The Big 1

Can you believe it? Two posts in one day!!! I really felt that each birthday is deserving of it's own post!  So, who else had a birthday recently?  Our newest addition, that's who!  What I realized is that I haven't divulged his name on the blog.  Everyone who I have spoken to knows what we will be calling him...so let me share with you all.  Joshua will be his name. 

So, Josh turned "1" recently.  I have to say that is was a little tough.  I thought of him all day and hoped and prayed that he was having a good day and having good naps and laughing and having fun.  But what I really wanted to be doing was celebrating with him, planning a party, playing with him and letting him dive into a cake all his own.  Instead of celebrating with him, we celebrated for him and got him his 1st birthday present.  Of course, no birthday is complete with out the cake so the girls and I made cupcakes and I let them blow out a candle for him. 

I suspect that next year, we will have a HUGE party and celebrate like crazy!  Can't wait until that boy is with us!  Happy Birthday, bud!

10!

This is my baby...well, my oldest baby.

This is my baby today.

 She turned 10 this week.  That's right , 10!  She is known as "double-digit girl" around here now.  How did we celebrate her birthday, you ask?  Well...

She got her ears pierced!!!  So did her Nana, which was agreed upon long ago that they would do it together.  And we took her good friend along for encouragement...so no one could back out!
Then...we surprised her with a surprise party with lots of family and fun!  She was shocked! 

I am pretty sure that she had a good day.  And can I just say that it is pretty fun having "double-digit chick" around.  That kid makes me laugh, cry and simply amazes me with her heart and sensitive spirit!  I thank the Lord often that He has given me the privilege of being her mom and watching her grow into the young lady (aka: double-digit chick) he is creating her to be!

October!

So, obviously the grand finale to October was the referral (FYI:  we are still sitting on Cloud 9)!  However, we did have some fun in October! 

October started off with a bang.  As some of you may remember from an earlier post, Abby started a new school and we were hoping that Sara would eventually get in.  Good news.  Not 3 days after Abby started, we received the call that there was an opening and Sara was IN!  God is so so good because really, I am not sure this momma could handle all that running between schools and schedules and, well, you get the picture.  So now, my girls are at the same school, loving it and having a great time.  Sara is now a band member and we are blessed to hear the sqwuaking lovely sounds of the clarinet each night.

Here are some pictures documenting our October!

 We went with Abby on her field trip to the Pumpkin Patch!

 The girls had "nerd day" at school.  I think they pulled it off pretty well!

And then there was Halloween!  We went to some friends for dinner and trick-or-treating! 

Goodbye October, Hello November!!!!