Birthday Party 2011

As soon as it started to get close to Ethan's birthday, he kept saying he wanted to paint his face camo and play hide and seek for his party. Well, it's never good weather for thier birthday's. So, we tried to make being inside as fun as being outside. We got camo face paint. Chad brought home a few huge boxes from work, which turned into a tunnel/tank in our hallway and a big fort in their bedroom. I decorated their cake in camo and decorated the table with fake scat, bugs, pinecones, etc. They thought it was awesome even thought it was a little gross. :o)

They had a shooting contest and a scavenger hunt...which led to a huge treasure. They each got their own variety pack of scat (Chocolate peanuts, raisins, and clusters). It was VERY LOUD in our house for a couple of hours. But they had a blast!!!

We had a full house with only immediate family and 2 of their close friends. We are blessed. :o)

Ethan is 7!!!

I can hardly believe Ethan is 7 years old! It doesn't seem like that long ago that we were getting ready to bring him home from the hospital! Now, he is growing so fast, asks every other day "how long until I can drive?", and is turning into a wonderful young man. He is really smart and funny. He's a great big brother...he does love to aggravate Luke, but, he's very protective of him. He's very nosey. :o) He is extremely caring and giving. More than once he has given a chunk of money he was saving for something special, to someone in need. He loves Legos! He loves his brother and sister in Ghana. He loves being outside, digging, looking for creatures, and making "hide outs" everywhere. He is quite the prankster too! I feel so blessed to be his "mama". I love you Ethan! Happy Birthday!!! Only 11 more years 'til you can drive...well, legally, it might be more like 18 in reality!

Catching Up

Last night was Ethan's first pinewood derby race with the Cub Scouts. It was a lot of fun! They really go all out. He didn't win, but, it was a great experience for him.

These Tiger Cubs are so cute together!

We painted a wall in our kitchen with chalkboard paint. I love it! So do the boys. I love writing notes to them and reminders to our whole family on it. The boys love drawing pictures of our family (including brother and sister in Ghana).

My attempt at heart-shaped pancakes for Valentine's Day. Notice the pretty tulips from Chad. :o)

And....we are all very excited that our I-600 A is in the mail!!!! I've never been so happy to stand in line for 1/2 an hour at the post office!!!

T Shirts For Sale

We are so excited about how God has provided so far! It's been amazing to watch Him meet our needs little by little. We are now at a place where we have our biggest chunk of money to raise so far. We need to raise $5000 for adoption fees. We also need to be raising money for our airfare, so that once it's time to go to court, we can buy plane tickets.

We're trying to raise the money several ways:

1. T Shirts - $15.00 each.

We need to sell what we have left.

These are the sizes we still have available:

1- XS youth

1 - S youth

2- L youth

1 - XL youth

3- S adult

1 - L adult

8 - XL adult

2. Photography

I'm doing mini sessions on March 18th and 19th. Also, if anyone would like to book a regular session, I'm offering them for $300. This includes the session and cd of all images.

3. Yard Sale

We are planning to do another yard sale in April. If you have anything you need to get rid of...we'd be happy to take it for you! :o)

Any other fundraising ideas are welcome as well!!!! We also ask for your prayers.