(sweet babe showing off his killer farmer's tan while snoozing at the cottage!)
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weekend in pictures
Monday, June 21, 2010
(sweet babe showing off his killer farmer's tan while snoozing at the cottage!)its a tie
both of these pictures are absolutly adorable ;)
Fathers Day 2010
Fathers Day 2009
wouldn't you agree?
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Happy Fathers Day from the boys
Sunday, June 20, 2010
To Daddy on Father's Day
Don't cry for me Daddy
I am right here
Although you can't see me
I see your tears
I visit you often
Go to work with you each day
And when it's time to close your eyes
On your pillows where I lay
I hold your hand and stroke your hair
And whisper in your ear
If you're sad today Daddy
Remember I am here
God took me home
This I know is true
But you will always be my Daddy
Even though I'm not with you
I am Daddy's little angel
We will never be apart
For every time you think of me
Please know I'm in your heart.
I love you Daddy!
Your baby angel
(Author Unknown)
Love Brenham
Hi Daddy! Thanks for being the my daddy and loving me so much! You are the best! Thanks for tucking me in at night and teaching me things! Happy Father's day dad! I love you!
Love Grayden
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Fashion Friday Cafe Press
Friday, June 18, 2010
I recently got a couple of t-shirts from cafepress.com and I just love them so I thought Fashion Friday would be a good way to show them off!!
the perfect way to advocate organ donation!
oh you know it :)
That website has a t-shirt for everything! I literally was on there for a couple of hours searching for the perfect tee's for Grayden and I! What do you think? Did I do a pretty good job?
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the most random post
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
because I find the most random things on the floor on a daily basis. all thanks to our very busy, into everything, fly swattin' toddler!
here's whats on the floor today!
cooking pan
table placemat
chip clip
check book
mustard
dental floss pick and canned good!
What ever happend to playing with toys?!? He is seriously into everything these days! I just love to watch him explore! Such a fun age!
ps. don't forget to check out my giveaway blog for a chance to win a couple of bibs from Sugar Snap Kids!
ok, gotta go, he's trying to eat bobby pins.........again
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a well orchestrated plan
Friday, June 11, 2010
Grayden is sound asleep in his crib right now, exhausted from a fun day at the park with his friends, (although he spent more time eating under the canopy to escape from the rain than actually playing!) and I sit here in our overstuffed chair and marvel at the way God has blessed our family by bringing him into our family. My heart is so full of love for this little boy.
My thoughts then start to drift to Grayden's birth parents and the difficult sacrifice they made for him. I wonder how they're doing today, we don't hear from his birthmom as often anymore. I remember back to a year ago when we had daily contact with her I had this idea to read through some of those old emails from her.
I started with this one dated 6/11/09, a year ago today where she is talking about her search for adoptive parents for her son:
"I had probably 12-15 in depth profiles to look through and even after looking through and reading all of them, you were the only one that I could absolutely say yes to. There were others that I said a very hesitant maybe, but..... you two were the only ones I definitely said yes about. No one even came close. So even from the beginning of the looking, God directed me to you two. I love how I can see God's hand in it from the very beginning and even now....that will be awesome to continue to see how he will continue to work with each day... I know He is constantly working.... He definitely had a plan for this little one.... It is very evident to me....with all of the things that have happened that only God could orchestrate.... Very awesome..... something I thank God for every day.... that He knew better than I."
And in reply I wrote back:
"*****,
This email alone was orchestrated by God, you have no idea how good it is to read this, I needed to hear this today and God knew that.
We love this little boy so so much I can't even begin to put into words. We think he is perfect for our family and we always give God the praise for that. It has been so amazing to watch God's plan for our lives unfold. His plan has been perfect all along and I am embarrassed to say that at times in the past it was hard to understand that, but now looking back God has had his hand in this process since the beginning of time...it is just so amazing and humbling to sit back and think about all that every chance we get.
We love our life with Grayden in it and give God the glory for that. We also thank Him for you and ***** just as often and for the huge responsibility we have been given from you and God to be his parents. He is perfect for our family, an answer to our prayers as well. I just even think of the the timing of everything too. A few weeks before our case worker called us about you and ***** she had called to tell us that an expectant birthmother was considering us but ended up going with another couple; at the time we were pretty sad about that but thinking back now I am so glad she did chose someone else. A few weeks later we meet you and were chosen to be placed with your child instead. All in God's perfect plan. I can't imagine life without him, he was the baby God had meant for us.
