This was the journey of our adoption of a little boy from Ethiopia.... and then was the journey of our life as a family of five.... and then was the journey of us becoming a family of seven with two more boys.... now it is the blog of us being a family of seven waiting with confident hope to see what He has next......
Friday, July 27, 2007
Fun in MN
We took Durant to Como Zoo and he loved it. He loves seeing all the animals and pointing at them!
Now we are all set to go to the really big Zoo in Omaha, NE. We leave in just a few days for our first ever family of five vacation!!!
After the zoo, we went to Grandma Darla's house to hang out. It was a very fun day!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Carter's Baptism
Action City
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
4th of July
I just realized I never posted about the 4th of July. We had a great day celebrated Durant's 1st 4th of July. We did our annual trip to Carson Park for family fun activities. We visited the museum, played games, and saw a lot of people we haven't seen for awhile.
Later that night Matt, Ana, and Durant stayed home while Carter and I went to the fireworks together. It was really fun to have that special time together with just Carter. He is so much fun.
Happy belated 4th of July!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Teddy Bear Park
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Irvine Park
The other day Matt and I took the kids to Irvine Park to check out some of the animals. This was our practice run for when we take all of them to a bigger zoo later this summer. It was a fun beautiful day. Durant was excited to see the animals, just as long as he didn't get too close. Carter and Ana didn't have a problem getting close. Here are a few pictures....
Friday, July 13, 2007
Our Family
Today I saw a friend of mine that I don't see often. I showed her this picture of our kids and she said, "I just love your multi-cultural family"
And I said, "Thanks, so do I. I'm very honored to walk around with them and to be a multi-cultural family!"
I really do love the fact that we are a diverse family. I pray that Matt and I can be a positive example of God's love and acceptance of everyone. I pray that our family will cause others to think about their own views and judgements they might have for people that are different than them.
My love for diversity started when I was just a little girl. To be living it has been an amazing journey. I'm so excited to see where it takes us.....
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Durant, OK
One of my good friends (Paula) discovered that there is a city called Durant! She surprised me with it at a shower she had for me last week. She took the time to get a hold of the city and have them send me lots of information on the city, shirts, hats, pen, bumper sticker, and more!! The city even sent a card for baby Durant and had their employees sign it. Paula said they were so excited for us. It was such a fun surprise.
Now we totally have to take a trip to Durant, OK!!!
Here's the website just in case you feel like taking a road trip.....
http://www.durant.org/
Now we totally have to take a trip to Durant, OK!!!
Here's the website just in case you feel like taking a road trip.....
http://www.durant.org/
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Durant's Eating Habits
Last week Matt and I decided to take our family to Old Country Buffet (not an easy thing to get Matt to do) to finally figure out some things Durant will eat. He's been living on lots of bread, Cheerios, milk, and water. So we figured if we had tons of choices for him, we'd find something he really liked.
What did we discover you ask? Well, after countless things being thrown to the floor or having him shake his head no at we discovered these things to be his favorite:
Breaded Shrimp (he ate like 20)
Mashed Potatoes
Fried Rice
Not what we were thinking, but at least now we know!!
What did we discover you ask? Well, after countless things being thrown to the floor or having him shake his head no at we discovered these things to be his favorite:
Breaded Shrimp (he ate like 20)
Mashed Potatoes
Fried Rice
Not what we were thinking, but at least now we know!!
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