One more barrage of pictures to get the blog up to speed. These are from the beginning of May and, with packing and all, I don't have time to divide them all up into cute posts. So here you go...
My favorite picture currently because I love how her eyes disappear when she's really smiling!
Some friends went to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens and I assumed my kids wouldn't want to get wet in 70 degree weather. I assumed wrong. They were soaked and had no qualms about it.
A friend rescued us by loaning Sweet P dry clothes. We had to drive over to the Dept of Homeland Security to submit paperwork for her Certificate of Citizenship. Well, the amazing news is, we didn't even need to bother because it was submitted when we cleared through customs at the airport! Yay for saving $600!
This is absolute sweetness...
My best Mother's Day on the books thus far. Sweet P was home with us and we dedicated her to the Lord at church that Sunday. It feels so good to have her in my arms!
Peanut must have had a good lesson in Sunday school. During the worship service, she drew this. Here's her explanation: "In Heaven there is no sadness, no scariness and no meanness. (the circles with slashes) There is love. There are no broken hearts."
Then the back had this meaning: "There will be no robots."
Finally, a picture of her with her sister. Sweet P is appropriately drawn with brown skin and herself with pink and yellow. As we walked out of church it was very bright and Peanut exclaims, "Her skin is getting lighter!" We have already had a few conversations about Sweet P's skin color, one time after Peanut asked if it will get to be white. She also wished one day that Sweet P were "dark as night" (wording from a book we have). I love the curiosity but sometimes these are difficult discussions! We were able to have a good talk about how beautifully the Lord created everyone and how different each in our family are... Daddy with brown eyes and Buddy with blue, Mommy with freckles and Sweet P with none. It's good to notice our similarities but it's more fun to see how the Creator made each of us different and special.
My parents were able to visit for a few days and meet Sweet P. We had such a fun time with them!
Me and my man.
The big joke is that my daddy finally got a black-headed (grand)child that he has long wanted. All my siblings look like my mom. Thankfully we got Sweet P home while my dad still has a few black hairs on his head! :)
While my mom was here, we let Peanut have a special time doing make-up. Oh goodness. She loved it. My mom helped with the blush and eye shadow application but we let her go with the lipstick. She was so proud!
Lovely.
A few days ago a friend was over to chat, so I let the kids out back and let them turn on the water hose for the water table. Big mistake. Buddy flooded the long planter box that's lying on the ground and then they had fun scooping the soppy potting soil into the table. What's more, Sweet P found it fun and hilarious to stick her head into the water and fling it everywhere. We weren't aware until it was beyond repair, so we let them go at it.
When I asked Buddy what was going on, he assumed he was in big trouble. He said he put the dirt in the water and looked remorseful. I asked in a serious voice if he was having fun, to which he sheepishly responded, "Yes!"
Don't let her expression fool you, she was having a blast! You can click on it to see the damage larger.
Readying herself for a trip to Oklahoma in a few weeks.
... and on that note I have a bit more packing and organizing to do before nap time ends. Got to stop here. Blessings, angela
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