tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78930971267769177982024-02-23T22:49:14.862-08:00Our Family Advocating for the OrphanKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-70932895252593943222013-08-02T09:43:00.000-07:002013-08-02T09:43:04.269-07:00A New Family Pic for the Old Blog!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hi All!!! Everyone sure is growing up fast over here on our little farm!! Life is good with no major changes lately!! :) Just enjoying life with 6 kiddos and ALWAYS fixing up our historic fixer upper we bought!!! One more week of summer break before school starts... so we decided it was time for a new family pic!!</div>
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Lucy Lane is now 4... and Wes is 3!! My oldest heads off to middle school this year (sniff sniff :).. and the rest will start a new elementary school this year!!! Lucy Lane will attend preschool for the FIRST TIME EVER!!!! Wow!!! Too big!!!!<br />
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Hope you all are doing well!!! And, may God continue to bless each and every one of you!!! Happy Friday to you!! kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-65738762689569741512012-11-08T07:09:00.002-08:002012-11-08T07:09:55.770-08:00The Beth Venable Video...a MUST WATCH!!A powerful story of an amazing family...By far, one of the BEST videos I've seen....PLEASE WATCH and SHARE!!! And grab your tissues...Beth was a family friend of ours and her husband is now telling his story...a story of love, adoption and the POWER of God working to carry on his wife's love and passion: Orphan Care!! A beautiful God story..... Happy Thursday to you all, kj<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wsgjL-8JJ-s" width="560"></iframe>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-22542154809089358542012-11-02T21:00:00.002-07:002012-11-02T21:00:35.173-07:00Our Family Was In A Video...I love Karyn Williams and we were so honored that she asked our family to be a part of her music video on adoption...such a GREAT song: "Just May Be" You have to look fast for us...but we are there!! :) Hope you enjoy the song as much as we have... Happy Friday to you all, kj<br />
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Well...most of you have figured out that I just am not keeping up this lovely blog anymore...It was so much fun back in the day when I had time to keep it up daily..I truly enjoyed every second of that chapter in my life...but chapters end..and new ones begin!! Bringing Wes home was the start of a new chapter in our lives. He required around the clock care after his surgery...he no longer could sleep and was a constant danger to himself being a running/active toddler that didn't understand that every climb and fall meant ANOTHER ER visit and CT scan to see that he had not hurt anything in that precious FRAGILE head of his!! To say that it was an exhausting time to keep him SAFE and keep 5 other young kids happy and alive is just an understatement!! At the same time...we truly lost our minds and bought an 1850's fixer upper house and moved with all 6 kids in tow!! :) Yes, we are insane sometimes..or really LOVE an adventure!! ha BUT, I can say now that things are finally SLIGHTLY calming down..we are settled in our new place (with decades of work ahead of us to fix up this old place..but love it :), Wes has had MORE CT scans and procedures than I can count and I THINK we are finally in the clear for the next 6 months with out any more IF he doesn't have any more major changes in that noggin of his, AND Wes has caught up physically and verbally with his peers WHICH IS A MIRACLE after all he's been through. We got the news yesterday that he didn't even qualify for Early Intervention BECAUSE HE WAS TOO NORMAL!!! Wow...just can't believe it!! Wes hit 30 lbs. last month too (which is a far cry from the 7 lb malnourished one year old I found sitting in an orphanage that day)!! He's just doing GREAT...and to GOD WE GIVE ALL GLORY!! </div>
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So...my best pal sent me this photo collage the other day to remind me of HOW FAR Wes had come in the past year...and I could hardly believe my eyes with the comparison:</div>
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I thought I should sit it on my quiet little blog for a while to be a testimony of God's LOVE and the miracles HE still performs each and every day!! The fact that my son survived to be adopted was a miracle in itself...but the fact that he's caught up with his peers and his brain has caught up in shape and size and is lighting up beautifully...well..that is just a miracle that only GOD COULD PERFORM!! We are so grateful!!<br />
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*Happy Wednesday to you all, kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-15134460514197762012012-06-15T22:12:00.002-07:002012-06-15T22:12:50.315-07:00Happy 3 Year Gotcha Day Lucy Lane!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I truly can't believe 3 years has gone by since I held Lucy lane for the first time!! Wow....time is surely going by way too fast!! So thankful for this little love...She is truly the craziest, sassiest, funniest, most nutty 3 year old child I've ever met...and yet...I wouldn't have her ANY OTHER WAY!! We love you sweet girl and PRAISE GOD FOR YOU TODAY!!</div>
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And, my sweet Wes has been home one year now...and he is doing GREAT!! He's grown so much and has recovered nicely from his surgeries... love my precious baby boy!! :)<br />
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Happy Friday to you all, kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-29667644103746083772012-04-28T22:25:00.000-07:002012-04-28T22:25:09.348-07:00The Ordinary Hero "Change The World For One" Video!!<br />
Here it is....The video that was shown tonight at the Ordinary Hero Banquet...What an amazing night!! My big sister, kelly, did an amazing job!! So proud!!! Hope you enjoy the video as much as we all did...Happy Saturday to you all, kj<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aFCtG40RdTE" width="560"></iframe>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-51161115245833457832012-04-11T06:59:00.002-07:002012-04-11T07:03:43.618-07:00Join Us at the Ordinary Hero Benefit Dinner....Yes, my big sister, Kelly, is having her Ordinary Hero "Change the World For One" Benefit Dinner coming up on Saturday, April 28th!!! I hope you can join us:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbYkfKdIigawkwrGt_KY4vlWyDwwJjOATEYH8wgvSMfQJznZgfoY0ONdf6YMmRIttWfz4E-cDm6BZocrsTAqXUrg5pnjENChbFRcJ1pZjjmHQIpFmoAIwbP4Mj_8cS5tkUs_vE2R2YvI/s1600/Final+invite+front.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbYkfKdIigawkwrGt_KY4vlWyDwwJjOATEYH8wgvSMfQJznZgfoY0ONdf6YMmRIttWfz4E-cDm6BZocrsTAqXUrg5pnjENChbFRcJ1pZjjmHQIpFmoAIwbP4Mj_8cS5tkUs_vE2R2YvI/s400/Final+invite+front.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730142652334871474" /></a>***This is always an amazing night full of blessings!! You can find out more info at www.ordinaryhero.org I hope you will consider joining us in Nashville for this inspiring night!!!<div><br /></div><div>*updates and pics of the fam coming soon!! :) Happy Wednesday to you all, kj</div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-83804447454559578742012-01-25T19:52:00.001-08:002012-01-25T19:55:39.656-08:00A Beautiful Gotcha Day Video....And...C4C...<div><br /></div><div>Love this family and THEIR Gotcha Day video that just came out!! Beyond precious...So thankful I've gotten the chance to meet them...watch and enjoy!!! :) Oh, and BTW...headed to C4C Retreat in a couple of days....who else will be joining me??!! So excited for a wonderful weekend ahead!!! :) Happy Wednesday to you all, kj</div><div><br /></div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35436913?