It was a good game and we enjoyed it....and well, Aggie's enthusiasm should not be contained!

Go Packers!

Happy 4th Birthday Adam!

There is really something magical about celebrating a little boys 4th birthday. Their eyes just open wide when the lights are dimmed, and candles are lit and everyone starts to sing. "Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You!" The excitement can't be contained! After singing we dove directly into the cake and ice cream and licked our bowls clean! On birthdays in my family the parent always shares the story of the day the child was born from morning till dusk and all the details in between. For Adam, we read from the book "On the Night You Were Born" by Nancy Tillman. I especially like the first page which reads...

On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered, "Life will never be the same." Because there had never been anyone like you...ever in the world.

Lee and I embraced this moment with all our heart and it was so wonderful. To celebrate with Adam was such an honor. We think you are the greatest!!

Happy New Year!

It was a hectic holiday season and with 5 hours to go till the end of 2010, I find myself again busy, busy busy. Our word for 2011 will be PEACE. In everything we do, we will strive to find it, keep it, encourage it and welcome it. It's not always the easiest thing to do while juggling the burdens and demands we carry, however, we will try. Perhaps I mean to say, I will try.... Life needs to slow down so we can welcome peace into our hearts and souls. Life needs to slow down so we can enjoy every waking moment (even if at 5am!) with Adam and Aggie and each other. Life needs to slow down so we embrace everything and don't miss a thing!

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Happy New Year, Everyone! We wish you all a wonderful 2011!
Let there by Peace!

You know your child is learning English......

When you make a hard left turn into the day care parking lot becuase you "almost" drove past and your child yells out "CAREFUL Mommy!". I was speachless for a moment becuase I just hear two words strung together AND I had to tell Adam he was Right! Mommy should be more careful!

Holiday Fun!

I think I have figured out what made Aggie fall asleep at the dinner table....just good 'ol holiday fun!

She likes to try on everyone's boots and winter clothes

We had our first Day Care Holiday Program



Grandpa gave horsey rides and Adam & Aggie learned how to say "Giddy Up!"

We met Santa on a Street Car! We paid $.50 cents per person and took a 15 minute ride around down town Kenosha. We had the street car to ourselves!! I couldn't believe that no one else knew about Santa's visit. Needless to say we sang every Christmas song we could remember including Jingle Bells a couple of times.

Check out Aggie's eyes staring at Santa....Although there were no tears, I wonder if she is thinking...."Hmm, What's this jolly 'ol fellow up to?"

We all joined in the fun telling Santa what we wanted for Christmas!

Look how comfortable Adam is!

Aggie is still checking out Santa!

...and if meeting Santa wasn't enough, then we went on a Sleigh Ride! I wish we had a little more snow because the ride was a little bumpy. However, it was another opportunity to sing more carols "laughing all the way!"

Our friends from Colorado came all the way to Kenosha for their first sleigh ride!

What a great day!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Merry Christmas!~

Someone is Sleepy!

I have heard of this phenomenon before, but never actually witnessed it.....Purely amazing how a child can fall asleep in the middle of dinner. One moment Aggie was eating and the next THIS! Nonetheless, we passed up bath time and went straight to bed!