Thankful Thursday - The Weekend Edition

This week I am doing a weekend edition to my Thankful Thursday posts. I was having technical difficulties and wasn't able to post for several days. I have a lot to be thankful for once again.

This weekend I am thankful for:


~The time spent with family in Georgia! Precious memories were made!

The cousins..

Brianna, Michaela, Claire and MalloryWayne, Teresa, Michaela and Mallory..

On the bridge at Tallulah Gorge..

Michaela and Claire..

Gary and I, Wayne and Teresa..

Our gang..waiting for Caleb!

~The miracle of life growing within my niece! We can't wait to meet little Noah and love on him!

Mallory, Alisha and baby, and Michaela!

Turner and Alisha..

~The tree that was planted in memory of Gary's mom, Evalyn.

~The kids got to play outside at the end of November in gorgeous weather. Claire played in the leaves for the first time. Just didn't have leaves like that in Texas!

Claire and her new friend Max!

What are you thankful for?

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for:

~A husband that takes the time to be invested in the lives of our kids. Last weekend, he took the boys on an 8 mile hike around beautiful Lake Martin. This weekend, he and Nicholas are going on a church retreat. Precious time spent making lasting memories! (Of course, the girls enjoyed our day shopping!)

My hikers..

~The beauty of nature. The guys saw it first hand hiking.

They saw this across the trail..I'm glad they saw it before they walked into it!

~The fun of taking the kids to get their photo taken. We got some really great shots! I am thankful for photogenic kids! :) I know I am a little biased but this is my thankful Thursday post!

~Finally, I am thankful for the first picture of my 5 kids together!

I am blessed indeed! What are you thankful for?

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday, I am thankful for the phone call we received from our adoption agency saying that they were sending us our acceptance paperwork! That's right, Caleb is our son! We are so excited and can't wait to get him home. We now are waiting on immigration to approve us so we can get his visa to come home. Many of you know, that November is National Adoption Month and I am thankful that this November we found out officially that our 2nd adoption will be happening soon! I am thankful that Caleb's days as an orphan are coming to an end. He has a family and he is loved! So without further ado, I introduce you to Caleb!

Isn't he just the cutest? He just turned 2 in August and although he looks chubby he only weighs 22 pounds and is about 32 inches tall! I hope the clothes we already got for him aren't too big on him! We are fortunate that we have more pictures of him as an infant and toddler. I will share those with you too later on! God is good, the child He chose for us is coming home soon!

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful that we are getting closer to bringing Caleb home!!! Our home study is done and our paperwork has gone to immigration. I am anxiously awaiting a phone call saying that the home study has been approved, then we can start our countdown to Caleb! Believe me, as soon as I can I will be posting pictures of our precious boy!