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/35436913">Jada's Adoption Story</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user10101618">Longing for Africa</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-88181859422002913522011-12-30T20:38:00.000-08:002011-12-30T20:40:46.740-08:00Ordinary Hero....2011<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2011....an amazing year for Ordinary Hero...I'm so proud of my big sister, Kelly, who runs this amazing organization!!! She just came out with this video looking back at 2011.... Enjoy!!! And, visit www.ordinaryhero.org to see what it's all about.....</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Friday to you all, kj</div><div><br /></div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34381780?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/34381780">Ordinary Hero ~ Ethiopia 2011~ We Won't Forget</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3858134">Kelly Putty</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-58718250189172919082011-12-26T20:13:00.000-08:002011-12-26T20:28:03.750-08:00Christmas 2011...So blessed!!!!<div style="text-align: left;">We were ALL so blessed to have our FIRST Christmas with Wes Paulos this year.....LAST year I had just arrived home from Africa in time for Christmas....My heart ached for the starving, sick little boy I'd left behind...BUT...this Christmas, Wes is HOME and he enjoyed opening his FIRST Christmas present EVER:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-V0R3Y2lfQ-yM_nopfhXXtszQVb8MxpexTOeuQ3HptrwypBAdII683ziX4dx1xkFziTo0IFp1UWSySWbZtYigOZLaSHvUtsErZnyvb3-6_8Sa2OQm7magczJ0RTLsoYK-ZRKlRWaUTg/s400/photo3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690656983673718866" />Oh, he's SO CUTE.......<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-2vHADYkEMr4xdDgKQkkWihJpdXqQ88Q4iCtrvKqY28g_4S9nuIxokQQEABZYk8O3csRmZQZLG_6V0wQjf0CabZOxBdhG57FiKfggyJidnsY297z2dE_LoXbs9cDx9ibZUxP5u-dkYg/s400/photo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690656980112544178" />I just Praised God this Christmas for the miracle of our new son and the fact that we have 6 little LOVES that make Christmas completely MAGICAL..... CAUSE 3 LITTLE BOYS:<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pQUI0CZGcTKS5TH4-SQ_nc9cwFgwt9riXb8G5tf8fI6p2Modt9Nzqpoeff7IIF_PO9kVfJ-Ep8CyKz9Bp-iMtcahgwPIkruNuFzF3xyAjzbvMlBQdcqmbd0zmAlAsKS5pZkDDSFfL9k/s400/photo4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690656954828561538" />AND, 3 LITTLE GIRLS:<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8SXwzW3ll6QaWvV4w1WEd-TE7uWEmVngzLRCSKoefQG9UH5RRZpDBTKax3PtJSYZj29KtaRwRfJORFNtYGHaj39hgz79sMRWrj_mi5b9KV4F0sNySNZg1aGamCqcoC0n3VlQmNoeiJ4/s400/photo6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690656949216298530" />EQUALS.... ONE VERY HAPPY family this year.....<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhh1u6Nzob2AIqfyGeXW3xe8fYdjiCxeziqix6Ugl7c_NcaHO4FvnWlgq2sUuh-NEjH5zlAMwwaFQ_JFL9JNFYyc4a7VnP3hLueqKFU0ifzAErOJPIqAKvkSJAdytMeZUvxAANLPnLs8/s400/photo9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690657361599681970" /><div style="text-align: center;">We are indeed SO BLESSED!!!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(ages this Christmas 2011: 9,8,6,4,3 and 1)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And, from this VERY smothered in babies Momma.....</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQnfnW4uoYOsF7wDcH-SjwIWbKxttO4rLKS-4Vt-TSiDo7aZZB9HhHtALdvOjH1OV18VO0XWr2_2obOvLZL7iPw9nLKiP3I05yau3T0bdWQ50IX-r3ZpQC0pX4NKiOYIIgPQtDG1HtZQ/s400/402273_10150568157977193_520907192_10807725_2090205097_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690657152713772066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I Pray you all had a VERY Merry Blessed Christmas!!!!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">(pic taken last night from our family Christmas party...cracks me up....so represents my life right now...always on the floor covered in babies!!! 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He sat starving at only 7 lbs., covered in waste and flies, unable to smile, and in need of a life saving surgery to survive....I painfully left him there and promised I would return for him.....I prayed every day that he would SURVIVE until i could return to bring him home....<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIVsQ-JsXfJ_I8HrJPzHSnlBceM0wJ_M3KQik4Ytb1jHnoYCX90fBdU9uU9OyHnPbLr3sz_kd0RM3UTA8_ajCatjpKepDkMjr7thIO6Vy6zkid6O11ppfNVNBZTqV14nPqNlOduvu6Lk/s400/wes+collage+1+year+meetcha.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685471889493976210" />One YEAR LATER exactly TODAY... He weighed 25 lbs at his Dr. appt this morning, he's a healthy, active post op toddler boy who has NOW been home over 7 months....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECk_eO3jIj8dGgKUvJh3xJLq9UvncXfmgon7LoOJD0c9zHc7lEb-4fVmD_2i8iU9FaaBn2NDpxQRN1cAOAZpq6cgD7JnVwYHXBtdlJbKIdu3e-ttrd2XVie9f8ztYanH4-UwK4AxITy0/s1600/Picnik+collage2011+1+yr.+later.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECk_eO3jIj8dGgKUvJh3xJLq9UvncXfmgon7LoOJD0c9zHc7lEb-4fVmD_2i8iU9FaaBn2NDpxQRN1cAOAZpq6cgD7JnVwYHXBtdlJbKIdu3e-ttrd2XVie9f8ztYanH4-UwK4AxITy0/s400/Picnik+collage2011+1+yr.+later.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685471895673266674" /></a>And, our Cranio Surgeon says he doesn't have to see us back for 1 year!!!! yayyyyyyy!! His surgeries have been a success and we are celebrating here today for this LITTLE MIRACLE that i met one year ago TODAY!!! We love you more than words could ever express Wes Paulos!! I can't imagine my world with out YOU IN IT!!!! You bring me pure happiness each and every day!! Happy 1 year Meetcha Day!! :) And, Happy Monday to you all, kj<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-55340038728351757762011-12-10T12:20:00.000-08:002011-12-10T12:26:30.841-08:00Oh.....Soooo Cute!!! :)I so LOVE the new VERY SOFT long sleeve Kid's Ordinary Hero Tshirt..... I had to grab one for ALL 6 of my kiddos...BUT...Wes was napping and the big 3 were at school...so it only left my 3 and 4 yr. old to model the new shirts for me....Check them out:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_W9iVQcs17GBbDLMWASGt7s2h2BUEVFaurx-qRSVQuh4pSDG1LrsByBwy-4ZzS9SSrGOK1drhtx2d99wqHG2ZNRbi_gjnXJCiOlZtryptEbS19QU8DcW1mHtlcpnARZhIKeZfHMf6kM/s1600/374666_10150532494842193_520907192_10668620_1569651294_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_W9iVQcs17GBbDLMWASGt7s2h2BUEVFaurx-qRSVQuh4pSDG1LrsByBwy-4ZzS9SSrGOK1drhtx2d99wqHG2ZNRbi_gjnXJCiOlZtryptEbS19QU8DcW1mHtlcpnARZhIKeZfHMf6kM/s400/374666_10150532494842193_520907192_10668620_1569651294_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684597500482156642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAs-ic-B-Wjij4qi2UILW1IDHYIk5StgO1V8sAdtT4z8fWG7HHByAVm9b9RaEuO0495jHgjRdabTF6zES330ah6N4wJkjJd9zLiv04JY_6Y_RY3zRrOoGjevpj-kpxoGQyjn2iQuOV1g/s1600/381129_10150532494792193_520907192_10668619_107326554_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAs-ic-B-Wjij4qi2UILW1IDHYIk5StgO1V8sAdtT4z8fWG7HHByAVm9b9RaEuO0495jHgjRdabTF6zES330ah6N4wJkjJd9zLiv04JY_6Y_RY3zRrOoGjevpj-kpxoGQyjn2iQuOV1g/s400/381129_10150532494792193_520907192_10668619_107326554_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684597495174767330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrlSqVsqX9jIWi9XAHbGL_bCoME1KBg43VspsAQeylINxTciO0MH8XqD2qU1zIgItfDA2z0ZKl7EP5MFvzeiFeTgVW7T5sBXFoydyiq6fs0q6O0Ki4ZrTEAy-eVfYAYJbe9Q9geQnTUg/s1600/385477_10150532495347193_520907192_10668628_1996741607_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrlSqVsqX9jIWi9XAHbGL_bCoME1KBg43VspsAQeylINxTciO0MH8XqD2qU1zIgItfDA2z0ZKl7EP5MFvzeiFeTgVW7T5sBXFoydyiq6fs0q6O0Ki4ZrTEAy-eVfYAYJbe9Q9geQnTUg/s400/385477_10150532495347193_520907192_10668628_1996741607_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684597463179937634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidggNUck7MmmWBqUiqzvfavDC5vhRv1pBmIWkmHJqRjgNsvRMzkDEKqxozedKzLs10JfZZFa0byxPvxsCd_BAA_UtiEzgochxSW7gb3R4l8caAzqzTGMpLlgePyMswzzeeoV6BTRllvSQ/s1600/387460_10150532495152193_520907192_10668626_1271375236_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidggNUck7MmmWBqUiqzvfavDC5vhRv1pBmIWkmHJqRjgNsvRMzkDEKqxozedKzLs10JfZZFa0byxPvxsCd_BAA_UtiEzgochxSW7gb3R4l8caAzqzTGMpLlgePyMswzzeeoV6BTRllvSQ/s400/387460_10150532495152193_520907192_10668626_1271375236_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684597460246447234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8E8HWJHUnqnPijaHncVdlmctaV9pa3U733onaQJVexVFOfAZ0qtB19t1o6eQ1qNtaDuSKXE_89a1pK9yBTj-h5KTHJtmaWkKoanqmUqlc7VVy69ZM4_xH1RaJjl19pZ72l-bowtM2DE/s1600/391972_10150532495532193_520907192_10668631_1172607742_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8E8HWJHUnqnPijaHncVdlmctaV9pa3U733onaQJVexVFOfAZ0qtB19t1o6eQ1qNtaDuSKXE_89a1pK9yBTj-h5KTHJtmaWkKoanqmUqlc7VVy69ZM4_xH1RaJjl19pZ72l-bowtM2DE/s400/391972_10150532495532193_520907192_10668631_1172607742_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684597455864494786" /></a>Oh, they