First Day of Summer

Schools out for the summer!!!!!! All of us are excited about summer!! It's been raining everyday for a week but thankfully it stopped for a little bit so we could get outside and play today!! I started to make lunch and fill the kiddie pool and I turned around to see Jacob and Kaleb ready to jump in without any clothes. They were so excited they didn't want to wait for their swim suits, lol. (Isaiah did put a suit on :) )

I am looking forward to many family filled days and making memories with my boys!! 

Zoo Fun

We went to the zoo for the first time this season. The boys love the animals! So thankful to Meekie and Poppa for the membership so we can enjoy it many more times!
Jacob loved having his picture taken and wanted to sit on the all statue animals that we saw. The other two ran from my camera! ") Isaiah has caught on that his friends can see FB pictures from their moms accounts, so he doesn't want anything that could be embarrassing on FB. Ha! Here's the few I was able to get from our day.

Mother's Day

A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy & the depth of that privilege are not lost on me. -Jody Landers

As we spent Mother's Day as a family with our 3 sons, there are two special women in Ethiopia that weren't far from my mind. It's a bittersweet joy as I celebrate with my boys but I also think of all the loss for two women on the other side of the world. I got to wake up to 3 precious boys giving hugs and kisses and calling me mama, a joy that I am ever grateful for. I often pray that their birth families know how loved the boys are and that they feel peace in their hearts that the boys bring so much JOY to so many people. 
We spent the day out at the camper (FREEZING and windy) and I didn't even got my camera out. The boys got to play outside and we spent time together, that's all a mom can ask for :)