It is October and the boys have been in school about 20 days already! We have been riding our bikes almost EVERYDAY!! Even today it was a bit drizzily outside...but we still rode bikes. We are really enjoying the ride!
The boys are STILL trying to decide what to be for the BIG Halloween Day! I will update when we have figured it out.
Quinn is in 2nd Grade and has a wonderful teacher...Mrs. B...she has a tough name for the kids, so that is what they all call her.
Parker is in 3rd Grade and also has a wonderful teacher...Mrs. Madison!!
We have a BIG surprise planned in November for the boys! We haven't told the boys just yet...but plan on telling them about it only moments before we leave. So check back sometime in November to see where we took the boys for their BIG surprise!! They will be missing about 4 days of school...but I look at it this way...the classroom isn't the only place a child learns ...right?
Monday, October 4, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
3 YEARS HOME with Quinn!!!
We celebrated Quinn's "Gotcha Day" on June 4th 2010... 3 years being HOME from Kazakhstan!! We decided to take him out on a Duffy Boat again...since he really likes the ocean and boats! My younger brother Brock and his family came as well. We had sandwiches and cookies and had a great time boating around Newport Harbor!
It is hard to believe that it has been 3 years! We can't imagine life without him! I also never thought we would feel this way! Some of you know how hard it was in the beginning. But with time, patience and LOVE we did it! We are a HAPPY FAMILY...Quinn totally deserved a family!
Quinn is one of the HAPPIEST KIDS I have ever met! He loves every sport! He is also a natural athlete as well. He falls asleep faster than any kid I ever met. He is the pickiest eater too! He loves animals! He loves playing legos, boardgames, cards and watching movies! He loves to bake and cook things with Me (Mom) and he loves to build and fix things with Dad! He is CRAZY about Parker and they can play endlessly together for hours (we are so grateful for that) He is absolutely an AMAZING kid...we are sooo lucky! I am sooo happy that we took that leap of faith to do what we did! So to anyone reading this who may be contemplating adoption...it is tough at first (although every situation is different) you can do it! You can give a child an unbelievable gift...A Family! Quinn has taught me sooo much about myself! I know he has learned alot too!
To know there are millions of children "out there" that will never get the gift of a family breaks my heart!
It is hard to believe that it has been 3 years! We can't imagine life without him! I also never thought we would feel this way! Some of you know how hard it was in the beginning. But with time, patience and LOVE we did it! We are a HAPPY FAMILY...Quinn totally deserved a family!
Quinn is one of the HAPPIEST KIDS I have ever met! He loves every sport! He is also a natural athlete as well. He falls asleep faster than any kid I ever met. He is the pickiest eater too! He loves animals! He loves playing legos, boardgames, cards and watching movies! He loves to bake and cook things with Me (Mom) and he loves to build and fix things with Dad! He is CRAZY about Parker and they can play endlessly together for hours (we are so grateful for that) He is absolutely an AMAZING kid...we are sooo lucky! I am sooo happy that we took that leap of faith to do what we did! So to anyone reading this who may be contemplating adoption...it is tough at first (although every situation is different) you can do it! You can give a child an unbelievable gift...A Family! Quinn has taught me sooo much about myself! I know he has learned alot too!
To know there are millions of children "out there" that will never get the gift of a family breaks my heart!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Gosh It Has Been So Long Since I Posted!!
Well we are well into 2010!!
Quinn turned 8 on January 17, 2010!! We took him and Parker to Sea World. We did the AWESOME Dine with Shamu (even thought there was no Shamu) Ha! Nevertheless...it was AWESOME!! The food was fantastic! This is a MUST if you are going to Sea World! I don't do well with animals in captivity. The whales having to do shows for morsels of fish make me sad!
I have included some photos of our day there! Also the boys went to Winter Camp again with the Indian Guides. There first planned trip was canceled due to enormous amount of SNOW in our local mountains!! California needs all the rain (and snow) we can get! So we are GRATEFUL!!
Also we just finished our final post adoption report! This June 4th will be 3 years HOME!! Hard to believe. We asked Quinn how much of Kazakhstan does he remember...his answer was not much! Most of his memories are here...with us! We think that's cool!
We also will be visiting with the another family soon that also adopted from Kazakhstan! They adopted a 3 year old boy from Almaty! I will post pictures of the their meeting! I think it is important for adopted children to meet because they have something in common. They don't feel so different! I am literally surrounded by people who were adopted! I have learned so much from them! So thank you my friends...and you know who you are!
Quinn turned 8 on January 17, 2010!! We took him and Parker to Sea World. We did the AWESOME Dine with Shamu (even thought there was no Shamu) Ha! Nevertheless...it was AWESOME!! The food was fantastic! This is a MUST if you are going to Sea World! I don't do well with animals in captivity. The whales having to do shows for morsels of fish make me sad!
I have included some photos of our day there! Also the boys went to Winter Camp again with the Indian Guides. There first planned trip was canceled due to enormous amount of SNOW in our local mountains!! California needs all the rain (and snow) we can get! So we are GRATEFUL!!
Also we just finished our final post adoption report! This June 4th will be 3 years HOME!! Hard to believe. We asked Quinn how much of Kazakhstan does he remember...his answer was not much! Most of his memories are here...with us! We think that's cool!
We also will be visiting with the another family soon that also adopted from Kazakhstan! They adopted a 3 year old boy from Almaty! I will post pictures of the their meeting! I think it is important for adopted children to meet because they have something in common. They don't feel so different! I am literally surrounded by people who were adopted! I have learned so much from them! So thank you my friends...and you know who you are!
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