keep me on my toes...but...such CUTE craziness always going on at my house!!! :) LOL Grab ya a shirt too this season at <a href="http://www.ordinaryhero.org">www.ordinaryhero.org </a>.....Ya gotta find the store on the site somewhere i'm guessing!!!! :) Just had to share...Merry, Merry to you all...and Happy Saturday to you all too ,kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-62274733030987523462011-11-20T20:49:00.000-08:002011-11-20T21:04:09.840-08:00Teddy Made It HOME!!!!!!!The airport homecoming for my nephew, Teddy, last night was just a MIRACLE!! Oh, how i love airport homecomings...The only thing better about an airport homecoming is when it is YOUR OWN FAMILY COMING HOME!!! So much fun...my 6 kiddos were just BEYOND excited as we waited:<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBt4VjZ88BdTpx2ZJknee83ylcph69CNrffv6VkYtgLiN0AfxUkxFewEicN0YyHlMihTVgFGhY47b0ZwspqYKIFehJOyfH56QW7AJracpwfnvQNxEoNpE2bKroKTuqIQzdroC4LfjlbUw/s400/380507_10150489620082193_520907192_10530607_1067878164_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307371391537010" />He arrives and there is NO room for the boy to even breathe...he's attacked by his brother and sister and cousins RIGHT AWAY...and he handled it all so well...like he'd been waiting a million years for this day:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx-LBIm8TQYkNhizBkqJAItnWSjvsaqAKHhgmX8Zto93pAkZq41I1RH4S4YvO370H2OWc2qY6q0C2iGk_-d0I6PdthqgQaW2KdOiD3mCh-q9JRamq0-tZZQwxZ3YnjqgAtK1Mpr21e2w/s1600/385187_10150489622202193_520907192_10530637_827316373_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx-LBIm8TQYkNhizBkqJAItnWSjvsaqAKHhgmX8Zto93pAkZq41I1RH4S4YvO370H2OWc2qY6q0C2iGk_-d0I6PdthqgQaW2KdOiD3mCh-q9JRamq0-tZZQwxZ3YnjqgAtK1Mpr21e2w/s400/385187_10150489622202193_520907192_10530637_827316373_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307386790779506" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All 4 sisters posing for a pic:</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX74ElZVmttoZ9owWWUcXDc7ynRqQlLZW6idMtfEQFT_qOQEpJ-r5AzDm481oA_JcExKg0KT8elN5M83bJ5PVzyZhHAoj6a7Rw8nMiHjQYoCBVRyprwqQT84YGa8G_jgDva9b1wAAiAc/s400/316354_10150489633212193_520907192_10530779_1244715035_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307355132154994" />I've met Teddy while in Ethiopia on two of my trips...it was so great holding this little love again...He's so tiny for a 4 year old:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOz2CVX6HjfEtg10UI2d774LVJ5cmRNoFOD-QPLRbvdH6NijoljtibCZaMfBordUfZFsPIMoyx9RVqab6DwO3u3BooSOEp9iDGMb7LBBUSq7cmbZg_7irl4khyTI5Nb3JaNX4j0Z9nMcg/s1600/376092_10150489630992193_520907192_10530738_194370094_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOz2CVX6HjfEtg10UI2d774LVJ5cmRNoFOD-QPLRbvdH6NijoljtibCZaMfBordUfZFsPIMoyx9RVqab6DwO3u3BooSOEp9iDGMb7LBBUSq7cmbZg_7irl4khyTI5Nb3JaNX4j0Z9nMcg/s400/376092_10150489630992193_520907192_10530738_194370094_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307367968720690" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My Julia couldn't wait for HER turn to hold him:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XWj8ESkthQZXC5u5CKG9Y7mx0MB3ZhWSI9bcx26ECwKZW3wJEzsQud78SeR_8HJz0ajKjpIKoRxjyPnDcKBdtvwrKXzHy9yO6eDqAhPJHsBTJUSFgLJXmNXcqHK-kyOqTXKU09VjXMY/s1600/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XWj8ESkthQZXC5u5CKG9Y7mx0MB3ZhWSI9bcx26ECwKZW3wJEzsQud78SeR_8HJz0ajKjpIKoRxjyPnDcKBdtvwrKXzHy9yO6eDqAhPJHsBTJUSFgLJXmNXcqHK-kyOqTXKU09VjXMY/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307349218099986" /></a>Wes apologizing to Teddy for getting HOME so much sooner than he did....ha ha...just kidding :)....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFaycFdfao8YjaSWXjuQI9e-iPgLrQmzfbXZw5SITVvLbI64Djm1dQ89-lmonizyEJ5svyT_GHYbdPfzbB0tdDvib6L9-2wD_xynpWovQ1lByNXzHUs_D6Ofg6Q51W1padyZrkNYjBRo/s1600/387050_10150489626622193_520907192_10530689_620285472_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFaycFdfao8YjaSWXjuQI9e-iPgLrQmzfbXZw5SITVvLbI64Djm1dQ89-lmonizyEJ5svyT_GHYbdPfzbB0tdDvib6L9-2wD_xynpWovQ1lByNXzHUs_D6Ofg6Q51W1padyZrkNYjBRo/s400/387050_10150489626622193_520907192_10530689_620285472_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307113286106210" /></a>3 sisters with our 4 Ethiopian Children....God willing...I think we're ALL DONE growing our families.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlreVM6DNRJYTyOtEIPgtHWWKD6rHv0tXq9h8WDrDxHNnKj5qKuDfJRZPiqnyj6C5zmr6EMYlyimxGzlDvGawU2LZcB_5uQPDiueYkfry8tMOEilft3zjCuNxKOHHPYMrXJf-UlOA37M/s1600/390622_10150489628427193_520907192_10530705_1356859126_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlreVM6DNRJYTyOtEIPgtHWWKD6rHv0tXq9h8WDrDxHNnKj5qKuDfJRZPiqnyj6C5zmr6EMYlyimxGzlDvGawU2LZcB_5uQPDiueYkfry8tMOEilft3zjCuNxKOHHPYMrXJf-UlOA37M/s400/390622_10150489628427193_520907192_10530705_1356859126_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307104707881378" /></a>Miss Lucy Lane got tired of all the commotion over Cousin Teddy and took a little rest on Daddy:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s6rpQjnVqcmz7rGuHgzWY4b-29BLptmgftl69iwZmUtmFJiIHbxPHWKuAHgUgdKbUCVvF1K04pnF_4_HKeLDVmldZ2QHh-H24hu6iR6mmKMHsi7Pny4mSaqPrYVGMbnjD5WMNPSIxUU/s1600/388456_10150489632182193_520907192_10530760_1336850713_n-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s6rpQjnVqcmz7rGuHgzWY4b-29BLptmgftl69iwZmUtmFJiIHbxPHWKuAHgUgdKbUCVvF1K04pnF_4_HKeLDVmldZ2QHh-H24hu6iR6mmKMHsi7Pny4mSaqPrYVGMbnjD5WMNPSIxUU/s400/388456_10150489632182193_520907192_10530760_1336850713_n-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307086570946338" /></a>Teddy and his Daddy.....Oh, that face (teddy's :) is just so cute:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5VOvhMtlpiuD6ElMasdCDTwaPZGkCiXaPdcwr5DRLaepPcreW8pGWFZ9WndWgpeH0hiKDudHJ_FC5ZXYxSJkqyEZlpk9DqGKs7TVqJr2QAqPHWYfrNH24Ozb-6sDfBYD42KQ1K3GrLU/s1600/photo4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5VOvhMtlpiuD6ElMasdCDTwaPZGkCiXaPdcwr5DRLaepPcreW8pGWFZ9WndWgpeH0hiKDudHJ_FC5ZXYxSJkqyEZlpk9DqGKs7TVqJr2QAqPHWYfrNH24Ozb-6sDfBYD42KQ1K3GrLU/s400/photo4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307083102995234" /></a>And, here is the family of 5 now....Oh, we're all just so thankful that this long wait is over and they are ALL finally together...Praise the LORD!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEMK4XasSoUa_zARYT8T4x6ZlMKd15k-IWIWF-8Gr17xudeYJsU1GD_7wGsCS3Ucw0i-1IkXgUWJ2ZI2aeiJbgI3SPLgmJuv90COAy14b8vtZZ2_cAOWAgzdrwqJMxFgrKgekLxSFBsA/s1600/photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEMK4XasSoUa_zARYT8T4x6ZlMKd15k-IWIWF-8Gr17xudeYJsU1GD_7wGsCS3Ucw0i-1IkXgUWJ2ZI2aeiJbgI3SPLgmJuv90COAy14b8vtZZ2_cAOWAgzdrwqJMxFgrKgekLxSFBsA/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677307084344381794" /></a>I cant' wait to kiss Teddy's little face again on Thursday..Oh, we ALL have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!!! Welcome home Teddy!! We all love you SO much and your ENTIRE family PRAISES GOD THAT YOU ARE FINALLY HOME!!! Happy Sunday to you all, kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-92136012898023362472011-11-15T19:57:00.000-08:002011-11-15T20:05:47.282-08:00Happy 3rd Birthday Miss Lucy Lane!!!OHHHH!!!!! How is it that my sweet girl is now 3 years old!!?? Lucy Lane has now been home 2 1/2 years and today she turns 3 !!! Wow...time has certainly flown by!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WgBZppFi3JVNBxYhXBpgmYmvqmI7G5N-bssmQGiadyJk064R5eKbDAaX3sV7tnb3ZKvJm0rnBvHVtdb46-OQ77yhNs9yudbxouCYi42YJXPJXyCrlPmg3g7cX-vHBC2T8eyZg78-daU/s1600/webLucy+Holiday2011-092.