They were so happy to do this ..... NOT!
J and M both have to wear blue and khaki on Fridays.. I could not resist taking this picture!
Three head shots in one night... Just in case you forgot what they look like! I am good :-) 
And of course, all the children had great smiles....
and they wanted to make sure that they all had equal space on the blog~ and they all SMILED!
and then, they wanted to play around....
So you think you can dance? Really......
Rhythm? the jury is still out on that one!
J was dancing tonight while we were waiting for M to get home... It was as funny as it looks!
Wow! Can you believe we started the 5th week of school this week? It just does not seem possible. We are 1/2 way through the first 9 weeks. It is amazing how time flies! We are very busy with school, dance, and church activities. My parents are home for awhile and it seems we have landed smack in the middle of the high school football season! The Big J has had some ups and downs with that! The last game was a complete blow-out, but I still think he has a good time out on that field. The little J loves it too! Especially if it is a home game and he gets clear access to the entire football field after the game :-) M & B were at the dance studio all weekend working on their opening number. I think everybody is anxiously awaiting the new weekend with NOTHING planned so we can all just chill! (Of course there is the Arkansas vs. Alabama game! Go BAMA!)
Three head shots in one night... Just in case you forgot what they look like! I am good :-) 
And of course, all the children had great smiles....and they wanted to make sure that they all had equal space on the blog~ and they all SMILED!
and then, they wanted to play around....
So you think you can dance? Really......
Rhythm? the jury is still out on that one!
J was dancing tonight while we were waiting for M to get home... It was as funny as it looks!
Wow! Can you believe we started the 5th week of school this week? It just does not seem possible. We are 1/2 way through the first 9 weeks. It is amazing how time flies! We are very busy with school, dance, and church activities. My parents are home for awhile and it seems we have landed smack in the middle of the high school football season! The Big J has had some ups and downs with that! The last game was a complete blow-out, but I still think he has a good time out on that field. The little J loves it too! Especially if it is a home game and he gets clear access to the entire football field after the game :-) M & B were at the dance studio all weekend working on their opening number. I think everybody is anxiously awaiting the new weekend with NOTHING planned so we can all just chill! (Of course there is the Arkansas vs. Alabama game! Go BAMA!)I started reading a book called Crazy Love, Overwhelmed By A Relentless God, by Francis Chan. It is probably one of the best books I have read in awhile. My favorite line so far has been "Frankly, you need to get over yourself!" and the remainder of the chapter talks about our responsibility to bring glory to God - not the other way around which is the way we first think so much of the time. I don't ever really remember not believing in God - I have spent my entire life in and around churches... Baptist and Methodist mostly, but I have never known what it feels like to not know God. I have raised all of my children the same way. I can really thank my mom and grandparents for that- at the time you think maybe you don't want to be at church, but the relationship that builds from a young age has the ability to carry you through many of life's ups and downs. It may be of some surprise.. it was to me, that our current culture severely lacks the fear of God. And many people never know that their very existence was not random or an accident. .. Anyway if you need a good read that will cause you to reflect on your own personal relationship with God I highly suggest getting the book :-) Even if you are not a big reader... they have video clips on the Internet of each chapter you can watch. Summer is great! There is time for the pool, outside play, the beach, travel, and lots of vacation. However, this by far is my favorite time of the year. Probably because we have kids, and probably because there are so many great ways to celebrate the Fall. We have quite a few good festivals around here, and several local churches have really big pumpkin patches that we visit every year! This year is especially sweet because the Little J is at the very tender age of loving all the activities! We purchased a Halloween Flag for the front of the house and he was so excited to see the pumpkins! Thanksgiving and the Christmas season will be even more special this year as we share in the excitement of Little J with family and friends. It will be cookie time before you know it, and I know that everyone will enjoy making and eating cookies this year!Anybody work with Photoshop? That is my new quest... we will see where it gets us! HA! That would be if I ever have time to sit down and actually play with it! We are scheduled to close J's adoption in October- that will lead the way for our pursuit of his siblings. The GAL's office, as well as our workers here believe that the judge will rule in our favor once our case is heard. It is a really big mess right now with a huge personality conflict with us and the tri-county region. We would just continue to ask for prayers on this situation. We firmly believe that God knows the resolution on this case and that in His time it will be revealed. We are so happy to have J and his transition to our family has been perfect.
That's a little bit of what we have been up to for now.. I have papers to grade and books to read! Sleep well friends!
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