God's Master Plan = Road Trip!!!!!

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James and I have talked off and on throughout our marriage about adoption, and have always hoped that one day we would be able to fullfill that desire. After much prayer and discussion we have decided to adopt a baby girl from Ethiopia. We ask for your prayers and support as our family goes through this journey. Pray God will give us wisdom, guidance, patience(mainly for me) and the necessary "means" to complete the adoption process. Hopefully, we will be the couple in the video in the coming year. Follow us on our journey through this blog!! More to come!!!!!

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this, to look after orphans in their distress" James 1:28

"A Father to the Fatherless, God makes a home for the lonely" Psalm 68:6

James' New Toy

Sooooo.....James got a new toy that covers the next 46 Christmas' and 45 Birthdays. For those Vintage....it's a 1985 Honda Odyssey FL350. Yes it's 23 years old, but it's a heck of a lot of fun as you can see by the two videos. The first would be my BFF Paul hanging off the back and Father-in-law at the helm....testing out the roll cage. It appeared to be a much better idea before we did it. The second would be(yes Paul again) hanging off the back with me at the helm. Again...it appeared to be a great idea before we tried it. Enjoy.

Spiderman Spiderman!!!

Here are some recent pictures of the "Little Man" as his Papa Rick calls him!!! Brady really enjoyed Trunk or treat at the church last night, and had an even better time eating all the suckers his mommy would let him have. The last picture is of Brady helping mommy wash the potatoes for potatoe soup.. Yum Yum.. It turned out great mom!! Thanks for your recipe!!

A Day at the Punpkin Patch

Brady came down with pink eye on Friday, and didn't feel well most of the weekend. He was teething too, which didn't make things any better. We had plans to go the pumpkin patch on Saturday, but we postponed it till Sunday afternoon. We had hopes Brady would be feeling better after 24 hours of antibiotics. His eye was better, but he was still very cranky, mostly due to his teeth. Poor Baby didn't want to have anything to do with the pumpkins. We went with our good friends, and Annie took some great pics. Thanks girl!!!

Thanks for my new digs Double!!

We went to Brady's cousin, Jacks 4Th birthday party yesterday, and had a really nice time. I put Brady in an outfit that his Double got for him several months ago. It has been way to warm to wear, but it has a dinosaur on it, and that is what Jack is really in to these days. He looked so cute... I know I am partial, because he is my son, but he is just so stinkin cute. Thanks Dubs!!!!

SUPRISE!!!

What an incredible weekend!! James had told me for the past couple of weeks not to make plans on Labor Day weekend. I was not to make plans on Thurs. night either. When we got home from work on Thursday, James told me to change, because he was gonna take me out for dinner. In the mean time, he said he was gonna go over to the neighbors and talk to them about their dog digging a hole onto our side of the fence. 5 min later, he comes running into the bedroom telling me it's not their dog, but a wild coyote, and this "coyote" was in the back yard right now. Of course, I am like "whatever" and I proceed to go open the door to the patio out back. Suprise!!!! No coyote, but it was my daddy sitting there waiting to suprise me!! My mom couldn't come due to work, and that was sad. I missed seeing you, mom!!! It is so hard to be away from my family, and I know that it always will be. I keep thinking that I will get use to it, but, I know I never will. I feel like I miss out on so much. So, you have to know, a gift like family coming to visit is like none other. Well, except for jewelry of course. :) Dad and I ran in a 10K on Monday called, "Run for a Child" It was really a nice route, and a lot of fun. We took him to a new church we have been visiting for the past few weeks, and other than that, we did a whole lot of nothing. Not quite true I guess, because we ate A LOT, napped, visited, and ate some more. Brady really took to his PaPa, and they had a really nice time together too. Here are some pics of the weekend. Thanks dad, it was awesome!!!

New Pics of our Little Baby Boy!!

Hey everybody!! Just thought I would put some new pics of Brady up for the fam to see. We just got home from Fort Smith today from Cindy's (James mom) birthday party. We went down Friday night and stayed at Jay, Lori, and Jacks house (brother, sister-inlaw, and nephew). It was a really nice time. Brady's new thing is to see UH OH! HE says it all the time. Usually in the right context too. The boy loves anything with four wheels, and as you can see by the picture, he will be driving a big truck the day he turns 16, and probably a four wheeler way before that!

A Dancing Machine!

So Brady has discovered early 90's dance music and has his Dad's talent of cutting some serious rug (even if he's the only one dancing).

Summer Time with Double and Papa!!

My mom and dad came to visit for an entire week, and we had a wonderful time. Brady had changed so much since they had seen him last, and they got to experience his new little personality first hand. He is dancing now, saying a few words, and giving really wet kisses. You have to be sure to keep your mouth closed, because he hasn't quite figured out that you don't give kisses with opened lips. Dad, James, and I were able to go golfing, and mom and I were able to do a lot of shopping. Mom helped me put window boxes up on the house, and they look awesome. Thanks mom. She has a real talent when it comes to gardening, and she has really gotten me interested in it too. At the end of the week we went to Branson for a few days. We stayed in a nice condo and had a really nice time. We were able to see the Titanic museum too. It is actually really interesting. Anyway, here are just a few photos from the week. Brady practicing to eat with a spoon! Messy!!! Brady looking out to see Dad and Papa mowing! Papa and Brady looking out the condo window at the golf course. Double, Papa, and Brady posing for a picture.