"Pure Religion Adoption Weekend"

Back in 2007 Dave & I attended an "Adoption & Orphan Weekend" at our church. We had been praying about adding to our family by adoption but had no idea where to start. It was at this weekend that the Lord led us to Domestic Adoption, we found our agency, and the result was a beautiful baby named Samuel! The Lord laid the idea on our hearts a few months ago that is was time to hold another one of these weekends at our church for families who are just like we were...thinking about adoption but don't know where to go from there. We approached one of our Pastors about our idea, He loved it and dove right into helping us plan! I'm so excited to announce the...

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We're so excited to see how God works and sets the lonely in families during this weekend! Pray for us as we plan & organize this exciting event!

V-Day gift for my hubby...

I saw something similar to this on another blog and thought I would copy it for a Valentine's Day gift for my hubby. I started with a 6 pack of Cream Soda...the kids were happy to drink them for me and then I washed out the bottles. Spraypainted the tops pink...

Decorated the box with some Valentine paper...

Bought some of his favorite snacks...

and filled each bottle with goodies and corny phrases like "I'm NUTS about you!"

It cost me less than $10 and it made him feel special!!

My littlest LOVE...

I caught this sweet picture of my littlest lovebug on Valentine's Day soaking up the warm sunshine...LOVE him SO much!!!

Pajama Day 2010!

We started a family tradition a few years ago of having a Pajama Day once every winter. It's a fun day when everyone stays in the PJ's all day...we play games, watch movies, and eat yummy treats! Dave and I decided to surprise the kids last Thursday and have our annual Pajama Day. We picked a good day for it as we woke up to this...remember it was just 70 degrees a few days ago!I had picked up doughnuts to surprise them for breakfast from the markdown rack at one of our grocery stores. Can't beat $1.99 for a dozen Krispy Kremes!!

We played board games...

Lots of board games...

Watched movies, had pizza, built a giant fort in the living room, and did lots of snuggling!!!

Spring Sneak Peek

We were blessed with a BEAUTIFUL 70 degree day earlier in the week and took advantage of it by spending a few hours at one of our favorite parks. This was our first time there since the fall...Samuel wasn't too sure about walking on the mulch, but we all had a great time!