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WgBZppFi3JVNBxYhXBpgmYmvqmI7G5N-bssmQGiadyJk064R5eKbDAaX3sV7tnb3ZKvJm0rnBvHVtdb46-OQ77yhNs9yudbxouCYi42YJXPJXyCrlPmg3g7cX-vHBC2T8eyZg78-daU/s400/webLucy+Holiday2011-092.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675438087313908178" /></a>I just had to say happy birthday to my sweet, adorable, fun, crazy, outgoing, funny, sassy, hilarious, dramatic, confident, lovable, CUTE, joyful, Lucy Lane!!! Our family would be just so boring without YOU Baby Girl!!! You are truly a BLESSING in each and every way!!!! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-tMhPymMyj6i-Rj9kGgLxjlWdf7lXDFZshTi8TYxyzHmasf8e_vfxrAgv1o6Rqew4Rmmskjwy3Uz1pzc4NOprw-4Pl3Snrg9abAXY7i4yGfHyw_qJULcwxYtkg4c6nmOM3kfQIT_Vps/s1600/webLucy+Holiday2011-090.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-tMhPymMyj6i-Rj9kGgLxjlWdf7lXDFZshTi8TYxyzHmasf8e_vfxrAgv1o6Rqew4Rmmskjwy3Uz1pzc4NOprw-4Pl3Snrg9abAXY7i4yGfHyw_qJULcwxYtkg4c6nmOM3kfQIT_Vps/s400/webLucy+Holiday2011-090.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675438073321755090" /></a>We love you SO MUCH and we thank God for you EACH DAY!!!<div>Happy Birthday Miss Lucy Lane and Happy Tuesday to you all!!! kj<br /><div><br /></div></div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-59005617043776379572011-11-09T07:18:00.000-08:002011-11-09T07:22:57.975-08:00Teddy is Coming HOME!!! They Got CLEARED!!Just a quick note to say PRAISE JESUS...The U.S. Embassy cleared my sister and her son...and MY NEPHEW IS COMING HOME!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BDG_4NNHo5rj8Bm6YvIXlo-mC9jrtozRfAyk9mCNBaEKRQviVng8BIVM9EoQ-XinhdI4UgY9jn9_VxWOY4j1hQ5eWT8k7ccqGKMJO7JmJXF8G9RrqnZwPk9GJPgg9JW8hKCtncHrczU/s1600/DSC03051.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BDG_4NNHo5rj8Bm6YvIXlo-mC9jrtozRfAyk9mCNBaEKRQviVng8BIVM9EoQ-XinhdI4UgY9jn9_VxWOY4j1hQ5eWT8k7ccqGKMJO7JmJXF8G9RrqnZwPk9GJPgg9JW8hKCtncHrczU/s400/DSC03051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673016022403281346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAv_HDtlyz-eUtMOjBz5JGWM_NeF50Dfu_Jgl_Idfc-zaReiEtXrpmrau5-1fkmUEFH1CZla9wTzwSnJ1nC-14aOFmKLDMolE9bW46RGoAx3xnIhHyAivMpJ_rAcaKY0XKY8IQKn8qKg/s1600/DSC03055.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAv_HDtlyz-eUtMOjBz5JGWM_NeF50Dfu_Jgl_Idfc-zaReiEtXrpmrau5-1fkmUEFH1CZla9wTzwSnJ1nC-14aOFmKLDMolE9bW46RGoAx3xnIhHyAivMpJ_rAcaKY0XKY8IQKn8qKg/s400/DSC03055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673016011624574178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMhooqbsc1bVbjFOe-L0LCR229MWZg7MihBuVWTwrmocbipSrRlRfGfv8ITBk2K0eR3T35OGvqDzGL8U3Cenbh5vrMkBpJw3R8xQiYLMqefBQSrqf_8BG6hDDLnYC8IRRemCBSNyD-28/s1600/DSC03053.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMhooqbsc1bVbjFOe-L0LCR229MWZg7MihBuVWTwrmocbipSrRlRfGfv8ITBk2K0eR3T35OGvqDzGL8U3Cenbh5vrMkBpJw3R8xQiYLMqefBQSrqf_8BG6hDDLnYC8IRRemCBSNyD-28/s400/DSC03053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673016003283941218" /></a>I'm sure she'll be on the NEXT FLIGHT OUT!!!!! So over the moon excited for them...and for our entire fam!! That will be 4 sweet, adorable, little Ethiopian Babes around the Thanksgiving table this year!! 3 sisters...4 children that now have a HUGE family that LOVES them more than words could ever express!! <div>Celebrating the Good News...All Praise Be To GOD!!! Happy Wednesday to you all, kj</div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-22140250906354614272011-11-06T16:44:00.000-08:002011-11-06T16:50:26.797-08:00Orphan Sunday 2011....Never Forget...<div>What a difference a year makes...This time last year on Orphan Sunday, I was praying my hubby would allow us to adopt for #6!! This year...our son has been home 6 months...Wow!! God answers prayers in big ways!! :) My sister just came out with this video today...so proud of what Ordinary Hero is doing...and what a GREAT video and message for Orphan Sunday...enjoy... happy Sunday to you all, kj (<i><b>pause my music at bottom of page</b></i>)</div><div><br /></div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31687451?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31687451">Ordinary Hero~ The Orphan</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3858134">Kelly Putty</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-67351248666407619242011-10-19T11:57:00.000-07:002011-10-19T12:10:03.327-07:00Wes Goes To the Beach For the FIRST Time!!!Just a little update from us...We are all doing great...especially Wes....He got to visit the Beach for the first time over fall break and I just HAD to share some of the cuteness....He loved it....<div><br /></div><div>*Seeing the beach for the first time:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ_EDpI3ImizgG5IuI0Lc2K1pQ4wrsPH600J01r-UA_80oCbWFDR_u2TTK6ST2NaVN3tST2t9VF06qErd2-TjR9CjPWUvMNiEkYO8IsXTnco4UDNZQirA6DGa-GcHDROmj2yVgLAo5mM/s1600/IMG_1157.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ_EDpI3ImizgG5IuI0Lc2K1pQ4wrsPH600J01r-UA_80oCbWFDR_u2TTK6ST2NaVN3tST2t9VF06qErd2-TjR9CjPWUvMNiEkYO8IsXTnco4UDNZQirA6DGa-GcHDROmj2yVgLAo5mM/s400/IMG_1157.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665280191968415586" /></a>*Touching the Sand for the first time:<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimi7livBGXOJbRdWea0c7QVfa6kYsVFDIGyqAc-TSNPJgI1DvXdro5Z0G4B2tkIqnX4y2u25766M_tJJcchQhC66wjeGwqX3z5v18nwIaNTD4MzSBsf0rlatpvlrRjXHAGmdGtTnFDpOw/s400/IMG_1172.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665280173252175442" />And, LL has been to the beach a BUNCH...but she loves it and is so excited EVERY time:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv6SHxhJfcPXJ2MXomIJYKBAZ0Ch1Il4uGmTuCnOhWg6xIS5KuXkUXm9POn91vaBp_NoKaoSqucy6rPX6j2xcK_svqfdf3OzQJhfddn8o6j715A4YxnyhWMM1gkVoLSHjhnu4gGwF6RA/s1600/IMG_1166.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv6SHxhJfcPXJ2MXomIJYKBAZ0Ch1Il4uGmTuCnOhWg6xIS5KuXkUXm9POn91vaBp_NoKaoSqucy6rPX6j2xcK_svqfdf3OzQJhfddn8o6j715A4YxnyhWMM1gkVoLSHjhnu4gGwF6RA/s400/IMG_1166.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665280174485908866" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Our sweet Wes continues to amaze us.... He's truly a gift from God and witnessing him on the beach for the first time was such a treat to us all:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDJzonUfx4jvUs06jVUJhm0vFylDyLGEWD5oFcEsiVXu87FehfB7dJsQ7b4qiX3l2OxUH77_lLh3ywBIuIm5AhX0TGcCKYG3gSkSnbnedvhKpY3iQZH_tnhB1wSHEpyPZuRoorzfXOS0/s1600/IMG_1229.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDJzonUfx4jvUs06jVUJhm0vFylDyLGEWD5oFcEsiVXu87FehfB7dJsQ7b4qiX3l2OxUH77_lLh3ywBIuIm5AhX0TGcCKYG3gSkSnbnedvhKpY3iQZH_tnhB1wSHEpyPZuRoorzfXOS0/s400/IMG_1229.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665280171337079730" /></a>He was never scared a bit...he loved the waves, the sand, the water, the fish...everything....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwaJcilUUQLVg0UBqlCC9uN54NEAqkU-Fmu-7GeBxgOfMJRQX7r-HoTKXNreb7v5GN-mEqn0A-BxJf2bVwI96gtEjvaMYqef9qaAriXxBWuKQHbj8-aOxk7NnrWm-VnGj9_3DAgGJsfc/s1600/IMG_1270.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwaJcilUUQLVg0UBqlCC9uN54NEAqkU-Fmu-7GeBxgOfMJRQX7r-HoTKXNreb7v5GN-mEqn0A-BxJf2bVwI96gtEjvaMYqef9qaAriXxBWuKQHbj8-aOxk7NnrWm-VnGj9_3DAgGJsfc/s400/IMG_1270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279926985572562" /></a>He's the happiest boy you'll ever meet:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTwBfOmWgNCptB4YMTftSnz6JLQ6hEJdZkwfio2AYwnidbsb-AyMSCgdf41StXqT_Ix1FqMAsr2JUIDwsn155SlBEv0zUxh48HewDdVdnZ3METG36AAzM4KhIi-xNON3xcxgMGIxbgZQ/s1600/IMG_1300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTwBfOmWgNCptB4YMTftSnz6JLQ6hEJdZkwfio2AYwnidbsb-AyMSCgdf41StXqT_Ix1FqMAsr2JUIDwsn155SlBEv0zUxh48HewDdVdnZ3METG36AAzM4KhIi-xNON3xcxgMGIxbgZQ/s400/IMG_1300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279909023811138" /></a>Oh, and not to mention that he has a slight obsession with LL...He is constantly pulling on her curls...She doesn't quite appreciate the pulling of the curls :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2Zemr3j1BxMhhEPAG-j_vTvr9B1eKOOltEHqm7jyAmeL6RiGzRF32ACkQv60SNtoSiLDwcwJEUMzP8tgS4Lh-qJWcuMSlvh_Q7DZpHrkKAWxVGCZYyHEfxwphnjRLtpEQPBnhPQR25M/s1600/IMG_1301.