Thursday, April 15, 2010

Happy 17 Months LL...and Happy 10 Months Home!!!!

Yes, another month has passed...time is just flying by right before my eyes!!!! Before I know it, we'll be celebrating LL's First One Year Gotcha Day!!! Crazy how fast this past year is going!!! LL still keeps us laughing every day!!! She is an amazing little person AND we're SO VERY thankful for her presence in our life!!! We decided to try out George's new sprinkler he got for his bday this week...Well, George and Hal quickly got distracted and ran off in the yard to play with something else.....which left LL having a LOVE/HATE relationship with the sprinkler!!!! This was her FIRST ever sprinkler day...and.....well....she decided it was ONLY good for drinking water!!! She seriously tried to drink from the thing for about 45 minutes getting frustrated then happy with it!!! It was hilarious to watch:
At times, it looked like she was giving it mouth to mouth!!! :)



above: This was the, "Come help me Momma...I can't make it work like I want it to"
above: "If I look all cute.....will you come and help me??"
OH, THE FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!
ABOVE: One of my favorites with the foot propped up!!!




Oh, I LOVE those lips!!!!
And, we finally ended in frustration and tears and decided to put the sprinkler away and opt for a sippy cup of ice cold water :) !!!! Crazy girl!!!! :)
****Happy 17 Months LL!!! And, there are about 5 million more LL's waiting in Ethiopia right now...waiting to be adopted!!! Some are younger, some are older...some are just her age....all waiting for their chance to have someone celebrating EVERY month they are home.....and to allow them to feel their first cold water from a sprinkler on a 88 degree day in April!!!! What a blessing these children are!!!! :)
Happy Thursday to you all...and happy 10 months home LL!!! We love you so much, kj

22 comments:

  1. haha!! Those are seriously the cutest pictures ever -- she is too precious for words!!!

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  2. haha...how precious! those pictures are hilarious ...i love how you capture each moment and each facial expression!

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  3. Hmmmm...well maybe after Peru! :D Food for thought!

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  4. Cutest. Pictures. Evah.

    I hope and pray my family can bring a LL home someday.

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  5. Love those pics....and yes there are millions more children everywhere!!!! Praying more mommys and daddys realize they were meant to be someones soon!!!!!!!!!

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  6. I especially love the "if I look all cute and charming will you come help me" face...stinkin' cute!

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  7. okay ... the photos are priceless. i am laughing out loud. cannot believe how quickly time is passing. and cannot believe its 88 degrees at home.
    can hardly wait to see you all this summer!
    love & blessings from hong kong,
    kim

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  8. so hilarious!! her pooched out lips made me laugh out loud-that girl is a hoot!!

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  9. Those were too cute. Those lips and her facial expressions are so adorable.

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  10. she is precious kristi! LOVE those lips!

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  11. lol. she has the best expressions! love how she lives life to the fullest. sippie cups are great, but have none of the adventure!

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  12. Oh these pictures are just priceless! TOO FUNNY! I love looking at Lucy Lane and seeing what this age/stage brings (our little girl in India is 15 mo.). Hate that I am missing out on Abby's life, but I know God is at work bringing her home and will REDEEM the lost time!!!
    Jenny
    www.needhamfamily5.blogspot.com

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  13. I desperately want the LL God has chosen for us. I just have to learn to be patient....but somedays I feel like its sucking the air right out of me.

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  14. Sooo cute!!! Happy 17 and 10 months baby girl!!!
    You have inspired sooo many of us....I have never met you LL or your family but I just know I love you all as a wonderful family. Kristi, so glad to have come across you blog a long while back. Your a awesome friend:)

    Love you guys,
    Karen
    Adopting 2 kiddos from ET
    www.hernkekid.blogspot.com

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  15. What a big girl! 17 months! These are quite possibly my favorite pictures of your sweet girl! So fun! You caught so many aspects of her spunky personality! I hope that we can get together soon! Would love to visit, catch up and watch our ET cuties toddle around together! Blessings to you and your family!

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  16. Great minds think alike! I bought this SAME suit for my Laney bug at Target! Sooooo cute!

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  18. love-LOVE-LOVE those pictures!

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  19. Kristi: there is something on my blog that your little LL NEEDS!!! An ET hair bow. :)

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  20. Good Evening! I recently stumbled upon your blog while researching adoption topics, what a wonderful discovery. I have started a new phase in my adoptee process and would love your support and words of wisdom. I am new to the international adoption reunification process and have reached out to the world wide web for guidance.

    I can be located at http://jessicaforeign.blogspot.com/, this is a new journey and a wonderful time in my life to explore. Please join me!

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  21. Hehe! This post made my day!! Lucy Lane is BEAUTIFUL, you are such a lucky momma.

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Thank you for your kind words!!