Three cute little trick-or-treaters!

Singing about Christ and a costume party

Here are our precious littles practicing their parts for

our church's children's Christmas musical.  They are so cute to watch

as they practice.  No one is on key or even singing the same word at once,

but they each give it all they've got to sing these sweet songs.

Here is our littlest car of the family.  This was Elijah's first costume day

at preschool, and Kevin got to take him and see all of the cuteness of the morning.

I was with our biggest car (Ted) while he was having dental surgery.

What a privilege to be parents to our four amazing children.



Happy Birthday Elijah Jiehao

Today Eli is 4!  We now have age 4, 6, 8, and 25 year old children living in our home, and it is wonderful!

We love you Elijah Jiehao.  We thank God your China mommy chose life for you!

Birthday Breakfast

Waiting patiently for his gifts.

Now Eli has his own photo album to match Philip's and Sophia's.

Opening gifts at his family party.

She is officially 8 today!

Wow, we can't believe Sophia is 8 today!  Last week we celebrated with a big family party.  Today it was just the six of us.  Kevin fixed her pancakes for breakfast, we had a quick bite at Wendy's for lunch, and I made her a yummy Italian dinner tonight along with cake and ice cream.

Sophia seemed to enjoy her birthday, but when she was opening her presents today and last week,you could tell she didn't quite know what to make of it all.  With as many birthdays as we celebrate around here, she will quickly get used to them!  :)

Happy Birthday to our sweet and beautiful daughter.  Thanking God for bringing Sophia to us forever.

First "Happy Birthday" party for our girl

Lovely special people

came to celebrate

our lovely special daughter's

first birthday home!

Happy Birthday Sophia.

We love you so!