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2Zemr3j1BxMhhEPAG-j_vTvr9B1eKOOltEHqm7jyAmeL6RiGzRF32ACkQv60SNtoSiLDwcwJEUMzP8tgS4Lh-qJWcuMSlvh_Q7DZpHrkKAWxVGCZYyHEfxwphnjRLtpEQPBnhPQR25M/s400/IMG_1301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279902104951922" /></a>Wes discovered he LOVED Sprite out of a bottle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA3gDKG-g0P8xoMQftJtletSl7iwPDs8FWxYTi7HIzNQdHJeTWgu00NlETamxYSyK-y1x8obxZEeo8N0b81HXFC5WUbp395-Bgbk_PxFxJD4GfwG_vytcOmbypnHbiJh9KY-tJy4AHIg/s1600/IMG_1310.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA3gDKG-g0P8xoMQftJtletSl7iwPDs8FWxYTi7HIzNQdHJeTWgu00NlETamxYSyK-y1x8obxZEeo8N0b81HXFC5WUbp395-Bgbk_PxFxJD4GfwG_vytcOmbypnHbiJh9KY-tJy4AHIg/s400/IMG_1310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279900067293106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvHkklxLaGB45aZfvVzHEBGrNkwaLSKZBb7-g1sXLAqWGNk6qsmC9sNDtFLCBwlSDmCUqhtjri29YTSUAMXFFcq9ZVkOUzf0lhRVF0ZXIwAUctqTKf8mHug4G8EgYFnLxw4t9_v0gRIA/s1600/IMG_1356.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvHkklxLaGB45aZfvVzHEBGrNkwaLSKZBb7-g1sXLAqWGNk6qsmC9sNDtFLCBwlSDmCUqhtjri29YTSUAMXFFcq9ZVkOUzf0lhRVF0ZXIwAUctqTKf8mHug4G8EgYFnLxw4t9_v0gRIA/s400/IMG_1356.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279894484012274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeKGmHh62c5QfaeBTOiaDcT5Ospcr_z2Bmg1pOlCN4jUtPnY703iEiTsWe3dKj1bF7H-q8VYPmN3__MQBIlG-3o50Q604IRE8AHRzYJTJLwLzbvfKFr5r3dcogomcZcmsam-GUTdT-Lo/s1600/IMG_1372.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeKGmHh62c5QfaeBTOiaDcT5Ospcr_z2Bmg1pOlCN4jUtPnY703iEiTsWe3dKj1bF7H-q8VYPmN3__MQBIlG-3o50Q604IRE8AHRzYJTJLwLzbvfKFr5r3dcogomcZcmsam-GUTdT-Lo/s400/IMG_1372.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279566478881810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nhnrnz00VMpS9GRKR7jtBh5p49K_TLP59kgZd_SBedkxJKohQc2Ez2nTnu5N2K2pdvcOORC7jOITh6g_qIVNolyQP77mTBza7bM-X_ublIwykPMq_plQ_g3HH7rtlZLKYuh4DFNmiqg/s1600/IMG_1388.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nhnrnz00VMpS9GRKR7jtBh5p49K_TLP59kgZd_SBedkxJKohQc2Ez2nTnu5N2K2pdvcOORC7jOITh6g_qIVNolyQP77mTBza7bM-X_ublIwykPMq_plQ_g3HH7rtlZLKYuh4DFNmiqg/s400/IMG_1388.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279543780979730" /></a>My Sweet 3 boys.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYngge5eYHUnlIOJv97OiquhQVhvJmLesQFBZyqegF2sSogdmbeZCfjBZ5TGLt0XJm6fFQ_LzUs4iYcHO9vNVVaWIGJOe-sb6y-xJQn9Kd0Ea1LG8V0NSFylTajQG52P1YLETyLvqFvU/s1600/IMG_1427.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYngge5eYHUnlIOJv97OiquhQVhvJmLesQFBZyqegF2sSogdmbeZCfjBZ5TGLt0XJm6fFQ_LzUs4iYcHO9vNVVaWIGJOe-sb6y-xJQn9Kd0Ea1LG8V0NSFylTajQG52P1YLETyLvqFvU/s400/IMG_1427.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279544851293330" /></a>My precious 3 girls....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAnPRdUC6V809EZ45k1mdwvwz9PJfaT9MhZrk8EqKbtkuXadV4FAPbgXdjUEK-oadZXIVyCGNsPbn7NDnvTJoTUskAbbNHrSe5E5L1AfcSD5jRJaWNGMSg80SjarXdKl7a9MwQQgYVxs/s1600/IMG_1432.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAnPRdUC6V809EZ45k1mdwvwz9PJfaT9MhZrk8EqKbtkuXadV4FAPbgXdjUEK-oadZXIVyCGNsPbn7NDnvTJoTUskAbbNHrSe5E5L1AfcSD5jRJaWNGMSg80SjarXdKl7a9MwQQgYVxs/s400/IMG_1432.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279539769733778" /></a>And, from us all....Hope you all had a blessed Fall Break!!!! It is our favorite time to hit the beach....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip0zvks7jZbszSONxQRLVIZKAkhSAms-4LEUSuWHCSupPEABiOODIn8Rc8FANdndm0bOPMDUYq097QgFShNNxYwlnvdIDNeHRY1a18psMnG59R3y1E8t9O02KeOpFBtcSgsK-XP9Th3Q/s1600/IMG_1363.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip0zvks7jZbszSONxQRLVIZKAkhSAms-4LEUSuWHCSupPEABiOODIn8Rc8FANdndm0bOPMDUYq097QgFShNNxYwlnvdIDNeHRY1a18psMnG59R3y1E8t9O02KeOpFBtcSgsK-XP9Th3Q/s400/IMG_1363.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665279539853311634" /></a>***Happy Wednesday to you all, kj</div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-5181870844562747242011-09-26T11:26:00.000-07:002011-09-26T11:56:38.270-07:00Praise The LORD!!! They FINALLY Passed Court!!!!<div style="text-align: left;">I heard the words our ENTIRE family has been waiting to hear TODAY: My sister has finally passed court for her sweet son!! Yes, a judge is working in Ethiopia right now....cause....they received the news today: It is official!! Teddy is THEIR son and MY PRECIOUS NEPHEW!!!! PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!!!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWgHehHKdrwE3MBuraxlWKBOpdi4_hfeRY0RqOVa19-YUFaI4D07G1HRMsO52lEOjfvwf8b5N6d5u0NpbT_-70PRaqoV3D57JGLNYr8KknUGr8iy5GRnhS7e2-p98D7hy_GORmPe3st0/s400/DSC03222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656737130221081330" />Here is my sister at her court date on March 10th...she was able to visit my Wes Paulos and allow the first cousins to meet: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXc8CAqwEg5hSFNeiKgT3qtht3LiDfOxEZd48T_2mIcdrVdZVv6udDMqiJhYSq2_LH0Y_makOtbPPTYJdVUqWXfGgfzgmVY0Q_7evq84UKJIV5stlK5fQt1HyKuW9ejcncVgUez7CE60/s1600/IMG_0243.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXc8CAqwEg5hSFNeiKgT3qtht3LiDfOxEZd48T_2mIcdrVdZVv6udDMqiJhYSq2_LH0Y_makOtbPPTYJdVUqWXfGgfzgmVY0Q_7evq84UKJIV5stlK5fQt1HyKuW9ejcncVgUez7CE60/s400/IMG_0243.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656738566971336242" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My hubby traveled for our court date in April..and he was able to visit with Teddy and AGAIN allow the cousins to hang.....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWZGyTx2UcDgE8IKtmfJbwbfXb70a5AjpEdpfRh_xftqbyU-L4FcWLap2uu6D0aE_4WUU2f1tseTYwkZYGfSk6X2zJQyv_GIMcLVCMct333hnbJtNSGdLfv-hJ2NlQz_p4P5L5H01GMU/s1600/DSC04533.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWZGyTx2UcDgE8IKtmfJbwbfXb70a5AjpEdpfRh_xftqbyU-L4FcWLap2uu6D0aE_4WUU2f1tseTYwkZYGfSk6X2zJQyv_GIMcLVCMct333hnbJtNSGdLfv-hJ2NlQz_p4P5L5H01GMU/s400/DSC04533.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656738022229532018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_eNc8f0uw8cmE0MEUQeupjQaioPv6xqlXt-X4j81fV2YBc0elr1gexLdwGlB9TPe64jDiEpYnsUpVAZHXDkqrWE1QfCq2NewGZ_HDKo-BhjIF6dk6qEBjWV8j81xIO-SzN5eQeUWg9A/s1600/DSC04546.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_eNc8f0uw8cmE0MEUQeupjQaioPv6xqlXt-X4j81fV2YBc0elr1gexLdwGlB9TPe64jDiEpYnsUpVAZHXDkqrWE1QfCq2NewGZ_HDKo-BhjIF6dk6qEBjWV8j81xIO-SzN5eQeUWg9A/s400/DSC04546.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656738018364718066" /></a>Every case is unique and we certainly never dreamed we'd be home in MAY with our Wes..and my sister has continued to WAIT as bumps continued to come up in her particular case....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY5buNfwPIQX0ykGTiuHOoECkFytDbLg-eTagGtPTxSodxkVANstQ8iOd76oizNeZfZ9Tn6___Dq5vOuzmSb45yOKWQAK7pLkj4NzeWlx02NwFIFbpTGYotdjK1_a1HhIpAPxjsW5ZK8/s1600/DSC04531.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY5buNfwPIQX0ykGTiuHOoECkFytDbLg-eTagGtPTxSodxkVANstQ8iOd76oizNeZfZ9Tn6___Dq5vOuzmSb45yOKWQAK7pLkj4NzeWlx02NwFIFbpTGYotdjK1_a1HhIpAPxjsW5ZK8/s400/DSC04531.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656738014676616386" /></a>My daughter Helen got to meet her first cousin Teddy when she traveled with me in May to pick up Wes....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7z-R2uwzQWykFjscNDxmHI5Oo36Jn5yjdaMwiipK5EyRh_-bMgrl-4n3wSt249YmvvYety02vO9eripjCvhFt2DiWBd3NtKKiGr_5GFMxx7SlYmtAqyFhrf5uVzFV8jvE69kq0pUTaw/s1600/DSC05190.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7z-R2uwzQWykFjscNDxmHI5Oo36Jn5yjdaMwiipK5EyRh_-bMgrl-4n3wSt249YmvvYety02vO9eripjCvhFt2DiWBd3NtKKiGr_5GFMxx7SlYmtAqyFhrf5uVzFV8jvE69kq0pUTaw/s400/DSC05190.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656738007503548450" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This has been a long, hard road...but this precious boy is OH SO WORTH THE WAIT....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI-zNDq1hNer5L9ZAgM0Bj_005KRmyfJjek2wY_1tvma0Tb6INBYL3dusBbwuxJ25CLgs1lbLz9nAv2qIZ6-VdGTmKP6w1og0dHoo0BrstOHn96zAC8RbL_W29gevVGFLlJZMkG4nwxg/s1600/DSC03055.