Were on!

Were on the Internet with Christian Homes!! If you click on the right you can see us and our "competition"..just teasing!! I just wanted to ask for your prayers with some adoption stuff right now...it has nothing to do with a baby! There is no baby for us so that's not what the prayers are for, but we just have some decisions to make and while we are praying about them, I'd feel better knowing others are to. We just need God's direction and guidance to make the best decision for our family..again, nothing to do with a baby! Thanks

Another Zoo trip..

I am loving our Zoo pass..it has provided hours of enjoyment! We went on Sat and had a blast..every time we go we manage to do or see something we have never seen or done before. On Sat we checked out the Texas Hall of wonders (mainly cause it was air conditioned!!) and they actually had a fun little show inside! My serious child..I swear he smiles..this is just his usual look!
The boys were NOT cooperating..I took FIVE pictures and this was the best..what??

This is how they prefer to have their picture taken..

This is the look that both my boys give me..all the time. I have said it a million times, but Charlie has mastered all of Bradley's expressions!

This was the animal highlight of our trip..Really?? Yep, he was fascinated with theses birds...who have guessed??

Creative coooking

Well, this is not really cooking, but I am getting creative to get Charlie to eat a variety of foods, ie: something other then mac-n-cheese! I saw this on a food blog I follow and it works great...I can put almost anything on a skewer and it will get eaten. In this picture he had asked for a banana and so I got him some..he then of course changed his mind! I put it on the skewer and away he went!!

Who needs toys!!

Who needs toys when you have ..dryers?? How is this a fun toy??
This is by far a fun toy...the mess inside is always a hit!!

just cause...

This picture was on my mother-in-laws blog and I had never seen it before, but I loved it! I could say that I was putting this up for grandparents and great grandparents who had never seen it before..which is true, but really I just love showing off my cute boy!!In true Charlie form, no smile, just a serious stare!

Cupcakes..

Charlie has his first cupcake..that I can think of..I think...this week with his friend Cassidee. While some words are harder to say then others...cupcake is not one of them!! At least once a day I get asked for a cupcake. Charlie was very angry disappointed that my answer is always no..so I am guessing I will be making some cupcakes..someday! Kendra had this picture on her blog and called it "Thing one and Thing two"..I got nothing better then that!
I am not sure he even ate the cake part, but he was loving him some icing!

Not to be left out Cason joined in..and maybe ate more then Charlie!!!

Zach's wax rocks..

I got Charlie's hair cut last week at our usual place, Pigtails and Crew cuts..the name is what got me in there in the first place..too cute!! When I was checking out I saw some styling wax that colors their hair..just when it's in..and felt compelled to buy some..one of every color!! I tired out the red on Sunday night..don't worry, we were at small groups not "big church", like somehow it's not allowed there!! It cracked me up that the minute I put it on he suddenly went into "I am a rock star mode"..too funny!

This is his "rock star look", I personally don't recommend curling up his upper lip and exposing the wonder that is his top teeth, but to each their own!

He would touch it all night and say "Mohawk"

..just a little excited here..

checking out the rockin hair in the mirror

I totally recommend this for blond hair beauties..it would totally stand out!!

Chucky cheese

So, when Bradley returned home from being gone for 9 days, he told Charlie we would do whatever he wanted to do on Monday..first words out of Charlie's mouth..."Chucky Cheese"!! He has been there maybe 3 times and it cracks me up that he remembers it and ask for it! He had a blast a was a totally great kiddo when we told him it was time to leave...oh wait, that was some other kid...mine is almost two and is acting every bit of it!!! Bradley and Charlie got their picture taken there and I thought it turned out great..next came mine and Charlie's..big stinking surprise..Daddy's was better...!!

question

Okay, sorry about the bows picture below..it was not intended to go there. Does anyone have any knowledge about uploading/importing pictures to blogger when you have 2 blogs?? I have a bow blog for "showoff" purposes...since you cannot "sell" on blogger I showoff my stuff..wink wink!! So when I upload or import things they always go to this blog....any thoughts or suggestions??

Pictures from amie

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Mosquito's..

So I showed you a while back what the mosquito bite did to his arm.. Check out what those stupid bugs did to my sweet babies eye...

This was not even the worst of it, and it took 3 days to go away..and then it bruised..nice

(pardon the quality..it's from my phone, but you get the idea)

sorry..

Sorry, I think I may have accidentally gotten peoples hopes up...I added a new ticker to the side bar over to the right. It's an adoption ticker and it is a counter of how long we have waited/are waiting for number 2..sorry for those of you that thought we were getting a baby in 4 months-ish...it counts up each day and tells us how long we have been waiting!!

nothin

I was trying to get some pictures while Charlie was playing in the bath the other night and like any child his age..he was so cooperative! Really, I got nothin..but I love some of the changes you can see in him lately so I'll put them up anyway! Love, Love, Love his hair like this..now only if I could get it like this all the time. Bradley would never let him leave the house like this, but I love his long, messy hair! Notice the rash on his left cheek from the "paint incident"..nice huh!

This is exactly what it looks like....why is this a fun game to little boys??

Notice all the many tan lines!

Someday he will be to old to put his booty on the Internet, but not yet! Turning the light off and on while he is getting ready is a favorite game..I still have his letters in the nursery cause it makes me sad to take them down, but once the next kid is in the house then they can have their name up!

