A few weeks ago we started swimming classes with Sakari...and it has been SO MUCH FUN!! We take turns each week being in the water with her...here are some highlights! OH...and today...she put her head totally under the water...she didn't cry, she kinda loved it and wanted to do it again!
Days since we became a FOREVER family!!
Tracking Sakari's days!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Photo shoot of Sakari on GOTCHA DAY!!
I decided to do a photo shoot of our sweet Sakari on the 1st anniversary of the day that she was with us full time!! We had so much fun....enjoy the cuteness!!
She wasn't too excited when we started :0)
...but she was lovin' it by the time we were done :0)
So AMAZED how well Sakari fits in our family....Thank you Jesus for bringing her to us!!!
She wasn't too excited when we started :0)
...but she was lovin' it by the time we were done :0)
So AMAZED how well Sakari fits in our family....Thank you Jesus for bringing her to us!!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
GOTCHA DAY!!!!
A year ago today...that sweet child of ours came to be with us FOREVER! It's bizarre how it feels like she has always been with us, but also how quickly time flies. We truly had the most incredible privilege to not only have "gotten" Sakari but also the families that traveled with us - Stum's, Mihnovich's, Singleton's and Carpenter's, we LOVE YOU GUYS and wish you all a happy GOTCHA DAY and we are counting down the days until Reunion 2009!
We brainstormed as a travel group and though we all met our babies for the first time on January 21st (aka as Meetcha Day!), we decided to use today as it was the day they left the transition home with us for good. What a day that was...excitment, trepidation, laughter, tears and well, about a trillion other emotions.
To celebrate, we chose to have a family only celebration of balloons, cookies and watching video footage of our Gotcha Day. Today, we got Sakari to also say "Gotcha!"...we have that on video and also some pics that we will post shortly. Sakari got balloons of a ladybug, Blue (from Blue's Clues), a butterfly, a monkey, hearts and purple ones too! We are going to write notes on one of the balloons from us to Sakari's birthmother and let it go into the sky tomorrow...we were going to do it tonight, but it got really cold and REALLY windy. One of the traditions we decided to implement is to buy Sakari a fun kids DVD for a present on each Gotcha Day. Becca's also created, printed, laminated and had coil bound a story for Sakari...her own adoption story book! Becca has always told her the story and thought it would be great to put into book form and we read it together tonight before bed.
It was a special day, but not just January 23, 2008 or even today...but each day spent with this treasure of ours is more special than the one before...
Checking out her balloons!
She kinda LOVED them!!
Opening her 1st present...the movie "Horton hears a Who"
Opening her 2nd present...the book that we made for her!!
We brainstormed as a travel group and though we all met our babies for the first time on January 21st (aka as Meetcha Day!), we decided to use today as it was the day they left the transition home with us for good. What a day that was...excitment, trepidation, laughter, tears and well, about a trillion other emotions.
To celebrate, we chose to have a family only celebration of balloons, cookies and watching video footage of our Gotcha Day. Today, we got Sakari to also say "Gotcha!"...we have that on video and also some pics that we will post shortly. Sakari got balloons of a ladybug, Blue (from Blue's Clues), a butterfly, a monkey, hearts and purple ones too! We are going to write notes on one of the balloons from us to Sakari's birthmother and let it go into the sky tomorrow...we were going to do it tonight, but it got really cold and REALLY windy. One of the traditions we decided to implement is to buy Sakari a fun kids DVD for a present on each Gotcha Day. Becca's also created, printed, laminated and had coil bound a story for Sakari...her own adoption story book! Becca has always told her the story and thought it would be great to put into book form and we read it together tonight before bed.
It was a special day, but not just January 23, 2008 or even today...but each day spent with this treasure of ours is more special than the one before...
Checking out her balloons!
She kinda LOVED them!!
Opening her 1st present...the movie "Horton hears a Who"
Opening her 2nd present...the book that we made for her!!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOT - SHIRT DESIGN
Impossible Is Not - New design now posted at www.missionthreads.com! All proceeds from this shirt will support students from Faith Central Christian Academy in Tulsa, OK, raise support for their mission trip to Guatemala (www.briomissions.com) - Pre-order your shirt today for a donation of $25 or more, email us at info@missionthreads.com to get yours! Help these students experience faith in action and through it they will never be the same!
This design is also available for anyone wanting to raise funds for adoption, etc. Just send us an email!
This design is also available for anyone wanting to raise funds for adoption, etc. Just send us an email!
Friday, January 2, 2009
a few more pics from Christmas...
I was going through our MILLIONS of pics from Christmas and found a few more that I wanted to post...Enjoy!!
Here is the GREAT STRAIGHTENING of 2008...
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This is the AMAZING QUILT that Sakari's Aunt Christy made just for her...SO BEAUTIFUL!!
Playing in the GIANT pile of wrapping paper :0)
Present opening fun...
Here is the GREAT STRAIGHTENING of 2008...
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Playing in the GIANT pile of wrapping paper :0)
Present opening fun...
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