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI-zNDq1hNer5L9ZAgM0Bj_005KRmyfJjek2wY_1tvma0Tb6INBYL3dusBbwuxJ25CLgs1lbLz9nAv2qIZ6-VdGTmKP6w1og0dHoo0BrstOHn96zAC8RbL_W29gevVGFLlJZMkG4nwxg/s400/DSC03055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656737126587662082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPMZ0tG9tIAVf7sIeMf57vdJDU7MpiG0plKC5L3YTh-Jv5cFgwYG-QdiF79-JOcI6zLpkR5McCuvLKN3NP0q41I-uJr7th9xOGiNP0q6kmE97tgKPIJNVcclKjJ_FAWNC2FZoj6SfCgg/s1600/DSC03051.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPMZ0tG9tIAVf7sIeMf57vdJDU7MpiG0plKC5L3YTh-Jv5cFgwYG-QdiF79-JOcI6zLpkR5McCuvLKN3NP0q41I-uJr7th9xOGiNP0q6kmE97tgKPIJNVcclKjJ_FAWNC2FZoj6SfCgg/s400/DSC03051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656737125421157314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4z9FM-t1e_eKHeDJURxfMWtq2Xrgjh1fHGkdij3TcT7ZjMkD6uJN4cbGzuZgV4sc8G3XYn4_jWwYmO9wYimxKXwc-OirBygj0zZv4v5qFJVaQFTy4u3PUlgHDy1gWS_mpZuvSghxO5U/s1600/DSC05365.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4z9FM-t1e_eKHeDJURxfMWtq2Xrgjh1fHGkdij3TcT7ZjMkD6uJN4cbGzuZgV4sc8G3XYn4_jWwYmO9wYimxKXwc-OirBygj0zZv4v5qFJVaQFTy4u3PUlgHDy1gWS_mpZuvSghxO5U/s400/DSC05365.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656737117364594386" /></a>They will be submitted to the U.S. Embassy next....and we PRAY they find mercy on this sweet boy WHO has been waiting SO LONG....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaHbt2L7irshaGTZpiXJ0hyphenhyphenzf4_8IFrO5SsjReW4Wj-cdDenX8a6c7taxfLtA9PE6OgivGHrEJHlJnr0EyUH2ROKunUJaKD-rw5fbNsGWw8tFjJQ5j2gOB0GQOpCLDn2HVDZPHZwqFXo/s1600/DSC05193.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaHbt2L7irshaGTZpiXJ0hyphenhyphenzf4_8IFrO5SsjReW4Wj-cdDenX8a6c7taxfLtA9PE6OgivGHrEJHlJnr0EyUH2ROKunUJaKD-rw5fbNsGWw8tFjJQ5j2gOB0GQOpCLDn2HVDZPHZwqFXo/s400/DSC05193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656737114960129826" /></a>*Thank you all for your prayers...thank you CCI for your endless work on this case...and THANK YOU LORD for answering our prayers and that this sweet boy is OFFICIALLY part of our family today!! What a glorious day!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj679hgIypL9pkLdSYAn60XgMPeDcofu_sPQdvc7gbNrCK0LB4fAvAy5HY4oTSGJ8WaD9hFIKmnKnYeY17xmxocTHhZZeNHVTaUBF_WWRQTD5U4r1cWsHa_CcrcRWgI68Q69Hl8SDudc6U/s400/teddy+with+long+hair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656742964046666386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">(most recent pic just sent to us above :) Happy Monday to you all, kj</span></div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-22395881130470439502011-09-07T20:57:00.000-07:002011-09-07T21:20:36.797-07:00How about a TINY, LIttle Update on my Bday...Yes, today I am 37!! I don't mind getting older..it is actually kind of fun!! :) Well...everything besides the wrinkles and gray hairs taking over my head.....LOL<div><br /><div>***I promise, We are all doing GREAT...life is just UNBELIEVABLY CRAZY right now!! Wes learned how to climb on everything in ONE day and hasn't stopped... My other kids could take a tumble after climbing on the couch..and no big deal....Wes falls off the couch and it is an all day sit in the E.R. (which we have experienced :( He has climbed out of his crib and fallen and nearly given me a HEART ATTACK!!! So.... I've felt busy before.....I've felt chaos and pulled in many directions....THIS IS JUST A STEP ABOVE anything i've ever dealt with... Picture running/climbing toddler about to hurt himself at every turn..and 5 other YOUNG children looking at me and NEEDING me...And well...that's my day in a nut shell!!!!!! :) The crazy thing is.....I'd go through it ALL a million more times if I got to be the Momma to my 6 kiddos!! BUT...it leaves NO computer time anymore!! Wes also hasn't slept since his surgery...So, I'm up most of the night with him too...So...yes...challenging time... BUT my Sweet Wes is SO sweet and so darn cute that I'd do anything and give up anything to make sure he's safe...so that's what I've done!! I MUST focus on his safety and my other 5 kiddos for now and hopefully some day I'll find time again to INVITE yall back into our crazy good daily life!!! :) LOL</div><div><br /></div><div>***Thanks so much for all the sweet emails and comments...I have read them all and so appreciate you guys checking on us...Wes is FEELING GREAT!!!! And, OH SO CUTE:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD61aUWggOsy8TetLUL89-Og2pHcgmXOHDlNgQSdU3mDxbnFnDn_5W2QL4Gn4ZsXXNU8DiWB6b8iNS-jnTaez6CGD6pDM6tC7xs7CokZF7ok56cy3zdbb4GSewnam6hF5vNDrl5WxLJKk/s1600/331035_270098833008733_108924262459525_1052155_1695509_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD61aUWggOsy8TetLUL89-Og2pHcgmXOHDlNgQSdU3mDxbnFnDn_5W2QL4Gn4ZsXXNU8DiWB6b8iNS-jnTaez6CGD6pDM6tC7xs7CokZF7ok56cy3zdbb4GSewnam6hF5vNDrl5WxLJKk/s400/331035_270098833008733_108924262459525_1052155_1695509_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649833089689299058" /></a>He got a good follow up report from his surgeon... We did have to schedule another smaller surgery for another MUCH smaller birth defect...but they aren't doing that until later this fall...thank goodness!!! Gives us a little more time to heal!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div> ***We have other good changes going on in our life too right now.....which is all exciting stuff..and I'll hopefully share some more pics and things on that in the future!!!!!!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>**A lot of you have asked about my sister's adoption....She has unfortunately gotten stuck in the court's closing..and now she is waiting for the judge to give his final stamp of approval once courts open back up...Should be fast and easy once things get rolling in October...I'll keep yall posted WHEN we hear good news in October!!!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>***That's it for now....Thanks again for checking on us..and please know we are ALL doing WELL and just trying to SURVIVE this crazy stage in our life...cause I know this is just a chapter in our life that will soon pass too!! Wes will be running around some day and that surgery will be the last things from our mind!!!! :) BUT FOR NOW...his head must be kept safe....so I'll be back when I can find another little moment for an update!!! Thanks again, and happy Wednesday to you all, kj</div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-77457406406380321922011-08-11T20:02:00.000-07:002011-08-11T20:40:41.289-07:00School's Back In...Busy Busy Busy...First of all....Yep I moved on up to the 15 seater van: <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5l7M-LHg_h2LUnxGnuJzL1hnWtg3yV1pbkRoH-dG-MYPOdc-m0eQxIdEGjGH189jWamZ0Kp1XNBT_ttCOY6PHI-4hMgdTanHogTZa6rGwWQ1IP0WtukPovq6U68xOfd31XJBOu3KPns/s400/15+seater.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639799462505216690" />Oh, and I don't know HOW we survived with out it...We all SO LOVE IT!! Seriously, we can fit our entire fam plus any friends that want to ride home with us...it really is a fabulous ride!!! It took me a while to find one with NO CLOTH SEATS (cause my kiddos would ruin it in a minute)...but I found it...and IT IS NOW OURS!!!!! :) And, on to other news:<div>
<br /></div><div><b>**School is BACK IN SESSION.</b>..I have 3 in school and 3 at HOME....Here our my big 3 on their first day holding up the GRADE they are starting:
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWL9fvDG-k8AhFVNtLEcSRkh5XiKKa4DcveSGfOkXu5ws4IZukQxdzZwHdHKZUK_mdJIpaUM0eqrocZJHkVh0-TOTd0PHuEaro0zizee1JCit5bbWMn9U-vGN7qKei5tjqGFh0NIGtYY/s1600/DSC07181.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWL9fvDG-k8AhFVNtLEcSRkh5XiKKa4DcveSGfOkXu5ws4IZukQxdzZwHdHKZUK_mdJIpaUM0eqrocZJHkVh0-TOTd0PHuEaro0zizee1JCit5bbWMn9U-vGN7qKei5tjqGFh0NIGtYY/s400/DSC07181.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802815332154882" /></a>They had a GREAT first day...We love all their teachers and they are SO excited to be back in school...but I'll miss them...I get so used to them ALWAYS being around...BUT these crazy 3 babies will certainly keep me busy at home:
<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbQ4gtQ0cPzdKRKB0WYwSIn0umw-nQq2gMEDnz2g_e7iFE12rl98aU4r7FshxC-PIQpcH4n5QR-4TjLLahcvARwWdofwUehB2_hmN8r0FXU3HQUgHtp63g5WSPquA_Me4RL8F64Uygc8/s400/DSC07217.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802603053781330" />I feel like I have triplets some days...yet Baby Wes is the work of about 4 kiddos right now trying to keep HIM SAFE...He's 4 weeks POST SURGERY TODAY...Praise the LORD!!! But he certainly doesn't even realize he had a HUGE surgery and he stays busy running and keeping me on my toes:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_qkiNLL75qZU13ljwK2MNuxPkXcFm7_oz-z1riCdWKSAIz-Ap-4FF6YQU0VpzyP3JFYwTnH1I3NJS17ISjTJCTfEOMre83lUO_rkP9Gp2erommKX4BbvKeQwYctzBWczNWHzkzSlcEc/s1600/DSC07192.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_qkiNLL75qZU13ljwK2MNuxPkXcFm7_oz-z1riCdWKSAIz-Ap-4FF6YQU0VpzyP3JFYwTnH1I3NJS17ISjTJCTfEOMre83lUO_rkP9Gp2erommKX4BbvKeQwYctzBWczNWHzkzSlcEc/s400/DSC07192.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802810727094130" /></a>We go back Monday where they'll remove his bandages and tell me HOW they feel things are healing...His one eye STILL isn't back to normal...so I'll be checking on that...but he feels wonderful and is CUTE AS PIE:
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaouwMm3kNbFXrs_nG9oalC28ky8jCW1l_unMzw026zygOmVNQ6nhmqN8Q5fkxcfKIvnvRPOOrZO3fFI5LPBXb0H0dbOIyAj9TXzYMKncX53G5dB32FCM7EkrA10VqIR-hi0At-Kjmgj0/s1600/DSC07193.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaouwMm3kNbFXrs_nG9oalC28ky8jCW1l_unMzw026zygOmVNQ6nhmqN8Q5fkxcfKIvnvRPOOrZO3fFI5LPBXb0H0dbOIyAj9TXzYMKncX53G5dB32FCM7EkrA10VqIR-hi0At-Kjmgj0/s400/DSC07193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802806561578626" /></a>And, this cutie 2 year old WACKED him on the head with a Light Saver toy thing yesterday...and I about passed out and asked her: <i>"lucy lane WHY would you hit your brother in the head...you KNOW he has a broken head?</i>" She said, <i>"Cause Mommy he was BOTHERING me!!" </i>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mlpRh8Jj8eB3skv8A0s7_5uu4onbnb-S7YhMqfG3n9mQ3aIv8N0qnLZdyeporkBkJuDEJn93AQq5bm4DJ8JrR3utHvM6btANu8JgBrSc1TsUdK8GvPaniXv866Rf-pORq_VePRswbEU/s1600/DSC07208.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mlpRh8Jj8eB3skv8A0s7_5uu4onbnb-S7YhMqfG3n9mQ3aIv8N0qnLZdyeporkBkJuDEJn93AQq5bm4DJ8JrR3utHvM6btANu8JgBrSc1TsUdK8GvPaniXv866Rf-pORq_VePRswbEU/s400/DSC07208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802802124732402" /></a>He was FINE...but keeping him safe takes a LOT of work :)
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgals3M0ygtC9V3R-WPj_m3EI8967W1101-pCgDTvtMX-xBugMQJdutU1Rvfp9YpcBM03ui6EbUFLvsUfaKprTTjAxChP6sKIBFRUN3nvqk3Y2kflvl2zeUF0VW0ciKImskDdz-T86VMHM/s1600/DSC07209.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgals3M0ygtC9V3R-WPj_m3EI8967W1101-pCgDTvtMX-xBugMQJdutU1Rvfp9YpcBM03ui6EbUFLvsUfaKprTTjAxChP6sKIBFRUN3nvqk3Y2kflvl2zeUF0VW0ciKImskDdz-T86VMHM/s400/DSC07209.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802613739466546" /></a>And, how can you stay mad at this face very long...she's seriously the craziest, funniest child alive:
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn_FKJ2PQOeLIy6M9GACSZo3JU2oUu0RkxnIbFK1tT6ZgQrV_BMgRqlRlmG1pqhAZ28_gcngt1DSLsA8LnJx4SH_OlMmy_X1-jLt4JKsdNPtVoFhqeeYvGwz1pJu7mR_oIs871abCVeA/s1600/DSC07211.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn_FKJ2PQOeLIy6M9GACSZo3JU2oUu0RkxnIbFK1tT6ZgQrV_BMgRqlRlmG1pqhAZ28_gcngt1DSLsA8LnJx4SH_OlMmy_X1-jLt4JKsdNPtVoFhqeeYvGwz1pJu7mR_oIs871abCVeA/s400/DSC07211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802608227503810" /></a>And, I caught her going in for the kiss on baby brother too:
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR6WCHA2l-dHtp2Dz7_lx-F7t_HiwB4rzyAV2GdW6o9zJlsfq5JuqSq7jvkMjq-ITJw7Wb2pao044l2Kz-Rcm2dwB4XMtm7ejjoLIq1NqKeKQx94V-SW3u4SLTsR2zy7QYRfX5ydR5Co/s1600/DSC07212.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR6WCHA2l-dHtp2Dz7_lx-F7t_HiwB4rzyAV2GdW6o9zJlsfq5JuqSq7jvkMjq-ITJw7Wb2pao044l2Kz-Rcm2dwB4XMtm7ejjoLIq1NqKeKQx94V-SW3u4SLTsR2zy7QYRfX5ydR5Co/s400/DSC07212.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802607012107378" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: left;">If I survive these 3 babes with out having a heart attack it might be a miracle!! LOL :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUFBy4B_wTQqPSAyDcTeYkGhVleG762rmlEWXrWfvVpGTbH60zQxVpczUju_Cca3EB7T8jRQRINFv3mLl4NSTbJaNqOU_uGVDRaelcSVeMMrc8yMwdrQJ6F-hCACoUZvsXKdcShDzmIs/s1600/DSC07218.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUFBy4B_wTQqPSAyDcTeYkGhVleG762rmlEWXrWfvVpGTbH60zQxVpczUju_Cca3EB7T8jRQRINFv3mLl4NSTbJaNqOU_uGVDRaelcSVeMMrc8yMwdrQJ6F-hCACoUZvsXKdcShDzmIs/s400/DSC07218.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639802598945066002" /></a>So, as you can see....life is BUSY BUSY BUSY right now!! But I wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything...</div><div>
<br /></div><div>*After we see Wes's head specialist on Monday we head over to another specialist for another evaluation for something else they found wrong on my baby boy!! They have actually found a couple of other "lesser important" birth defects when compared to his HEAD SURGERY... but they must be taken care of too...So, unfortunately my boy will be put back to sleep soon to deal with these other things... But as the drs. said..this will be NOTHING compared to what we've already been through...and we'll probably go home the same day!! The next surgery isn't scheduled yet...but it is in the works!! My BIGGEST prayer is that his big Cranial surgery worked and he won't require another one of those...something like 3 % require ANOTHER surgery...praying hard that we're in that 97%!!! I'll keep you posted if anything like that comes about....but for now...I'll be focusing on these smaller things we have to take care of..and enjoying getting back into the school swing and such!!! </div><div>
<br /></div><div><b><i>***Thank you so much for your prayers and support....Hope you all are getting BACK into the school groove too...I can't believe summer is over!! :( Be back soon....Happy Thursday to you all, kj
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<br /></div></div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-21173277174665532642011-08-07T19:31:00.000-07:002011-08-07T19:33:08.634-07:00Guess What We Bought Yesterday????Ok, so IF you follow me on facebook, ya already know!!! But if not...do you know what it is?? I get to check another LIFE LONG GOAL OFF MY LIST!!! :) So, excited about it....Pics next :) Happy Sunday to you all, kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-4771701833795989902011-08-05T20:59:00.000-07:002011-08-05T21:21:05.678-07:003 weeks Post Op....and 3 Months HOME!!Well...I wish I could say that the 3 weeks has FLOWN by since Wes's surgery...but the days are actually VERY LONG right now...but oh...with this sweet face to look at...NO ONE IS COMPLAINING :)........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugcfgVltJUmibL9pqKWx6YczrpwnFCNgSDC7jx5AsTPL9C-gYSrupfDxFpd896FWB8gkLfIFq6R2wQeGefix65jDJeOJY67repMo1jFNaTUgnKCmiNqF1ZKLYIyVqptHNGkPbxBqYKwA/s1600/DSC07156.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugcfgVltJUmibL9pqKWx6YczrpwnFCNgSDC7jx5AsTPL9C-gYSrupfDxFpd896FWB8gkLfIFq6R2wQeGefix65jDJeOJY67repMo1jFNaTUgnKCmiNqF1ZKLYIyVqptHNGkPbxBqYKwA/s400/DSC07156.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588348096331922" /></a>Wes's age is the only thing making this very hard right now...He's a TODDLER on the run..and I'm in constant fear he's gonna hurt himself...or really HIS HEAD or FACE....We still haven't really ventured out into public much yet...but we'll be getting out soon...I just don't want him getting sick ON TOP OF recovering from surgery...but recovery was 4 weeks..and that will be THIS COMING UP THURSDAY!! I can't believe we're almost there......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uzb1IHbTxvrenLz60WjjhV7ZfgBxovyapZa3k5zIwbpJZasKu8sKsDU3yzVURWiorM6lln4IRPJQsBHjB88j6MdD4yY8o2X025r6TPRpW8VpyHFH6VhGocAT88XqPHp1xcprHmyNkpM/s1600/DSC07158.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uzb1IHbTxvrenLz60WjjhV7ZfgBxovyapZa3k5zIwbpJZasKu8sKsDU3yzVURWiorM6lln4IRPJQsBHjB88j6MdD4yY8o2X025r6TPRpW8VpyHFH6VhGocAT88XqPHp1xcprHmyNkpM/s400/DSC07158.