Not a great picture, but he looks soo big here...

This is the beginning of him pointing his finger and telling me "no, no, mommy. No pictures please"...he can keep asking, but he better get used to pictures in this house!

Pictures from amie

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I just uploaded these to shutterfly to email to a friend and noticed the new feature..to add to blogger..I clicked on it and it instantly put these one here for me..not that you all care about bows, but for anyone that uses shutterly this is another quick way to get pictures up!!

Boyd play time

My SIL Laura lives in Boyd on a lot of land and basically lives in a farm like setting..goats, cows, horses, donkeys..etc. It is heaven for Charlie..unless you make him touch or ride one..otherwise he is loving it!! We went out there recently and I am just now getting my pictures up..better late then never!!

My BIL Derrick trying to ease Charlie into playing with Ginger the goat..not happening as you can see!

It's all good from the other side of the fence!

Derrick kept trying to tell Charlie that he could ride the goats..apparently Libby does and loves it...Charlie was not going for it so Derrick tried to show him how it was done! We all got a great laugh, but Charlie was no where closer to getting on Ginger!

Feeding the donkey our leftover watermelon..yes, Derrick has both of them and that is Libby touching the donkey

Notice Charlie clutching and pulling on Derricks shirt!

Finally he felt comfortable to touch it

The man of the day..there was no doubts that Charlie knew Derricks name after this day..he calls his name often now..usually followed by some animal that they have out there, but he says his name none the less.

This is how he prefers horses...far away!

Love it!!

Oh yes, this is the other kind of horse he prefers!

I am not gonna even say how long it took him to figure out this was fake and would not hurt him!

Derrick teaching everyone how to lasso.. and Charlie became their target after he ran in front of them!

Derrick built Libby a play house next to their house and the kids were loving it in there!

At least he will know his way around a kitchen!!

Miss Libby loves to be on the horse and ride it, but I think that was as close as Charlie allowed Laura to get him to the horse!

Look how stinkin cute she is!!!!!!

And this is the universal sign that the day is done!

Almost..

I have been checking the Internet for the past 5 months..almost 5 months..and I have been anxiously awaiting us being on the Internet..for the adoption. I know that we will almost %100 be chosen by a birth mom who was shown us by the agency..in the "book", not one that just popped into the Internet, but it's nice to watch the Internet and see progress. I have a link on the side to Christian Homes (where we are adopting through) and Generations Adoptions (where our friends are adopting from) and it's nice to watch theirs and see progress made.

I think that right after we got approved (02/16/09) they started having Internet problems..I have check daily since then to see if we were up, with no luck. I know from talking to the agency they were having problems, but I still check everyday! I was checking in the car on the way home from the lake and much to my surprise...we were finally on!!!!!!!!! Only, a minute later I clicked back and we were gone..at least I saw it and managed to get a picture of it!! So, I know they are getting close, but Bradley and I both are okay if we get picked before they fix the Internet!!

No new update really...July will mark 5 months that we have been waiting and I think that if this was our first adoption I would be dying right now..but we have Charlie and that makes this all different. I am so glad we started this when we did, because he is still not 2 yet..if he is almost 3 and we are still waiting..that will be a different story. Yes, I would love to know when and how and what gender and what race....but I am just curious...not impatient at this point. And to be honest..the further Charlie gets to being 2..I am questioning having more children in general!!!! Just teasing...if it wasn't a little difficult, how much fun could it really be!!!

So ,we wait and pray..and trust!! Thank goodness it's in His hands..heavens knows if we were in charge how much we could screw this up!!

Really..

How do they know??? How do they know when your exhausted and tired and "over" the disciplining all by yourself?? Bradley has been gone for 9 days..and Charlie is so over me and ready to have Daddy home!!! Earlier this week he locked me out of the house..I went to get the mail and upon returning..door was locked. I had to go talk to a neighbor that I have not spoken to in the 6 years that we have been here and ask to borrow her phone, don't judge me, and then waited in the 104 degree heat for my super sweet and awesome father-in-law to come let me in..thank goodness my in-laws live close!! So, he knows Daddy is gone and clearly is over Mommy!!

Even now as I am typing this, the house has gotten quiet. I am thinking.."is there anything even left for him to get into"..can I get a collective..Bless her Heart.. I just found him in his closet up on the second shelf playing with his cars....Yes, sitting where his shoes are in the below picture.. Back to my original story..Charlie is supposed to be laying down for a nap and about 45min into the supposed nap I hear a loud crash and screaming. I run in there and see "blood" all over him..or is it red paint???? There is no paint in his room..what kind of mom keeps paint in their child's room?? Apparently this one does..I follow the red trail to the closet and find this... He climbed into the brown cart thing and climbed up to the shelf with shoes..then proceeded to stand up..

And way up top..like 6 feet off the ground I had some face paint. Notice the walls, hangers, clothes, shoes..little bits of paint on it all..

especially here...nice..

In other fun events I also had my hot glue gun blow up..literally ..while making bows and blew a breaker. I am a smart wife..so I was irritated when I could not find the breaker box. I refused to be "that girl" who cant work her own house...after a day of searching I found it...

No wonder I could not find it..it was behind the flag..nice

So, with Daddy's return very soon, surely all the big "fun" stuff is out of the way!!