Happy Golden 13th  Birthday Odin!

You have such a sweet, giving and loving spirit. 
Always ready to help and serve others.  
You are so excited to see what God's plan is for you. 

 You have a hard time receiving things for yourself. 
 Always wanting to give to others. 
 Love where God has you.

lover of  marvel action hero's, star wars
 books, books, and more books, camping, his siblings wrestling, swimming, art, drawing,
playing football
cooking and baking
history
staying up late
serving the homeless
driving  in the dark
likes things very neat and orderly
can't wait to have a family some day
and you still have a passion for the coast guard 
 You are a peace maker, a care taker and a grace giver.

 Have a wonderful day.  
We love you so much!

Happy Tuesday!

My kids have crazy imaginations.  Sometimes I wonder where it all comes from.  I love that they have no care in the world.  
 

Olivia is really getting into making cards.  Just something to do ya know....that girl is always creating.  She sold a few of them at the rummage sale. 

This little star is walking and pushing things everywhere he goes.  He is quite busy and he's getting around good.

I'm a little behind on our festival finds...

Everything you see here...he ate...

Gabe loves that Batman and Robin love to getaway on the calf.

Have a wonderful day!

Gift of Adoption

We were asked awhile back to speak at an event for the "Gift of Adoption" in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Club.  The whole family was invited. It was a really nice event at a very fancy place. The kids got a kick out of how nice everything was. The people were super nice and everyone loved Abe!

 
They had chocolates at every table and Dave warned everyone that the kids would probably try to get all the chocolates from them but after the event everyone brought their candy and gave it to the kids. It was super sweet.
Ghiradelli.... 
 

They gave us a really nice popcorn bowl gift basket
They even got marvel popcorn..

and fed us a great breakfast too!

Dave spoke about our adoption journey

Thank you for inviting us Gift of Adoption.  

10 things

1. Abraham's facial expression cracks me up.  These 2 are trouble sitting this close to each other.

2. Olivia decided to buy some flowers with her money and go out and bless others with some little vases.  Love this little ladies heart.

3. She was missing Dave so she wore his shoes for the day.

4. Her toe totally cracks me up and brings me back to high school or something!

5. Love this.  12, 11, 10...

6. Thanks for the Lego love...

7. This is what our days look like.  Some day we may need a bigger table.

8. Jonah made this delicious oreo dessrt. 
 So good.

9. This was a gift from the church for Abrahams dedication.  So thankful for an awesome church and church family.

10. This is what my creative little star made me for Mother's day.  Her creative buds never stop here.  She is always crafting and creating.

We are so blessed.
Have a wonderful day!