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588342738533186" /></a>I took these pics of my sweetie boy this past Thursday on his 3 week post op day....NOW, let me tell ya....Wes has not only gotten calls and visits and cards and prayers from my CCI agency that brought him HOME...but on Thursday he received a care package from LUCY LANE'S agency, AGCI too!! Isn't that so sweet and thoughtful!! They sent him this Lion he is holding and a card where all the staff signed a note to him...so sweet!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2QuQlU2gEOQnfCU4EGd9EREOfKVPS1eWKCeWLS7Ut2yiMeZbgKiRy3zE24JbDgChZI-N29EOGkr3yWnsOBrWGHfWoTBl1hmD-RCk4PUXx1S-FirA-iZNrDkTWGEPhnCkQwz30DDPyes/s1600/DSC07159.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2QuQlU2gEOQnfCU4EGd9EREOfKVPS1eWKCeWLS7Ut2yiMeZbgKiRy3zE24JbDgChZI-N29EOGkr3yWnsOBrWGHfWoTBl1hmD-RCk4PUXx1S-FirA-iZNrDkTWGEPhnCkQwz30DDPyes/s400/DSC07159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588338245969234" /></a>Wes is certainly LOVED..and he is really doing GREAT!! His eye and head still have some swelling to lose...but we get seen again on the 15th of this month and we'll see what the dr says about his progress....PRAYING for a good report!!!! The meals are coming to an end now too...WOW..it was so helpful to have friends bring meals by in the evening!! I'm so thankful for all the love and support during this healing time for Wes!! Not having to think about dinner was certainly a blessing!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInBoqP3ihTUdwCxi8w2SU8kCsHwBR1c-BQcN4qGmscntkvNXD4J5dOkiXSEioLVzjpLMCJSYGyI7sWV9tNMhTEYUpd3ByPUcbhQ5aIWtC4vv_fGm6T46Qlnl1LDhG9czmQLFNxf3xgXA/s1600/DSC07160.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInBoqP3ihTUdwCxi8w2SU8kCsHwBR1c-BQcN4qGmscntkvNXD4J5dOkiXSEioLVzjpLMCJSYGyI7sWV9tNMhTEYUpd3ByPUcbhQ5aIWtC4vv_fGm6T46Qlnl1LDhG9czmQLFNxf3xgXA/s400/DSC07160.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588194694908386" /></a>And, I took this TODAY of little Miss Sassy Pants!! Oh, my , she is growing up way too fast!! She is just so smart and talks CONSTANTLY!! She potty trained like a CHAMP...and she LOVES her some big girl undies...oh, and she's loving some cow boy boots today too!!! Crazy girl....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NJ-Xu1E7gKlQXJeApNYGJYn7nOkJ3Bakuoz7uIBUTx_EMnME5z-YSb1hR-0Cpa6gR0syrugwlkB7f_1bfcDkubnCIDKE9SE3VkknYsYUDcduh9OfLVh__Myj2PYmP-etYXyTkq5hr2c/s1600/DSC07167.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NJ-Xu1E7gKlQXJeApNYGJYn7nOkJ3Bakuoz7uIBUTx_EMnME5z-YSb1hR-0Cpa6gR0syrugwlkB7f_1bfcDkubnCIDKE9SE3VkknYsYUDcduh9OfLVh__Myj2PYmP-etYXyTkq5hr2c/s400/DSC07167.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588197544406866" /></a>And, my 7 year old captured these shots tonight and was so proud of herself for capturing Wes on the run from us....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IPTLEsUdjTzKkemL8m_H7kdlUhaQr4H3qp5UCWR4Y_io6QcIEtZcnd2BimNuyM4r0wIlPRLBKeHZzA81c7Ysmzin71vbCLs0e2ip_kVptUtgcD-XFrdd51Z9-lZmMhzuHCegLMwSu3w/s1600/DSC07172.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IPTLEsUdjTzKkemL8m_H7kdlUhaQr4H3qp5UCWR4Y_io6QcIEtZcnd2BimNuyM4r0wIlPRLBKeHZzA81c7Ysmzin71vbCLs0e2ip_kVptUtgcD-XFrdd51Z9-lZmMhzuHCegLMwSu3w/s400/DSC07172.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588192415212146" /></a>He dances constantly....and he LOVES to spin until he's dizzy...Yes, I about pass out when he starts doing this...He can't fall and HIT THAT HEAD....Yall should TRY keeping an active ONE YEAR OLD TODDLER BOY STILL....exhausting....BUT that cute smile makes it ALL worth it:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHOasbOkQMbQfuqnFyjOiK-bfOH41lwQIV-V7eHekUEAYWKQVtlbpt_W2yA_bmxS-OyZNw7TriVbC0ONWSIw4uSeks85Tl3YBzHWsI4pszEWwnZ1J4Fo-bOew-pb_YebYc_9Cx3l3yG0/s1600/DSC07174.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHOasbOkQMbQfuqnFyjOiK-bfOH41lwQIV-V7eHekUEAYWKQVtlbpt_W2yA_bmxS-OyZNw7TriVbC0ONWSIw4uSeks85Tl3YBzHWsI4pszEWwnZ1J4Fo-bOew-pb_YebYc_9Cx3l3yG0/s400/DSC07174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588188601671090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvc5xxo4w9BmhoZHKMLwbc-CiDKdK9eNdRdrS9jvGnEDO_jqdgcqjLd5330vPeoIBCURaSftIw_pTtxy5q-roUwsaRY_JtTG-xFwBoQl80hLVDOnKyv5sPuzTP4BaYGDt0_xnO_b5Q5g/s1600/DSC07175.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvc5xxo4w9BmhoZHKMLwbc-CiDKdK9eNdRdrS9jvGnEDO_jqdgcqjLd5330vPeoIBCURaSftIw_pTtxy5q-roUwsaRY_JtTG-xFwBoQl80hLVDOnKyv5sPuzTP4BaYGDt0_xnO_b5Q5g/s400/DSC07175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637588182740906930" /></a>That's the update folks.....Kids are doing great...just no time for the computer much these days with 6 young babes to keep happy .....More soon......and OH!!!...happy 3 months Home Wes Paulos!!! I'd go through a million MORE surgeries IF it meant I got to be YOUR MOMMA!!! :) Happy Friday to you all, kjKristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-55091816615298043972011-08-03T08:19:00.000-07:002011-08-03T08:23:23.503-07:00This Morning's UPDATE...If you read my last post...we are waiting for my sister to FINALLY pass court for her son in Ethiopia.... The court hearing last night was a success for what they were trying to accomplish.....but the judge ordered an UPDATE on one piece of paper...this can come any time and won't be affected by the court closure this Friday...no new court date will be needed...Praise the LORD!!! WE are praying we hear ASAP that the updated piece of paper arrives and they OFFICIALLY pass court!!!!!<div><br /></div><div>Keep praying and I'll keep ya posted...Happy Wednesday to you all, kj</div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-64874530792020021212011-08-02T17:56:00.001-07:002011-08-02T18:20:43.690-07:00REMINDER....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBx5vHqHQ0BTFJygUvwfBBrWfi_Ih3dxLE0g2CoA2x6zhXcmg8aaTvVeqxduRw2W-jc5EopgXo0QRrrIYZpsFIYSzbjaFE6KuP3UkayB1QgWUv-ylLB_BL1jjYUDdo71m97jfKJd-mmw/s1600/DSC05193hearts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBx5vHqHQ0BTFJygUvwfBBrWfi_Ih3dxLE0g2CoA2x6zhXcmg8aaTvVeqxduRw2W-jc5EopgXo0QRrrIYZpsFIYSzbjaFE6KuP3UkayB1QgWUv-ylLB_BL1jjYUDdo71m97jfKJd-mmw/s400/DSC05193hearts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636432932073870658" /></a><br />Just a reminder that a sweet little (nearly) 4 yr. old boy sits across the world tonight in an orphanage...He probably has NO IDEA how hard everyone is PRAYING for him to be an ORPHAN NO MORE!! He has a family and agency desperately fighting to allow him to be PART OF A FAMILY!! His family in Ethiopia has passed away.....and this is his ONLY HOPE....His only hope for a future!! Please join me in praying for a miracle tonight...that HIS CASE will finally pass court tonight...and that he will officially be a part of my sister's family...he will officially be their SON..and MY NEPHEW!! He's already THAT in all of our hearts...but we have to make it official tonight in Ethiopia BEFORE the courts close on Friday...or he sits longer...waiting...waiting for the courts to open back up in the fall...He's been living there for half his life already...it's TIME for him to JOIN A FAMILY....OUR FAMILY!!! <div><br /></div><div>**Thank you for your support and prayers..and I'll update when I hear the GOD WILLING GOOD NEWS tomorrow!! Happy Tuesday to you all, kj</div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">(picture from me visiting Little "T" when I picked up Wes in May)</span></i></div>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-18989137161225138812011-08-01T19:18:00.000-07:002011-08-01T19:25:30.654-07:00A Great Video from the Latest Ordinary Hero Trip...<div>Pause the music at the bottom of my page and enjoy this wonderful slide show of pics from the latest Ordinary Hero Mission Trip...My friend Amy from <a href="http://www.filledwithpraise.blogspot.com">www.filledwithpraise.blogspot.com</a> made this after coming home from one of the OH trips that my older sister Kelly runs..... And, After going to Ethiopia 3X now myself, I LOVE seeing all the beautiful faces there that remind me SO much of my sweet 2 Ethiopian babes at home!! :) I can't wait to go on an Ordinary Hero mission trip myself some day... Hmmmm..might be a long time before the hubby lets me go back to Ethiopia!! :) ha </div><div>Enjoy and happy Monday to you all, kj</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L_NGM-dwGtE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.com2