Sunday, November 24, 2013

Doing School... Now and Then

I was looking through some old pictures and found some of me and Bethany
taken right after she first came home.
Because I am homeschooled, I am able to do my work with the little ones near by.
The time I would do my math was Bethany's morning nap time so she would be my math buddy.
I love these pictures!
she's so little and cute in all of them, and now she so big and cute!


 
Now:







 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Bethany

Bethany brings so much joy to our lives.
She is now 18 months old and is really showing her personality.
Bethany's a tough girl, and it takes a lot to make her cry.
And she'll let you know if she doesn't like something!
At one point Kaden was scared of her because she was so aggressive in how she
acted towards him at times.
But she can really be a sweetie, too!
Tonight she before bed she blew a kiss after signing "thank you" for reading her a book.
Moments like that are so sweet and something to look forward to every day.
So many times I take for granted the amazing gifts God has given us through Bethany and Kaden.
They are both doing SO, SO well, and it's really amazing.
It's hard to remember what life was like before them.
Even though moments are hard and frustrating,
I'm so thankful God has made me the sister of these two treasures!
 
 
 
 


Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Kaden Quotes #3

Yep, I have another Kaden quote!
 
Today we were shopping for a coat for Bethany,
 and Kaden was looking at shoes.
Something that is really cool about having an internationally adopted brother is that he doesn't
really understand how most people view pink things and dolls as "girl" things.
He likes pink things and baby dolls almost as much as his other toys.
Anyway, he picked out a pair of bright pink crocs and was looking at them.
After trying them on he set them down for a minute to look at something else.
An older lady who didn't know he was has been looking at the shoes
 walked up and began to examine them.
Kaden, not know what to do and wanting his shoes back looked up at her and said,
"That your size, NO."


Friday, November 8, 2013

Then and Now

What a difference a year makes...
Kaden and Bethany have gone from babies to little kids so quickly.
it seams like they just got home sometimes,
and yet it's been over a year.
We took a picture like the one taken in Congo to compare them.
How different they are!
2013:
2012:


Sunday, November 3, 2013

Our Saturday Adventure

Yesterday we did something fun.
We went to a nearby creek to look for shark's teeth.
 
the water was cold,
and Kaden soaked himself about 5 minutes in,
but that's ok. 
 

he didn't mind being wet, and
it was a nice day.
we had fun!
We had a great Saturday!
How was yours?
 

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