915 Hey princess, …and are you ever. Your siblings often refer to you as iella (they leave out the dan). And since iella, pronounced yella, reminds both your dad and I of Old Yeller, we shortened it one step further to ella. You respond and the kids have picked up on it, but we still mostly call… Continue reading to my princessa ella
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chocolate cake and other random stuff
I just want to give a little shout out today to chocolate cake. Adam and I had some Betty Crocker for breakfast–it was one of those mornings. My tummy is paying for it now, but it was good while it lasted. And we have sunshine, finally. The past week has been utterly gloomy, which I am… Continue reading chocolate cake and other random stuff
a whole new world
The coolest part of the first few weeks as a family has been to experience so many “firsts.” Since we missed your first steps and your first words, it is awesome to have that proverbial hole filled with quirky fun events that will never truly be “firsts” to most of us because they are common place events that we take for… Continue reading a whole new world
wet-n-wild
14751478 I’m not really sure why these are the only pics Adam put in the gallery, but you get the idea. Adam and Grandpa Penning took the three oldest to our friend Ceci’s to go swimming a couple of days ago. Yes, it’s too cold to swim outdoors right now, and yes they did anyway.… Continue reading wet-n-wild
welcome to the club…
14051408 Welcome to Hogares Club Michin. This is the orphanage where our children were housed for the past three years. Above are pics of Esmeralda and Daniela’s best friends. I brought them little rings to remember the girls by. I also brought all of the children suckers and stickers. This was a difficult excursion for… Continue reading welcome to the club…
on a serious note…
Well, I have not had time to write many of my feelings down over the past two weeks. To be honest, I wanted to wait until my head cleared a bit so I was not writing my experience purely based on emotion. I also know there are readers here and there that have adopted or… Continue reading on a serious note…
child’s play…
13661379 YO-YOS 1370137313821385 JACKS 1388 AND MONKEY BARS!!! What a great Sunday afternoon with grandpa in the park.
More fun from Panaca Sabana
The Pig Show httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRvXMbsRSFU Stubborn Girl httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHVZ4r5eQ9A Pinwheels httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdkPWTiu4lM
panaca sabana…a must do for little kids
1306 The things you do for your children! How did Adam get camera duty for this one, I ask? For those who have been to the American West Heritage Center in Utah, this excursion was like that only about three times bigger. For those who haven’t been, Panaca is the biggest “petting” zoo I’ve ever… Continue reading panaca sabana…a must do for little kids
more pictures of pure cuteness…
I know you would rather look than listen so here you go: 11341137 Before the meltdown….ice cream cones at Unicentro Mall 1140955 After, or should I say during, the meltdown… The 30 second version: Juan P. decided to have one of his epic tantrums at the mall last week (the day we went to Bienstar… Continue reading more pictures of pure cuteness…