GA 2013

We enjoyed  family trip to GA this year.  The night before we flew out we stayed at a motel with a water park.  The kids enjoyed the swimming. 

 I think Bethany went down this slide about a hundred times. 

At the airport waiting for our plane to leave.  The kids enjoyed watching the planes take off and land.

 We spent time with our Nanny and Pawpa.  We also enjoyed some time at the splash pad with April, Ariel, Bella and Evan. 

 The highlight of the trip was going to Wilder's world which is an indoor bouncy houses.

GO Fish

We enjoy listening to Go Fish music and get our "groove on" every day, so when they came to Platte for a concert we were excited to go.  Julia however, was convinced that we were going fishing rather than seeing a music group.  After arriving she asked where the fish where! 

 We made our way up front to dance and sing with Collin and Gabe. 

 We got to have the guys sign our new DVD.  We even got the dancers to sign our DVD.  They were only looking for a sandwich and got roped into signing! 

 

 

Julia is 5!

 Julia turned 5 on June 13th.  She loves everything princess and sparkle.  She loves to twirl and wear dresses. 

She was super excited to open her presents and a day after her birthday she was asking for presents for her next birthday. 

She really enjoyed preschool this year and is excited for another year with Mrs. Faller. 

Bethany turns 2

Bethany turned 2 on May 24th.  I can hardly believe my baby is 2!  She is a little girl with a lot of spunk! 

Her smile melts my heart.  She jabbers away about a lot of stuff that only she knows what she is saying!

  She calls Grandma "grand mom mommie".  She loves to vacuum and loves her "ba ba".  We have started taking it away, but when she ask for it and gives your those eyes and that smile, it is hard to resist!   

  She decided to sleep in a big girl bed a few nights. 

She loves to do whatever her siblings do and enjoys spending time with Papa and Grand mom mommie. 

April Snow Storm!

The April snow storm has left us burried in about 2 feet of snow! 

 After 2 days snowed in, we ventured out and played.  The snow made great snowmen!

Memphis loves to make Snow Angels!  What a fun day!  However, with 6 more inches on the way I am a little scared of when the next time we will get out!  No school tomorrow already!

Spring Trip To Georgia

Julia and David had an opportunity to go to Georgia this March to visit Nanny and Paw-Paw.  Julia had a wonderful time spending endless hours with her Daddy!  She came back a little spoiled.  She spent time with April and Family....and even had a sleep over with Bella. 

She taught PawPaw how to play snap.  A game of Julia's creation.  The rules change each time we play it.  PawPaw, played with her numerous games. 

 Great memories were made with her Nanny and PawPaw.  She enjoyed spending time with them.

 Julia made up with Aunt Torri....Aunt Torri scared Julia a couple years ago and was scared of her...however now they are best buds!  Cousin Jennifer was around too. 

 They went to Jennifer's work place and Julia was quite impressed by the moose hat! 

I am so glad that Julia had this time to make memories with her grandparents.  I held down the fort at home with the help of Grandma and Grandpa Vande Zande!

Today was...

Today was one of those days when I asked myself "what where you thinking when you thought you could handle 4 kids" and than I had a God moment.   This week I was asked "how where you able to adopt native american children?"  This caught me off guard, it made me realize how much of a miracle it was to be able to adopt our boys.  There are so many moments when I feel inadequate and incapible of raising these precious cildren, but all along God had a bigger plan than I could ever imagine.  So as I wrestle them to bed, work on math and spelling and get up in the middle of the night I need to remember that these are the moments God would give me the strength to handle and maybe even some day I will miss them!