God does have big plans for him. We tell him how special and desired he is and with tears in our eyes thank God for him. He is so loved. I can't wait until he is old enough to truly understand that someday, we tell him already but what will really be great is when he can understand all what that means to him.
I know I tell you this a lot, but a lot will never be enough....thank you so much for entrusting us with this gift and for giving us the most awesome responsibility there is...to be parents again. We love parenthood more than we ever even imagined. We continue to pray for you and *****.
~Love from all of us! "
(raise your hand if you're crying!)
Sometimes that can be very hard.
I'd be lying if I said adoption was always a walk in the park for us, its not. I'll always struggle with certain things. I worry about Grayden as he grows, I hope he always knows how loved he is and understands what adoption means for all of us. I worry that kids will say mean things to him about being adopted. I'm nervous just to publish this post for fear of adoption nay-sayers leaving awful comments like they have in the past. I grieve the fact that I missed out on his first days of life. I worry about his birth parents, I hope they feel peace about their decision. I hope they think we are doing a good job of raising him.
In the end I wouldn't change a thing about the way God chose to grow our family.
I pray God will bless our family through adoption again someday, in His own perfect timing. I've said it so many times before. He has the best plan for our lives, I'm lovin' this life!
~Prov 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
*fashion friday will be back next week, I've been wanting to write these things for a long time now and after reading that email from last year, today seemed like the perfect time!
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Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
can anyone guess what we're looking at here?
nice work! a lot of you got it right! I had just rubbed some diaper rash cream on grayden's buns and he took off running to his little ride on toy and took a seat!! lol!
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New Giveaway Blog!
Monday, June 7, 2010
check out my new giveaway blog here!
Be sure to enter to win the $25 gift card to My Baby Clothes Boutique!
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Fashion Friday-Hair Edition
Friday, June 4, 2010
Another reader's request here- "How do you get your hair so big"-You asked (a lot of you did anyway, I know its not for everybody!), I deliver!
Although hairstyling is my forte, I'm not about to make another video anytime soon!
So I found this video on Jennifer's blog awhile back and thought it was a good (and pretty entertaining too) how-to video on how to poof your hair with the same technique I use.
So sit back and watch this video and then I'll add a few of my own tips and tricks to that!
Poofing from Jennifer Francis on Vimeo.
Ok, so a few things to note:
~What she said about layers is very important. Have your stylist (call me if your local!) cut layers so you have some weight taken off your hair, making it easier to backcomb.
~Next, I am a huge fan of this comb to backcomb!
It has three rows of teeth and grabs those hair strands so much better than anything else I've tried! You can get them at Sally's.~Also, I use this trick a lot,
if you have freshly shampooed hair and need to 'dirty it up' a little bit sprinkle some baby powder in dry hair at the roots and brush through! Dirty hair holds so much better! Also, baby powder can be used to dry up oils if your hair is greasy going on day 2 or 3 without a shampoo! I get it from the dollar store!~Another thing is I have to tell you is that I am loyal to my hairsprays and recommend either Redken 23 or Paul Mitchell Super Clean Extra Firm! You do not need {that} much hairspray, promise! Especially if you follow these additional steps!
Happy Poofing :) If anyone has any questions I'll answer them in the comments section!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Grayden June 2009
Grayden June 2010
Notice the similar outfit, same chair and the same way he's showing off his big muscles! ha! I thought that was a 'new thing' but apparently he's been doing it for quite some time!
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Memorial Day Weekend!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
We had such a busy fun weekend, we kicked it off with a date night, just the two of us!
We headed to Buffalo Wild Wings and then toured a few Parade of Homes.
On Saturday we headed out to my parents cottage for the day. The weather was great and we all enjoyed some fun in the sun!
We had a special guest with us Saturday night, we watched Grayden’s friend Grady while his mom and dad were at a wedding! Couldn’t you just eat them up!!
Sunday morning we headed out to Detroit area to do some shopping at IKEA and nice mall with my family!
We spent the night at a Holiday Inn right next to the Howell outlet mall and Grayden went swimming in the pool!
And spent time snuggling in the hotel room
for about two seconds until he was done with that!
We hit up the outlets Monday morning!
Grayden went for a ride on the bat-mobile at the food court!
Me and Grayden in my favorite section of Old Navy!
We got home early that afternoon and toured a few more homes in the evening!
Hope you all had a great weekend as well!
*Thanks to all the men and women who have served our country in the past and to those we are currently serving!*
thanks for pointing out my typo anon. :) opps!
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