Birthday Boys!

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything on this blog. It took a special occasion to get me back. This past week Evan and Derek celebrated their 7th and 3rd birthdays! I couldn't be more proud. I also couldn't be more surprised at how quickly time has flown by. The first photo is of the boys blowing out their birthday cake candles at their family birthday party. And the second photo is one I took on the Evan's actual birthday. We went to Longwood Gardens with friends and Evan was heading down a spiral staircase and looked up at me. I snapped the shot. He looked so happy and so relaxed. It was a great day!

Vietnam Adoption Video

A change in our adoption plans

Dear Friends,
We have recently started the process to switch our adoption from China to Vietnam. It was a difficult decision but one that ultimately feels right for our family.
Cindy

China Families meeting their children

I get so choked up when I see these videos. I keep dreaming of the day when we are united with our next sweet child. I honestly cannot wait to hold her in my arms, see her sweet face and to watch her with all my sweet guys.

Check out this blog!

Its called Chinese Starfish.
A South African woman, living in China, taking care of special needs orphaned children preparing to be adopted...a most exciting story!
Its really interesting so take a look:
http://chinesestarfish.blogspot.com/

Making a mess out of cleaning up

The thing about letting kids play with paint is that it is almost always going to be a fantastic mess. Even if its washable and I can't imagine letting them play with something that wasn't washable, its still such a big mess. The funny thing about my boys is that they manage to make a mess of cleaning up. Everyone needed to be cleaned up after painting so I brought out a tub of soapy water to wash their hands, some paper towels to dry off and a plastic bage to put all the used paper towels in. In the time it took me to clean off Ryan's hands Evan had unrolled the whole new roll of paper towels across the lawn and driveway. I am always amazed at how much they can "accomplish" in the same time that I am "accomplishing" very little. Ha!

Underwear Head

The boys were resisting getting dressed this morning. I finally laid out all their clothes and let them know no one could have their snack until they would get dressed (or let me dress them) and went into the kitchen. When I came back Ryan said "Mommy look at me!" He had Evan's underwear on his head! I guess its the 3 year old equivalent to the lamp shade on the head...Ryan's always the life of the party!The second photo is a reenactment of the first photo. The boys thought it was so funny that we should do it again!And just for the record, both times they were CLEAN underwear! :)