Indians beat the Red Sox's butt last night...Woo Hoo!!!

Wow, what a night the Cleveland Indians won against the Boston Red Sox. They won game 1 we won game 2 with a score of 13 to 6. The game went into 11 innings. It started at 8pm last night and didn't finish till wee hours the next morning. What a pleasant surprise to wake up to. GO TRIBE!!!! Click on the Cleveland Indians highlighted in RED then once you enter the indians page watch the video to the right. What a 11th inning we had!!!
GO TRIBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bib Swap for October 2007

Thank you Brandi & family for the two adorable pink mommy bibs that read "mommy's little girl" and "my heart belongs to mommy". We loved them both, along with the lovely card. Thanks for sharing our journey with us!

Zack started Basketball Practice

Well Thursday was Zack's 2nd time at basketball practice. They teach them the fundamentals of basketball, so that when they do get to 3rd grade they'll know what to do when they actually get to play. He loves basketball, so he really is having a good time and he is actually pretty good at it. He's my little Lebron James (ha ha)

LAST DAY BY THE POOL!

Last weekend we hadn't yet closed up the pool, so we decided since the weather was close to 90 degrees both Saturday and Sunday to have one last picnic and swim party before closing it down. Craigy and Zack said "Hey, mom...do you think that we could have our own little picnic?", so of course I said "sure". Here's their pictures of their own little picnic, of course, our dog "Keeta" decided she wanted in on the picnic too. She won't let the boys out of her site.

GO TRIBE!!!

Tonight the Cleveland Indians took a 2-0 lead against the New York Yankees for the Division Series. Go Tribe!!!

Nov06LID Group - Hair Bow Exchange (September Theme: Choice)

Today I received the most adorable set of PANDA hairbows. They are so precious and will look so adorable on our little Kayla. Anna, you did a great job picking them out!!! Thanks

September Cybershower Additional Gift

Wow, what a surprise. I just got home from work and had a box from my September 2007 Cybershower buddy Deanna and David. Our buddy had mentioned that she had one more thing that she wanted to send, but it wasn't quite complete yet. As if what we had already received wasn't already enough today's handmade crocheted pink blanket brought me tears. Tears of joy, of course. I can't express how precious and how extremely thoughtful it was of you. Kayla will treasure it forever. Your hardwork, love, and friendship is so so treasured. Thank you so much and I look forward to the day that we can all meet up with each other. I've met so many dear friends through our adoption journey. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I've been honored with the "You Make Me Smile" Badge of Honor

Here is what the person that created this award says about it: the thing that I love most about blogging is that I learn so much about a person just by reading their blog. I have met MANY wonderful people with wonderful stories to tell,and I am grateful every day for each person that I have the pleasure of crossing paths in life with.I wanted to create something special for the top ten people who have inspired me through their blogging; the stories they tell, and the lives that they lead with grace and dignity. I visit their blogs for inspiration and encouragement.
Please grab your badge and wear it proudly, and pass it on because you inspire and encourage me, thank you.

I WILL wear this badge proudly and I will pass it on. I am to now nominate 10 people for this award. I would like to thank Brandi for nominating me. I too love follow Brandi and Angie's blog. I now need to nominate 10 people who haven't yet been nominated. I came up the 5 nominations to the below people.

I nominate:
Angie
Gail and Dan
Mark & Terri
Stephanie and Jason
Mark & Michelle

Zack officially turned "8" today

Zack Now - What a cutie!
Zack 2004 -- Say CHEESE
Zack 2003 -- What a character!

Today Zachary officially turned "8" today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZACK!!! Mommy and Daddy love you so very very much and are so proud of you!!!

Today my husband and I went in and woke our little guy up to wish him Happy Birthday. We surprised him and gave him a glow in the dark basketball. He was so surprised and still half asleep, but was so adorable. I'm still having a hard time believing how quickly they seem to grow up right before our eyes.

As a little girl, I remember waking up every year on my birthday and having a small gift of some kind wrapped and laying next to me in bed. My parents always would call me on my birthday first thing in the morning to let us know how special and proud they are of us and of course to say Happy Birthday. I'm glad to be passing this tradition onto our children and I hope that they always know how much we love and are proud of them!

CHINA'S NATIONAL DAY 2007 - BEGINS OCT.1ST

Today is the beginning of China's National Day which begins on October 1, 2007 and last approx. a week.