We had a day of sunshine, so I took the opportunity to take a few shots of the kids. They all looked so nice and even coordinated. That is a rare feet with this crew (unless I specify what they are going to wear).
The kids have been asking for stories at night before bed. "No, not the stories that you READ! The stories like Auntie Em tells!" This is beyond my talent scope....you must dig deep into the Sheddan gene pool for this request ;) So, Jonathan has gotten to tell stories every night. He even made this map to go along with it.
After the kids dance, piano, and taekwondo classes, we made sugar cookies and decorated them. It was a lot of fun and made a big mess.
Well, we finally were able to get Katherine some new shoes. Her poor little dress shoes literally had holes in the soles and toes of both shoes. She picked out these and little sister fell in love with them, too. Lauren is my shoe girl, so she decided it was worth spending the rest of her birthday money on a pair for herself. This is actually the second pair of shoes that she bought with her birthday money. They were so excited. I can hardly get them to take them off to go to bed at night.
Regan took this picture for us. We needed a picture of the to of us standing in front of our home, showing the entire home. This is a little more difficult when you are talking about a 12 story building. We tried a couple different spots and this one worked best.
This is a sweet picture that Katherine drew of our family. And for those who do not know yet, she drew the family correctly....Mommy, Daddy, Regan, Benjamin, Katherine, Lauren, and the "new brother." Ayi is the one that looks like an Angel looking out for us :) I thought it was so sweet that she already has her new brother in the picture even though he is not here yet. He is already a big part of our family. We have been in the process of adopting for several months now. For those who have adopted before, you know it is a long process with many delays along the way. I am really hoping that we can bring our son home sometime before the end of the year, but we will have to wait and see. In the mean time, please remember our family as we prepare for this new addition! We are busy swapping rooms around right now. Once the house is back in order, I will try to get a picture or two, but it might be awhile. ;)
Last bit of good news...Jonathan has a bike!! Now he can get around the city more easily and save a little money in the process :) I told him that I wanted a picture of him with the bike and he said, "Funny, the guy I bought it from said the same thing." So, this was actually the second picture that he had posed for since buying the bike a few minutes earlier. He was also glad to be able to find a little Tennessee orange on the bike! I see a family ride coming up soon!
