Abegail's 2nd Grade Teacher is.....

Mrs. Agee. (a-jee) We met her last night at the open house and she could not have been more friendly or personable. Unfortunately Abegail's friend, Tori is in a different class. I think I was more nervous than she was. I really wanted her in the same class because her Mom and I have just become good friends, but we will still be friends, get together, play soccer together etc. (the kids will

Sports, Sports, Sports

Abegail participated in a basketball shooting clinic all last week. Tori's (see above, best friend from first grade) father put the whole thing together and did a fabulous job. The kids loved it. Coach Jamie had prizes and tons of fun games. Last night was family night and even the parents got in on the action.Abegail practices her shootingTips from Coach JamesAbegail likes to kick up her

Haley Time

One of our favorite friends, Haley, is moving to California on Tuesday. We've been trying to spend lots of time with her. She is a great friend to Annie and Abegail but it is Emmanuel who I think is most heartbroken. He adores Haley and makes sure she knows it. Haley is so kind and patient with him. Yesterday we went to a park in Bloomington and had a blast.School TimeAnnie had her open

The Missing Tooth

Yesterday Abegail, who apparently didn't want to be outdone by Emmanuel, lost a tooth. (No she was not chewing on a hammer) Unfortunately it got misplaced as Abegail so candidly told the tooth fairy. Good thing the tooth fairy can read. She came and left a dollar.Apple Juice For SaleThe kids wanted to have a lemonade stand on Sunday. Unfortunately we had no lemonade so they improvised and had

E-man SEES His New Eye

E-man is very pleased with his new eye. His look when he got to see a mirror was priceless! Things are still going well, he was very swollen this morning and we were concerned the eye had closed again, but just swelling from the stitches. Now to keep him from running into things!Mommy Runs A Race!It's been a long time since Mommy ran a race. Today I did a 10K with my friend Carol who came to

E-man's Surgery Successful So Far

E-man had an extremely successful eye surgery this morning to correct the ptosis in his left eye which was causing a droopy left eye lid. He was a trooper through it all, excited the whole time to have both his eyes "look the same." We have spent the day telling him not to touch his eye and rip the stitches. We are expecting that to continue for the next 10 days. The doctor says we will probably

Emmanuel Loses A Tooth

Emmanuel lost his first tooth a few days ago on the bottom. He was very scared by this fact and didn't realize this is what is suppose to happen. Then we talked about the whole tooth fairy thing. She did indeed come and brought a dollar. "I have to put this in my piggy bank right now." But he does want to know why a new tooth hasn't appeared yet. We have tried to explain it will take a

On The Road To Reality

We have had a couple of awesome trips the past few weeks, to NY, then to Tulsa, and then to Oklahoma City. Tonight we will hit the road and head back to reality. Mommy goes back to work Thursday. Here are a few final photos from the final day of our awesome vacation!

Great Day at Grandma's

Amber, Ben , and Maddie. Baby Eli will join the family on September 18th!It's still hot, another day with 100+ degrees!Grandma winning at SorryIt's wet Aunt Sue Sue!Making cookiesWe had another great day in OK Monday, spending time with Grandma & Grandpa, cousin Maddie, Amber, and Ben.

Good Bye Tulsa, Hello Grandma & Grandpa!

We said good-bye to our new and old friends in Tulsa today. We had a fabulous 2 1/2 days at our reunion. We then headed to Oklahoma City for some time with Scott's family.Bye Kurker, I'll miss youJessica, Brian, Chloe, Oakley, Gwynyth, Diamond, Sophia, Florence, and Giselle from Hinesville, GA on their way to Provo, UT. Thank you Brian for serving our country in Afghanistan the next year.Our

Meet The Mothers...

Here we are the Mothers who undertook African Adoptions. Today was day two of our awesome reunion in Oklahoma!Jessica, (GA moving to UT) Me (MN), Shelby (KY), Karen (UT), Sharon (WY), Lorea (OK), Valerie (OK), and Lori (KY)Shelby, Lori, Ben, Gormah, Kennedy, and Kurker from KentuckyWater Balloon Fight, let's get the boys!We're wet all ready, it feels good in the 100 degree heat!Hay Rides and

Terrific in Tulsa

We are in Tulsa, OK this weekend for a reunion of six families we became close to during our adoption process. All of the families had kids at the AFAA house the majority of the time A&E were there. The kids never missed a beat and were thrilled to see one another. We are being hosted by Junior's family. It is the perfect place for a reunion with a pool, huge property that has an awesome view