Solomon turned 3!!
Here is a snapshot of his birthday party. Enjoy!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Waiting...
My goal for the next while is to post once every two weeks. It was a busy summer with lots of travelling but I hope to keep everyone posted on our adoption journey as well as how much Solomon is growing up!
I can't believe Solomon turned 3 this summer! I also can't believe that he has been home for almost 2 years! In 4 days it will be exactly 2 years ago that we found out about this little man who made me a mom! I am so blessed and thankful for his spunky personality, his adventurous spirit and his wild imagination!
At 3 he LOVES his cars, trucks, trains, airplanes and BOOKS! He enjoys taking off all his books from his shelf and sitting in the middle of them to read. He continues to enjoy playing playdough, being in his new sandbox, helping mommy or daddy, camping and being outside!
This summer he started riding his strider bike with true strides not just walking :) Next step- Peddle Bike? He loves to do pop-a-wheelies and fancy spin moves like his daddy. We even have to go on our bikes now with him because he is so fast. Who knew that family bike rides would begin when our little man was 3.
He also talks NON-STOP about his little brother or sister. He talks about picking them up, giving them zerberts, helping them eat their breakfast, giving them a snack, helping them into his sandbox, taking them to Five Guys to celebrate them being in our family, sharing all the toys, reading some books to him/her. He can not wait to be a big brother! (I can't wait either :))
This last weekend we painted our little one's room and soon it will be ready for him/her to move in. A few more details to finish up. Solomon so badly wanted to help so we let him paint the section behind the door. He is so proud!
The African Proverb "It takes a village to raise a child." is something that hits home with our family all the time. Not only does it take a village to raise our children but it takes a village to bring them home for us. We do what we can by saving where we can, making choices to help us work hard at saving, trusting that God is in control and sharing our story but I think we live were created to live in community and community is sharing our lives with one another. This can look very different for each person, each situation, but I do think we are called to live together however that looks.
As we continue to wait with anticipation, anxiousness, hope, doubt, joy we continue to pray that our little one is being taken care of, is being held and loved, is being shown God's love, is happy. We all think and talk about you daily and can't wait to have you in our arms forever!
As your big brother says- "Solomon is in our family, mommy is in our family, daddy is in our family and my baby brother or baby sister is in our family. We are all in our family!"
~be blessed.
I can't believe Solomon turned 3 this summer! I also can't believe that he has been home for almost 2 years! In 4 days it will be exactly 2 years ago that we found out about this little man who made me a mom! I am so blessed and thankful for his spunky personality, his adventurous spirit and his wild imagination!
(More on his adorable birthday next time! I had such fun decorating
and planning his 3rd race car birthday! I can't wait to share!)
At 3 he LOVES his cars, trucks, trains, airplanes and BOOKS! He enjoys taking off all his books from his shelf and sitting in the middle of them to read. He continues to enjoy playing playdough, being in his new sandbox, helping mommy or daddy, camping and being outside!
This summer he started riding his strider bike with true strides not just walking :) Next step- Peddle Bike? He loves to do pop-a-wheelies and fancy spin moves like his daddy. We even have to go on our bikes now with him because he is so fast. Who knew that family bike rides would begin when our little man was 3.
He also talks NON-STOP about his little brother or sister. He talks about picking them up, giving them zerberts, helping them eat their breakfast, giving them a snack, helping them into his sandbox, taking them to Five Guys to celebrate them being in our family, sharing all the toys, reading some books to him/her. He can not wait to be a big brother! (I can't wait either :))
This last weekend we painted our little one's room and soon it will be ready for him/her to move in. A few more details to finish up. Solomon so badly wanted to help so we let him paint the section behind the door. He is so proud!
The African Proverb "It takes a village to raise a child." is something that hits home with our family all the time. Not only does it take a village to raise our children but it takes a village to bring them home for us. We do what we can by saving where we can, making choices to help us work hard at saving, trusting that God is in control and sharing our story but I think we live were created to live in community and community is sharing our lives with one another. This can look very different for each person, each situation, but I do think we are called to live together however that looks.
As we continue to wait with anticipation, anxiousness, hope, doubt, joy we continue to pray that our little one is being taken care of, is being held and loved, is being shown God's love, is happy. We all think and talk about you daily and can't wait to have you in our arms forever!
As your big brother says- "Solomon is in our family, mommy is in our family, daddy is in our family and my baby brother or baby sister is in our family. We are all in our family!"
~be blessed.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
I'm walking on sunshine...
I'm walkin' on sunshine....ooo oo...
I'm walkin' on sunshine.... ooo oo...
