Hudson's 9th birthday!
1st official lake day of the summer!
tubing!
Hudson and Kira's 1st build-a-bear trip
Kira getting her ear pierced.Sweet, sweet summer!
Finally, no 5:30 am alarms! No homework, no car line, big breakfasts, extended movie nights, first official lake day and beach time!
Well, keeping with a new tradition...we came home from China, rested a bit, then hit the road to see family. We drove to SC to see one of our niece's graduate from high school, and to introduce the new kids to Bart's side of the family.
Yes, all 9 of us in one vehicle for 8 hours. Not sure that is what adoption experts would say is text book family bonding, but what do "they" really know?
We had a great time. Hudson ate his way through 3 states, Kira loved watching Mulan (in Chinese) over and over and over..The other kids vegged out with their various electronic devices and I took a nap.
It was great to see family, and to celebrate Hudson's first birthday home. He turned 9 on June 2nd.
We have a few more birthdays this summer, Logan will be 8 on the 16th, and Michael will be 18 on July 3rd.
We also have a highly anticipated day of consultations at Shriners Hospital in Tampa tomorrow. we are so excited to see what can be done for Kira's leg and her hands.
She is amazing in all that she can do now, can not imagine what she will do with things corrected.
So, if you can't tell..I am really looking forward to having some down time with my man and the kids.
Love,
Claire
2 comments:
Clair, I'm always in awe of you, not only for who you are but also for what an amazing mother you are to your THOUSAND kids! :-) You are so full of joy all the time and really, I sometimes want to see you mad so that I know you are indeed a human!!! :-)
Bart,
You have an amazing family and an unbelievable capacity to serve God in unusual ways. We pray for you, your family and especially now for Kira.
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