Super Fun Houseguests!

Last week, we had the pleasure to have bloggy friend Kelly and her cutie patootie daughter, Briar, stay with us and become 'real life' friends!

Kelly was one of the very first moms I 'met' online in the beginning of our adoption process and it was so awesome to finally meet her and Briar in person!

The girls got along fabulously and Zoey is still asking where Briar went after leaving nearly a week ago!

It was fun just chatting, letting the girls play and watch their addiction, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, together!

It was also fun exploring the city I live in as we don't get out nearly as much as we should and enjoy our beautiful city!!

There was the Riverwalk, Landa Park, Korean food and yummy lunches...as well as park time, a little swimming and most importantly, nap time!! (That's how Kelly and I got in some girl chat time!)

We had so much fun getting to know them a little better and so happy we now call them our 'real life' friends!

Here's just a few pictures of the girls enjoying themselves throughout the week!





How cute are they?!?!

Thanks Kelly and Briar for coming and staying with us!

Six?

Can it be possible my little boy is turning SIX soon!!


How did that happen?!?!

Am I old enough to have a SIX year old?!?!?!

Well, either way I love this boy to death!!

I adore how red his hair looks in these pictures! How is it possible that he is half Korean?!?!? I am still baffled!

His hair is just about as bright as his peanut butter cracker!

Wordless Wednesday {Sidewalk Chalk in Pajamas with Bed Hair!}

Play Ball!

Braedan's first tball game of the season was today and they won! And of course, he did fantastically well and had a lot of fun, but still his favorite part of it all is getting a snow cone afterward! He was definitely itching for an extracurricular activity and he loves playing baseball! It is so fun to see how far he has come after playing the last two years and if he's anything like his daddy, there will many more years of the ball field to come!

His team decided to put last names on the back of their jerseys this year instead of only first names, and since I don't usually share our last name online, you may think his photoshopped jersey looks a little strange!















And of course, a big hug for brother after the game!!

Wordless Wednesday {My Boy}

Currently on our fridge...

written by one very sweet little boy.

The Proud Principal.

Recently, a principal of an elementary school saw a little girl sitting outside her classroom who looked upset. So he stopped to speak with her to find out what was wrong.

The little girl told him that the kids in class were teasing her because she was adopted. Saying to her that her real mother didn't love her and her adoptive mother wasn't really her mom.

Without saying anything, the prinicpal took the girl by the hand and led her to his office, where he pointed to a picture of his kids.

Two of them, he explained, were adopted.

He then pointed to a picture of his granddaughter and explained that she was adopted too. That he loved them all just the same as his other children and that adoption was something very special...that she had two mothers who loved her enough to give her the life she had.

Instantly, a smile appeared on her face and she happily returned to her classroom for the rest of the day.

As the principal was packing up to leave that afternoon, the little girl led her adoptive mother into his office and pointed proudly to the pictures he had referred to earlier in the day and exclaimed, "See mom! Mr. Williams has two adopted daughters and an adopted granddaughter, just like me!"

She just happened to be looking at a picture of these two girls...


and this little girl...


and the man who was proud to show us off, her principal,was my dad.