Happy Fall!

Hey ya'll!

Just wanted to share a few pictures of the kids and what they have been up to. And our ONE fall leaf we found. Not much of a change of seasons for us down here, so we get excited over the little things.


Logan and Mia are having a blast riding the bikes they received for their birthdays. School is going great for Logan. In fact.....he is adjusting so well that he had a check mark on his progress report a few weeks ago. Seems he is having trouble "controlling his verbal impulses".

TOO FUNNY!! He is talking too much in class! Remember, he has only been in the US since June!

Livy has been hard at work on her science project. A cake decorated as a plant cell! Yes, her science teacher is a bit off. And no!!!! I'm not her science teacher! She has also made squad leader for her ROTC class. It is wild to watch my girly-girl go all army on Thursdays.

Mike is off being a teenager, it is hard to get a good picture of him as he flies out the door. But, he did stop long enough to let us know that he made the teen worship band at church and his school's ROTC Rifle Team. He is really excited.

OH!!!!!!! Almost forgot... we had some testing done for Logan, and it turns out that he isn't 7. He is 5! There were many discrepancies in his paper work that led to us looking into things.

So, after a few moments of shock...we realized that we just postponed paying his college tuition by 2 years!

Hope all is well out there. I know things seem to be a little crazy these days, but it's all good. We serve a mighty God, and He is in control.

Love,
Claire and crew

Not blinking anymore!

Ok, I am not going to blink again.

Seriously! I have no idea how...but Mia turned 3 last week, Logan is sitting on our lap top yelling at a computer game, IN PERFECT ENGLISH, Mike has a date to his high school homecoming dance and livy is turning 13 in a few months!!

Too much for this sappy mama.

Our baby turned 3 this week. It is hard to believe that Mia has been home almost 2 years. I remember our gotcha day like it was yesterday. She was so tiny, sweet and scared to death. We called her our velcro baby. Not much has really changed....she is still tiny, sweet and very reserved outside of family and close friends.

But what an angel. She is so smart, funny and beautiful inside and out. I can not imagine my life without her, without any of my kids. They are such gifts.

Given that September is the birth month of two of my kiddos, I want to especially thank Mia and Logan's birth moms for the incredible risks they took in leaving their babies at safe place for someone to find. They risked their freedom to help their children. They could have so easily taken the other road.... not only legal and free, but heavily encouraged for unwanted pregnancies.They could have aborted these precious babies.

I pray that God gives them peace and comfort, and that somehow they can know how loved and cherished Mia and Logan are.

Now off to do those mountains of laundry my precious angels have made while watching the 4th love of my life.....NFL FOOTBALL!!!! GO SKINS!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope all is well.

Love,
Claire