BUY YOUR ADOPT AFRICA MAGNET TODAY!!!

I'm so happy to announce that the Adopt Africa magnets are officially for sale! Check out the pics on the side bar and go to paypal to buy yours for youself and friends and family today and support adoption!

Magnets are in!!!

I'm super excited b/c our first fundraiser for our second adoption are in!!! I haven't picked them up yet to even see them but our magnets are here!!! I can't wait to put them up on the blog and hopefully everyone will show their support of African adoption by purchasing one for their cars. Work has been crazy busy lately, lots of sick dogs. YUCK! We also will be featured in the local newspaper for our garage sale to support orphans with HIV/AIDS during my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia. We have gotten lots of donations thus far and it looks to be like a great fundraiser :)

This and That...

Well our Adopt Africa magnets for our next adoptions fundraiser will hopefully be in on Thursday!!! YEA! I'm ready to get the fundraising going. We have our last homestudy for Ezra's adoption in December and I wish we could do a homestudy for our next adoption at the same time but still no new word from the Navy as to when Michael will start working :(
So here is a hodge podge of pics from San Diego some from home,and from Halloween. I recently went to San Diego for a veterinary conference and it was awesome! I loved it there and can't wait to go back and actually not be stuck in class most of the day. I ran into a whole crew of LSU students on the street so that was really neat as well. They were doing something for a PR class. My best friend and vet school classmate Meena came with me and we had a great time as you can see in some of these pics. I went on a seal tour and saw huge sea lions!









PLAY TIME WITH UNCLE WESTON!
Hide and Seek














HEY BABE... WHERE'S EZRA?????????????




FUN IN SAN DIEGO

How many is 143 million?

Fundraising...

So I got a sunburn Tuesday from walking through our entire neighborhood loading mail boxes with memos requesting items to sale for my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia. I'm planning to visit several orphanages and hope to be able to bring in donations. So far, I've got 2 responces but I'm praying that many more pour in. We don't have much to sale and I'd like to try and get about $2,000 from this. I can't wait to go and be with the kiddos and love on them and soak in all that is Africa! I watched "I Am Because We Are" and though it's tear jerking and heart breaking it's so important that people watch it to be informed of the situation in Malawi and have their eyes opened to the plight of orphans there.

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch...

First of all let me say that yesterday Michael and I had our FIFTH wedding anniversary!!! YEA! Doesn't at all seem like it's been 5 years already.
We also took Ezra with our church's Mom's Group to a pumpkin patch in Flower Mound, TX. I had no idea how elaborate it would be and was totally overwhelmed by all the stuff there was to do there for kids. Ezzy is still a bit too young for the jump houses and the hay maze but he loved just playing with the hay and pumpkins and mostly just running away from his mom and dad.





"Dad, help me pick this thing up!"

A little help from Daddy goes a long way

Some new pictures...

So here are some of recent pictures of our visit to Baton Rouge for the LSU vs. UF game, to see my old boss Dr. Rich Kane from Florida and his wife Cheri as well as some of the Ez around the house and from my parents annual Halloween Bash! My mom goes crazy decorating the house at Halloween and hosts a huge party with a hay ride for over 100 people and kids. It was Ezra's first time to dress up for Halloween and his first hay ride :) He really wasn't too sure what to make of all the masks and painted faces.




















D.K and Cheri - my Florida buddies :)

Saw this and it made me happy...

For those like myself who love roaming the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans then you too may appreciate these videos of street musicians from around the world.

Amazing video!

I stole this video from an amazing blog for an amazing family that also adopted from Ethiopia when we did. I highly recommend watching the video and visiting their blog as well. My only regret is that you won't be able to see the entire screen.

www.family-from-afar.blogspot.com

Funny guy...

So I got home today from volunteering with my Somali family and Michael showed me these really cute pics he'd taken of Ezra pulling Clovis in his little dump truck. SO freaking adorable I had to post them before something else comes up and I don't get to it for like a week or so.

New photos...

So I'm finally putting up some new pics from our trip to Trinity Park (Ezra's first time down a slide and on an actual play set), one of my best friends Trina's wedding in Austin last weekend, and some of Ezzy at home looking all grown up :)


A very beautiful blushing bride!








I know I'm partial being his mom and all but isn't he just the handsomest thing ever!!!


Daddies like to pay too!!

Bittersweet news...

So I just got an e-mail that the 8 year old that we were considering adopting has had another family commit to his adoption! YEA!!! Praise the Lord that he will have a forever family but I am a bit sad that it won't be us. I was planning to visit him in January when I'm going to Ethiopia for a medical mission. I doubt he'll still be there at the TH when I go but I hope I'll at least be able to meet him in person. Also there are 2 sick babies in the hospital that recently came home from ET so please keep them in your prayers. I'm so ready to start our second adoption that I can hardly think of anything else :) I just want to at least have to ball rolling since the process takes so long. We have been so blessed with Ezra and just are so in love with him and being parents!