6 months ago...

Six months ago in the middle of the busy Atlanta airport our lives changed forever...this is when we met our precious Caleb for the first time.  How is it possible that it has been 6 months already?  It doesn't seem like that much time has passed and yet at the same time it seems like Caleb has always been a part of our family.  In honor of six months with Caleb here are 6 things I love about Caleb...

1.  He is so sweet...Caleb is a cuddle bug and he loves to be held.

2.  He loves to give kisses...nothing beats kisses from Caleb!

3.  He is so funny...he has a funny sense of humor and always makes us laugh.

4.  He loves life...he faces life with gusto and he lights up a room.

5.  He is a great little brother...he tells his siblings goodbye in the morning and blows kisses and runs to them and wraps his arms around their legs when they come home in the afternoon.

6.  He is ours for infinity and beyond...(he thinks he is Buzz Lightyear by the way and he has a laser and he is not afraid to use it!)

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the past 6 months.

Meeting Caleb and his escort for the first time

 Brianna was in love immediately

 The boys were thrilled with their new little brother

 One of many kisses Caleb has recieved since coming home

 Brianna loves being a big sister to what she calls her "Asian sensations!"

Remember what I said about loving to give kisses

                                    

 Hunter's turn for kisses

 Brianna's turn

 Now Nicholas

 He had a sneak attack for Claire

 I just love this picture of my boy

 Caleb and his Daddy

 Best buddies forever

 Nicholas and Caleb

 Brianna and Caleb

 Mommy and her boy

 Remember what I said about his sense of humor

 Our family..Easter Sunday..just days after Caleb came home

Happy 6 months Gotcha Day anniversary, Caleb!  We love you for infinity and beyond!

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for:

~These 2 precious boys who are best buddies and soon will be brothers forever!  I am thankful that their days as orphans are numbered!  I am thankful that I had a chance to meet their forever family!  I am thankful that I got to spend many Saturdays talking about adoption with thier new momma while our boys played basketball.  I am thankful that God spoke to their hearts and now they are stepping out in faith and adopting 2 at the same time!

Could these boys be any cuter?  Click on the their picture on my sidebar to see how you can help bring them home!

What are you thankful for?

Wordless Wednesday

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for:

~Our smart girl who taught herself how to tie her shoes!

~For beautiful weather to feed the ducks!

~For fun times outside with sidewalk chalk!

~For little boys that get their haircut and don't cry (this is a first! plus he sat in the chair by himself)

What are you thankful for this week?

My special Labor Day 10 years ago!

This weekend we have been celebrating Hunter! 

Ten years ago, God blessed me with a beautiful baby boy!  We lived in Colorado Springs at the time and I really wanted to go to their annual hot air balloon lift off.  Every Labor Day, hot air balloons lift off from downtown Colorado Springs and fill the sky with color.  We had already gone to the balloon glow the night before and we planned on going to the lift off in the morning.  Little did I know that God (and Hunter) had other plans!  At 4:05AM, September 4, 2000~ Labor Day morning Hunter entered the world!  But guess what, God knew the desire of my heart and as the sun came up we opened the curtains in my hospital room and you know what we saw?  Yep, the sky was full of hot air balloons!  The hospital was just up the road from the park and our room faced that direction!  Not only did I have a new baby but I still got to enjoy the hot air balloons from my hospital room!  Another thing about Hunter's arrival, I had been telling people for months that I would have him on Labor Day even though that was a few weeks before my due date.  I just thought it would be so stinkin fun to have a baby on Labor Day!  It gives me a whole new meaning of Labor Day!  Again, God blessed me with my heart's desire and brought Hunter into the world!  I wish I wasn't having computer issues because I would love to share some pictures from that day 10 years ago.  I have an entire page in his baby book of the balloons outside the window!

Hunter opening his presents!  Yes, he got highlights.  He had been begging me to highlight his hair!

We celebrated his birthday at Chilis!

Happy birthday, Hunter!  I love you!

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for:

~The wonderful weekend I had a few weeks back in Indianapolis.  I went to the Women of Faith conference with a group of ladies from church.  It was a great weekend full of great worship, great speakers, and great friends!  Plus, plenty of laughter.  Isn't laughter just good for the soul?  Well, we sure did laugh and laugh!

Our group outside the arena

The precious babies I got to love on during the weekend

~For sweet reunions with friends.  At the conference, I met up with my dear friend, Jenny!  I hadn't seen Jenny in 4+ years.  It was great to see her again.  I love how we could just pick up and talk like we hadn't been apart at all!  I am especially thankful that Jenny is a breast cancer survivor!  She is 1 year cancer free!

                                     

Jenny and I together again!

~For small town parades.  I love parades!  Brianna and Nicholas marched in the local parade so we went to watch.  What fun!  Caleb loved it and waved at everyone that went by.  Claire was into all the candy and beads that were thrown!

                                       

Look at him just a waving!

                                             

Claire sporting her many beads!

Hunter enjoyed the parade too!

Gary's dad enjoyed the parade with us!

Brianna and Nicholas after the band was finished

How could you not enjoy a parade with this precious smile!?

~For small town carnivals!  Before the parade we enjoyed some of the rides at the carnival!

                                        

Hunter and Nicholas ready for the ride!

Yep that is Claire and Brianna!

Claire is riding the dragon coaster.

She really did like it!

I took this of us as we were on a ride!

I took this mid ride too!

Caleb loved this ride.  He is not a daredevil like Claire!

~For good friends!  It was great to move back to an area where we had lived once before because with that came ready made friends!  My friend, Jodi, has been great.  She helped us unpack our many boxes.  She loves on my kids.  She meets me for lunch when my hubby is out of town and I need some adult conversation!  She volunteered to go to a LONG doctor appointment with me so she could help with Claire and Caleb.  I am thankful for her friendship!

I took this picture of us while we were at the Women of Faith conference!

What are you thankful for this week?