I'm walkin' on sunshine.... ooo oo...
and don't it feel good!
So, its been a little quiet here for a while. Life has gotten in the way of sharing what has been going on so now I wanted to take a few minutes to share with you an overview of what our family has been up to the last few months and where we are at in our journey of becoming a family of four!
It's been a few weeks now since school has been out and I am so glad it is. It was a crazy month and a half of May/June and it is wonderful to feel relaxed finally! Year end craziness definitely is a high stress time and now I get to focus on my family, my photography and preparing for our next little one!
We are waiting (as patiently as we can) to hear about our next little one. I find myself walking into children's stores and wondering if I get to buy for a little girl or little boy.... wondering how old our little one will be.... wondering when we get to meet them... wondering when our little one can come home to his/her room. So many wonders but working on trusting that God has his plan in the works...again :) He sure knew what he was doing when he put our little man into our family.
Solomon has been talking every day about his baby sister or baby brother. He is so excited to pick them up and bring them home, give them a zerbert (sp?) and "tuddle" with them.
As we wait, we continue to pray, trust, prepare, fundraise, trust and pray.
Thank you for those of you who have donated, prayed for us, prayed for our little one, encouraged and supported us. We couldn't be in the middle of this journey without you.
If you want to pray for our family here are a few things that we are praying for often.
1. Solomon's paperwork-- He is legally ours but we continue to wait on paperwork. We are waiting for his unabridged birth certificate, his name change so that we can then change his passport and Canadian citizenship paper. We need these before we travel so that he can come with us. Please pray that the paperwork will be quick and efficient so this little man can come meet his baby sister/baby brother in South Africa.
2. Praying for our little one as we wait and as they wait. Prepare his/her heart as we wait to bring them home.
3. Prayer for finances. We believe with all our hearts that this is his plan for our family and so we trust that he will be the provider of what we need and when we need it. We continue to work hard and do what we can to help in this area too. It's been quite fun coming up with different projects and finding out that I am good at different skills that I never knew about. It continues to surprise me what God wants to teach me through this wait.
Thank you for loving on our family and for supporting us in ways you feel you can! It truly does take a village to raise a child. You are our village and you are helping us bring our little one home so THANK YOU!
It's been a few weeks now since school has been out and I am so glad it is. It was a crazy month and a half of May/June and it is wonderful to feel relaxed finally! Year end craziness definitely is a high stress time and now I get to focus on my family, my photography and preparing for our next little one!
Spray parks are a weekly adventure.
Picnics have been a blast this summer. Solomon LOVES to be outside and it has been good quality time!
Crafting and driving a train! Love my little mans imagination.
These are just a few of the pictures I hope to sell as prints! This is from Brownsville School... The school that my Grandma used to work at and is very close to her house! Such an amazing place full of incredible memories. I hope to share it through prints.
Leave a comment, email me or contact me if your interested in one of the 3 prints. Many more to come!
My boy...
We are waiting (as patiently as we can) to hear about our next little one. I find myself walking into children's stores and wondering if I get to buy for a little girl or little boy.... wondering how old our little one will be.... wondering when we get to meet them... wondering when our little one can come home to his/her room. So many wonders but working on trusting that God has his plan in the works...again :) He sure knew what he was doing when he put our little man into our family.
Solomon has been talking every day about his baby sister or baby brother. He is so excited to pick them up and bring them home, give them a zerbert (sp?) and "tuddle" with them.
As we wait, we continue to pray, trust, prepare, fundraise, trust and pray.
Thank you for those of you who have donated, prayed for us, prayed for our little one, encouraged and supported us. We couldn't be in the middle of this journey without you.
If you want to pray for our family here are a few things that we are praying for often.
1. Solomon's paperwork-- He is legally ours but we continue to wait on paperwork. We are waiting for his unabridged birth certificate, his name change so that we can then change his passport and Canadian citizenship paper. We need these before we travel so that he can come with us. Please pray that the paperwork will be quick and efficient so this little man can come meet his baby sister/baby brother in South Africa.
2. Praying for our little one as we wait and as they wait. Prepare his/her heart as we wait to bring them home.
3. Prayer for finances. We believe with all our hearts that this is his plan for our family and so we trust that he will be the provider of what we need and when we need it. We continue to work hard and do what we can to help in this area too. It's been quite fun coming up with different projects and finding out that I am good at different skills that I never knew about. It continues to surprise me what God wants to teach me through this wait.
Thank you for loving on our family and for supporting us in ways you feel you can! It truly does take a village to raise a child. You are our village and you are helping us bring our little one home so THANK YOU!
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