The Life

To be little again...to sit on the porch in my underwear and eat popcorn in the sun with ZERO worries. They choose popcorn for lunch. It's a veggie with extra butter to get some milk in there. Corbin "I'm going outside to eat my popcorn mom". Well, ok. Bye! The small one follows Corbin everywhere and I'm not convinced this is the best thing for him. Soon he will have three precious babies following him. Prayers NOW would be great. Hehe Hope you have a great Friday, may you eat popcorn outside in your undies....or dream of it!

The rains came down and made MUD

Corbin realized it had rained and my precious little man says "can we play in the mud mom"??? Why yes GET OUT!!!

Please notice the green spec in the puddle. That's a crocodile and they were pretending to be scared. Thank you God for allowing me to smile each day with my babies. Two minutes later though there was screaming and much trouble because they dug UNDER my gate. I've only warned Corbin 8467 times NOT to do this. A hole big enough for his skinny behind is just enough room for my puppy to escape also. So, they were kicked out of the back yard and retreated to the front to cause trouble there. hehe...

Mimi's Reunion

The Smith Crew (for now)



Two Beautiful Gals



I'm in love with these two men!!!

Thank you for my wonderful husband!

This cutie thought she could hide from me....haha

Mimi's people

And we ate...

Lots of Mimi's People

Could NOT resist...

"I want that right there Mamie"

Whatever William wants Mamie gives him. How can you not???

And our LOAs are headed back to our agency...more paperwork for now!!!

LOAs, Letters seeking confirmation, The Yes Papers

Today was the day we have been waiting for. Yes it happened. I wasn't even refreshing my email every three minutes. I was shopping with my Mom (with no kids, how crazy rare). We just found Adaline a Christmas dress and Wen a "My 1st Christmas" bib. I mentioned to mom, we have to get LOAs to travel by Christmas. I kid you not three minutes later the email popped up on my phone. Crazy screaming, crying lady in Marshalls. Beware shoppers in the toddler section. I'm so very excited and HAVE TO trust his timing. I wanted so bad to have our LOAs weeks ago. God knew exactly what our family needed. We have prayed as a FAMILY everyday to bring our babies home. It's so humbling to hear my Allison ask God to bring her brother and sister home. Thank you Lord!

Nesting and Waiting

Let me be totally honest, I can't believe the wait is this hard. I totally knew the adoption process would be loooong. I never thought I would see our babies so early in the process though. I dream of them, pray for them, wonder about them, that causes me to pray some more lol...I just want to hold them. We are on day 55 for LOAs. I realize some wait over a 100 days (please God no) but 55 is plenty for me. Aunt Kelc must travel. We talked last night and aren't so sure we can leave William for two weeks. Please pray for the right decisions to be made, and for the passengers if all 5/6 of us fly there and 7/8 coming back. Can you imagine the noise and chaos...oh my. Today Allison is starting school late because she wanted to go through Corbin, Adaline, William and Wen's clothes with me. I'm cleaning out closets and my laundry room. There are clothes EVERYWHERE. What else am I suppose to do while I wait. Pregnant with two precious toddlers equals MAJOR NESTING & EATING!

Oh how beautiful....

Let me just tell ya how happy I was to see this sweet face today as we WAIT...day 48. Not that we are counting. In his time (I know I know)....
Update for Miss Adaline
*24 pounds
*30 inchs tall
*She is outgoing
*She can say mama/a'yi
*Still drinks formula
*Not potty trained (three in diapers...oh my)

Only one word here "Beautiful"

"I two"

Guess who turned two??? He didn't want to party, entertain guests, open presents, or eat his cupcakes....but he still had fun!!! There are wrapped presents sitting on our counter and he has no desire to open them. Thank you to all who came to celebrate our little man's life. I thank God everyday for allowing us to love this precious baby boy. He smiles an amazing smile as soon as his eyes open in the morning. He gives EVERYTHING 100%....good or bad, he is all out!!! I love you William Cole.

Thank you Grandma for my very own!!!

Loves that his tractor is faster!

Was not sure what to do with the candle...

So proud when he figured it out!!!

Daddy made him a dog(:

"maybe I should try that"....

"I can do anything my big brother can do" (VERY SCARY)

I think she was worn out too!

Thank you Aunt Kelc and Harry for "my tuk"