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Thursday, March 5, 2009
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Monday, October 13, 2008
October 2008 3 years into our Journey
"The Pumpkin Patch at Davis Ranch, Sloughhouse, CA, October 12, 2008"
Hannah, Gabby and our Godson jackson Cromwell.
Hannah, Gabby and our Godson jackson Cromwell.
We are so very thankful that God prompted us to go and find the child He had choosen for us to call our own! She was born in China on Feb 15 2007 and He prompted in our hearts the news that she was out there October 6, 2005! He knows us by name before we were ever formed in the womb. God had great plans for her and great plans for us and we are so thankful He choose us for each other. We arrived in China Jan 2, 2008 and we had Gabby placed in our arms on Jan 6th here at home or by China's dates it was already Jan 7th. She became officially ours on Jan 8th in China and this is the date of her grandparents wedding anniversary! Gabby was so little she was almost 11 months old fitting into 6 month old clothing. She could not sit up all the way, could not crawl and ate thick formula from a bottle. She was born with bilateral cleft lip and palate and while the lip was repaired in October of 2007, she didn't have her palate fixed until home in the states in March of 2008. She is now almost 20 months old and goes to preschool. She sings songs, dances, runs, climbs, and charms all she encounters. She truly is thriving and we are all blessed to have one another. Gabby has taught us so much and she has brought us closer together in all of our relationships. We have begun to grasp the awesomeness of God's love and protection and we have witnessed miracles upon miracles. I will post more pictures later but for now I wanted to share with you all that God's love is perfect and His protection Supreme above all things!!! Thanks be to Him for all good and precious gifts which come from above! Thank you for our little angel! Blessings and happy fall. To my sons whom are in God's hands may the Spirit of The Lord come upon you and fill your heart and mind and soul with a message of love from me and the knowledge that my love for you grows deeper and purer each and everyday. I miss you dearly and trust that God is working for good in each of our lives so that in His timing we may reunite and kill the fatted calf and have the party of the century. I love you boys!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Vacation Bible School
This years theme for VBS was "God's Big Backyard" The focus was on SERVICE: Serving Family, Serving Friends, Serving Neighbors, Serving Community and Serving Jesus. I was the EMCEE of the event and God as usually placed my heart int he right place and gav e me the words and wisdom to be in front of this wonderful group of over 100 kids. Hannah was Nikki the Squrill, she did a great job! It was a puppet and she moved her puppet and spoke clearly, we were really proud of her. It is always nice to see Hannah use her gifts to serve Jesus! Gabby, well it was her first time and she wanted to be up front with MaMa. Daddy did a good job of keeping her entertained in the audience and a few times I was able to hold her and sing with the kids. She loved this and tried to do the hand motions, she also grabbed the microphone! She does everythign she sees right now so I think she is learning how to entertain and use a microphone right now! LOL We had a wonderful cast and crew for VBS and I love seeing the kids respond to Jesus in such a positive and fun way! Jesus loves all the little children of the World!!!
Sisters
Summer time is so much fun. We are enjoying watching Hannah and Gabby bond as sisters! Here's a few pictures of them July 13th, 2008 before we headed out for Sunday School and Church at St Peter's Lutheran Church.
Gabby Really Does Enjoy her pool!
Okay, it was a rough start but here is the rest of the shots from the day and she had a great time!
Gabby's New Pool
Gabby likes to go in the big pool with her daddy and Hannah but she really loves her new little pool we fill up in the front. She wasn't sure about the tempurature at first then she "warmed" up to it and had a good time! Here's a few pictures of her first go at it!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Summer Fun!
We have been so busy these days. I have started back to work and the days are longer and hotter! Gabby is now walking about 10-15 steps. She took her first step while Grandpa Chuck was talking with us on Skype. He saw her on the web cam! Gabby doesn't like to travel all that long int he car so visiting family this summer has been a little difficult. WE did go to Bass Lake for father's day and had a good time once we were there. Here's a few photo's of Father's day week end and swimming out back in our pool. Enjoy and thank you all for your prayers!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Hannah Turns 11
Happy Birthday To Hannah this month. We have had fun celebrating Hannah's 11th year! So much in such a short time! We are proud of the little lady Hannah is becoming and we enjoy her laughter, humor, wit....she is a true entertainer!
Little Gabby in April 2008
Gabby sits in her Chinese bathtub given to her mama from Auntie Kimmie for Mother's Day last year. Auntie Kimmie found it at a designer expo in San Francisco! Auntie Kimmie is a professional designer and her company is Simply Detailed, LLC. the company is located on the Monterey Penninsula and she is wonderful at what she does! Her clients just love her! Auntie Kimmie is also big on serving in her community and she currently serves on the Board of Education at her Church in Monterey. Auntie Kimmie took time off from being a school teacher when Jessie was born and now 12 years later, she has found that being there for her own kiddos, serving at the Church and in the community, and working in an areas she is truly gifted has allowed her to serve others for God's glory and not her own! We are thankful for Auntie Kimmie! God bless you! (next post we will feature Auntie Heather)
Gabby
loves to play the drums! She has danced to the beat from the first day she was placed in our arms. Her caregivers had reported that she loved music. Well, it shows and now she has a 7 pc band and two large Diet Pepsi Box Drums! Go, Gabba Gabba, Go!!!!!!!!!
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