Gotcha Day 2013. 6 years.

6 years ago today in the Galactic Hotel in Nanchang, China we were blessed. We were handed a very tiny and scared 15 month old. Rieley Ann(Yu Tai Min) you have blossomed and grown into a beautiful 7 year old, you are wise beyond your years and have thoroughly blessed our family in ways you will never know. Can't wait to see what the coming years have for you and us as a family. We love you to the moon and back and momma LOVES YOU MORE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Trek 2013.

We(Tim, Rieley and I), leave this Fri for our summer visit of friends and family. We will make a stop in IN, to pick Bailey up. She will have her final in O Chem 1 on the following Thurs and then we head to Pittsburgh to visit Hunter. He wasn't able to come home this summer, due to MCAT's(med school exam) which he scored a 43 out of 45 on, research and filling med school applications out. So, we will visit there from Fri to Mon, the head to MD. We will make a one night stop at Rieley's foster sister, from China and her family. Then Tues morning we will head to NC until Fri to see Tim's dad and stop in and see my Goddaughter and her husband in Fayetteville. On Fri, we will head back to IN, to get Tim on a plane for TX on Sat. The girls and I will then head to IL for 4 days, then back to Lafayette to get Bailey moved into her apartment for her sophomore year at PU. The following Sat or Sun, we will meet another one of Rieley's China sisters at the Indy Children's Museum and have fun catching up. Rieley and I will spend a few days with my mom before heading back to Indy on  Thurs to pick Tim up at airport and begin our trek back to TX on that Fri and Sat. If you can follow this, more power to you. Pictures will follow upon our return to TX, as I will only be taking the ipad with me.

Strawberry Jam and peaches time.

6 pounds of strawberries, 5 packages of sure-jell, lots of sugar and we now have 16 new jars of strawberry jam for the upcoming year. YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Added a few jars of homemade peach jelly and several loaves of homemade zucchini and banana bread. Freezer is stocked

Swim lessons, take 2.

 

Rieley did really well in her second session of swimming lessons. Now if we can get her in the family pool to practice we would be doing good. Once she gets in she does fine, getting her there is the issue. Thinking she wants more than mom and dad to swim, but to work on her skills, this is what e need. Not pushing it and know with time it will come, so for now the life jacket is our friend and hers. She was a brave girl jumping off both low and high diving board on the last day of swimming lessons. Coach Waldman was there for reassurance but she did GREAT. 

Part 3, trip to IN.

 

And the visit wouldn't be complete without a massage by Aunt Pam. Bailey asked for the massage and I took a few pictures. It was painful for her but she did fell better after a few days of ALEVE and rest. I love you Bailey, Aunt Pam does too.

Part 2, trip to IN.

 

We got to see Amanda, Joey, Ryhon and Addy while they were in IN. Went to eat at Bruno's, for some yummy food. Had a nice visit with Tanner, Katie and Brooklyn, while Tanner was in IL for a visit. They came over for lunch and then we went to the Columbian Zoo, and then hit up The Igloo for some yummy ice cream. It was a HOT day and the girls loved the water spouts set up in the zoo. Rieley did a lot of reading while at grandma's, whether in bed or reclining in grandpa's old recliner. The child will read anywhere.