James is playing basketball, his first team sport. Here he's proudly displaying his team shirt.
This is our journey of adoption from Ethiopia.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Almost Crawling!


Grace is ready to crawl. She's been scooting herself forward on her elbows for a few weeks, but she finally got the idea to try to use her legs as well. She now can sit up from lying on her stomach on her own. Amazing what she can do considering 2 1/2 months ago she couldn't even sit on her own!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Halloween Pictures
After trying on many costumes, the boys finally went as ninja and lion. After walking around for a while, Grace decided she'd had enough and fell asleep. Kistet was the little tiger--fitting for her, I think.







Thursday, October 2, 2008
Excuse me?
Yesterday a friend came over so I could run to a couple of stores while the girls were napping (they're not to be left with a babysitter yet, but come on, I've got to get a break or I'm going to break). At the very first store, the clerk asked if the girls I was shopping for were my grandkids or nieces. Has this adoption really aged me 30 years? When I told her they were my daughters, she proceeded to go on about these people she knew who were having fertility problems and HAD to go "that route". What??!!! I couldn't get out of that store fast enough and will not return. So much for a fun outing by myself; I'd rather stay home and eat worms.





















































