Two Beautiful Princesses Arrived Home

Our nieces are home and are adorable!  Can't wait to get the 2 Chinese princesses and the 2 Ethiopian princesses together for a photo shoot this spring.  Check out their blog to follow the rest of their journey. 

Busy Winter Days

Today we've had a "heat" wave with 38 degrees. Whew - bring on springtime!

We've been keeping busy (as usual) this winter, I'm not sure we'd know what to do if we weren't busy. But, it has to be the proper type of busy- things that will help our children to grow and mature, things that will help others, things that please and honor our Savior - that's a "good busy".

I have gotten much better at not stressing that my house isn't just "so" in order to be with the girls or tackle a more important task. It's not always easy for my "everything in it's place" personality - but hey, I'm getting there. I'm trying to remember that in such a short time they will be out on their own and I'll be wishing I was tripping over small plastic animals with oversized heads. ;)

Nat participated in the 3rd grade spelling bee and took home 3rd place. We're proud of her, she did her best which is all she wanted to do. Megan had a field trip to GR and got to ride the bus which she was so excited about. Last night she realized that she has a loose tooth so she's walking around continuing to wiggle it hoping to make it come out. Recently she hasn't wanted to brush her teeth. So, we told her that the tooth fairy won't accept dirty teeth. She ran into the bathroom and started brushing away. :)

We celebrated the Year of the Rabbit for Chinese New Year with a great dinner with fellow adoptive families and then a big celebration with crafts for the kids and fabulous Chinese entertainment from various groups.

Here's a few pics from our busy winter days. We hope that no matter what you are busy doing, you too are doing a "good busy".

My Nieces are coming home!!

My BIL & SIL are on their way to Ethi*opia finally to bring their daughters home!  They leave today and should be home next Saturday.  You can follow their blog here.  I can’t post any pictures but let’s just say – they are beautiful little girls.  E is 2 1/2 years old and B is 1 1/2 years old.  It will be fun to have little toddlers around again!