Dancing with the stars!

I walked into my living room the other day and this is what I saw......

(and no, they were not dressed this way when they got home from school! This was strictly for ballroom dancing time!)

The Race is On!

Sara has her first Field Day coming up. She came home all excited because her and her good friend Tiffany signed up for the three-legged race! "But mom, Tiffany and me have FOUR legs?"

Yes, Sean to the rescue. It has not been a pretty site. Sara has alot of gifts and talents, however, coordination is not one of them. Fortunately for Tiffany, Sara is motivated. I will keep you updated. I think she is also signed up for the "shoe fling". Hmmm...we did not have that one way back when I was in school. From what I can gather, it is exactly what it sounds like.

Culture Day

Last Friday was Cultural Day for Sara's grade. She chose to represent China, which proved to be a very interesting choice. Part of the assignment was to write a mini-research report about your country. It was very eye-opening to learn how little Sara knew about China. We were very aware that she had never traveled out of her city, much less very far from the walls of her orphanage, but for her to read about Chinese traditions and landmarks for the first time - WOW! She is very intriqued by this big thing called "The Great Wall". She can not wait to go to China someday and see it. She feels a bit "cheated" never having celebrated a Chinese New Year or seen a Chinese Dragon dance, ect, ect, ect. She wants to "experience" China. We can not wait to give her that opportunity, especially since we have given it to our other children already.

Sara also had to make a poster and give an oral report. These were both first for her. She enjoyed both of them very much. She is doing great in school.

Happy Birthday Evan

Evan hit the big 4 on May 6! So hard to believe our baby is growing up. Shouldn't one of the kids stay little?

He had a great day being with mom. We made cupcakes, picked out his birthday cake, his balloons, and even his presents! Now that is one way to assure he will like what he gets! This boy knows what he wants when he sees it.

The one surprise for him (besides the small presents from his brothers and sister) was the F150 parked in the garage. He loves it!

A New Day at the Land

Each day at the land brings new adventures. It is hard to believe that in just one more month we will be living out there! We are so, so excited to have a place to invite friends and family to come stay with us, to be able to open up our home to whoever needs it, and just to see what God has in store for us in the future. We feel so blessed to have this house and land, we can not wait to give back.

As I am typing, Mike has all four kids out camping. We had some big storms pass through this week and the tanks are completely full! This is especially exciting considering they have been dry for almost 2 years!

Too Cute!

No words needed!