Hunter and Tig

With our college girls, we get the privilege of adopting their boyfriends. With Becca we got Tig. Tig is a huge blessing to us. I think he knows how much Becca loves our children, so he has taken to them quickly. He loves bugs too, so Hunter has attached himself to Tig. Hunter had two tadpoles, Dory and Nemo, who both died. Hunter was really sad, so Tig spent the next day catching tadpoles for Hunter. He brought them over to lift Hunter's spirits. So, then we had 23 tadpoles, and Hunter named them all Dory and Nemo. On Monday when the whole gang was over for dinner and Tricia mentioned taking Noelle out on Tuesday, Tig decided he would come play with Hunter so he wouldn't be left out. So, Tuesday afternoon Tig came over complete with his own container to catch some crawdads in the creek. I never realized that there were such huge crawdads, or baby lobsters as Hunter calls them, in our creek. They caught alot of them, we are convinced that Tig is the master at crawdad catching. Hunter went to bed with a smile on his face that night!

Noelle and Tricia

Tricia is one of our adopted college students, and she is really like a daughter. Her brother is one of the AU Singers (which is not easy), and Tricia took Noelle with her to go to the Spring Concert. Noelle had a great time. Thanks Tricia, you are the best!

Majorettes

Noelle's dream is to be a Majorette. Now, granted this dream may change, but for now she is drawn to it because of the sparkly outfits. She talked about it for awhile, so we waited til the end of football season, then we had Sara, one of the majorettes give Noelle baton lessons. She loves it, and she is pretty good. She is trying to do some stuff now that I can't even do. Unfortunately with the end of school, lessons with Sara will end too. Noelle loves her special time with Sara, and I know she will miss it. Sara will have Noelle in mini majorette camp in a couple of weeks though. Sara is one of the many precious students that Paul and I work with. We love you Sara! We can't wait til Noelle can start back!

Bug Boy

Hunter is all boy. I save every single jar I use in cooking for him to collect his creatures in. It doesn't take long before his latest victim is caught and observed. Hunter really marvals at all the creatures that God has made. He sees a great value in bugs, snakes, frogs, and lizards. These two pictures are some of my favorites ever of Hunter. Not because they are good pictures, but because they reflect who Hunter is. Everyone that knows Hunter, knows that he is a special child. Watching him get excited is hilarious. Nothing excites him more than spotting a bug. I'm just working hard at teaching him not to take the tops off the jars off inside the house.

Pig Tails

I love pig tails on Eleenah. She will rarely keep them in. Soon after this picture she ripped one side out, then the other. Oh well, they were cute while they lasted. Can you tell that she knows she is cute?

The I'm two pictures!

Birthday Party-Round Two

So, on Friday when we had LeeLee's party we wondered what had happened to her little friend Ashely. Ashley is also adopted from China, and she is the one sitting beside Hunter. Anyway, Ashley's mom had emailed me to let me know that they would be there, so I was a little puzzled when they didn't show up. Well, Melody, Ashley's mom came to the party on Saturday, so we went and grabbed the neighbors who were already home, and had round two of LeeLee's party. We had some cupcakes left over, so we sang Happy Birthday again and stuffed some more Pandas! It was fun for LeeLee to have two birthdays. We are already explaining to her that next year, she won't get three parties! Anyway, we love you Melody, it has given us a good laugh, and honestly, it is something that I would do!