A Sweet Treat!

We enjoyed a super sweet treat this weekend!

Lexie came home AND she brought a sweet blessing of a friend with her!

You really MUST read how the Lord blessed my sweet Lexie with this precious friend, Kylee. You'll read the story and you will only be able to say, "only God!". 

Read the story of how the Lord brought them together here and here. 

Karleigh Mei and Kylee were instant besties. 

I mean, their first names do both start with a "K" and their middle names with an "M"!

Karleigh Mei LOVED having Lexie home! {we all did!}

The two sweet friends.

Kylee and Lexie. Both in college and both majoring in Social Work. 

Both with a heart and passion for the fatherless. 

Warms this mama's heart.

 

The groovy boys.

Gannon. 

and Garrison.

Oh.

And who is THIS precious little peanut?

November 18th is our special day!!

And even though it's not official yet, I just can't help but show off her whole sweet face!!

Go ahead. 

You can oooohhhh and awwwwwweee all you want! 

It's true. 

She's as adorable as they come!

A birthday is coming up!

Karleigh Mei's birthday is next week, and the excitement is building!

I've been asking her what she wants for her birthday, and she's been telling me she wants an ice cream maker. {???}

I kept asking her if she wanted a snow cone maker, thinking that maybe this is what she had seen. 

But she was adamant about it being an ice cream maker!

And so I checked on Amazon and found this sweet little soft serve ice cream maker! In pink too!!

I was getting ready to order this delicious little device (I was secretly very excited about this!), when I thought I would just make sure I was looking at what she was asking for. Just to clarify.

 I soon discovered that that yummy cuisinart ice cream maker, was NOT what she was asking for. 

She was asking for THIS!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!! 

So glad I clarified this with her!!

I'm only slightly disappointed though. I don't think I have anymore room in my cupboards for that sweet little soft serve ice cream maker. 

sigh.

Getting Closer...

...to at least a countdown!! 

So want to share this darling girl's face!!!

Can't wait until she is Annabelle Alyse "our last name"!!!

Breakfast Talks

"I like your big, round eyes". 

That is how she starts the conversation. 

The conversation that is coming up more often. 

The conversation that she asks when her eye is going to be big and round. 

And, no, this is not about her beautiful almond shaped eye. Although I believe she's thinking about it too.

Not only does my beautiful Chinese daughter have different shaped eyes than the rest of her family, she has one eye that is different from everyone else. Everyone else. 

I know that she is being asked by other kids about her eye. I saw it yesterday during her dance class. We have taught her to have a quick answer and say, "that is how God made me". But that answer is not really sufficing her or the others now. And so this morning, at breakfast, we talked some more about what her answer should be. 

Things she can mention is that she had surgery on her eye. And that she had an infection in her eye when she was a baby. 

Anybody have any other suggestions?

We are also in the process of making a prosthetic (sclera shell) for her eye. One that will be painted to look like her other eye (she has bad scarring covering her pupil). There are other reasons why she will have the prosthetic, not just cosmetic. 

I've not wanted to have it painted, because it will cover up the little bit of sight that she does have. There will be a small hole so that  she can still see light. I've been reluctant to have it painted, to just leave it clear, but the more she talks about wanting a "normal-looking" eye, the more I think we need to have it painted. Anybody have any thoughts? Experiences?

I love this beautiful, beautiful girl!! And I think God made her absolutely perfect!!

Let It Shine--Emily Riddle

So I have something fun to share! My darling nieces newest album! I've got it on the side to the right, up at the top. Take a listen to the whole album if you'd like! Just be sure to quiet my music by clicking on the "pause" button on the side. And tell me what you think! I think you'll like it!

And it will play through the album, going on to the next song, if you keep listening.