Dirty Kids July 2012

 

It started out as a running through the sprinkler kind of day…

Here is the play by play of what they did instead.

I love these faces!

Fun at Gammy’s June 2012

 

Gammy has a great hill for a slip and slide!

David

 

Zuleka

McKenna

David

My crazy boy running UP the slip and slide.

They all thought it was great to stick their hair in the water.

Abbie

William wasn’t interested in posing.

Moses

Cabin Time April 2012

Doing a little catching up. Enjoy!

This is our foster boy that we have had in our home since March. He is a sweetheart!

McKenna is 5!!!

I can’t believe my little girl is 5!! She is growing up so fast. We had a party for family on Saturday May 5th. The week before that McKenna and I had worked on a pinata. We had a lot of fun making it together!

Zoey’s turn

Max

Zuleka

David

William

Abbie

Gathering the candy and prizes!

Present time!

Blowing out the candles.

The cake!

Trying out her new roller skates!

This year instead of posting the answers to her birthday interview I made a video. I haven't been able to upload it here but it is on facebook if you would like to see it. It was super fun to make and McKenna’s personality shines through. I love this little girl so much!

Adoption...it's about LOVE!

The title of this post is something that has a lot of meaning for me. When we were first starting the adoption process I got one of those rubbery bracelets that says "Adoption...it's about love!" (from LDS Family Services) and I wear it everyday!

Well, we are trying to start that process again. I have created an adoption blog for potential birthparents to look at and kind of get to know us. http://ericandterrilynnadoption.blogspot.com/   If you know of anyone who is considering placing their child for adoption we would love it if you could direct them there. Word of mouth and networking is how we were able to adopt McKenna and David. As I said before we are just starting this process. Right now we are licensed foster parents and if nothing happens in the next few months then in the spring we are planning on beginning the paperwork for LDS Family Services. (A slightly intimidating thought).

How can you help?

Directing people to our blog is a great way to help us in our efforts to add to our little family. Also, it could be helpful if you have a blog and would be willing to post a link to our adoption blog. I have included instructions on how to do that.

Instructions (for those of you who don't already know how):

1) Right click on the picture below and Save the image to your computer.

2) Go to your blog Layout menu

3) Click Add a Gadget

4) Click Picture

5) Paste this: http://ericandterrilynnadoption.blogspot.com/ into the link box

6) Click browse and find the image you saved.

Thanks for all your support and prayers as we embark on this journey!

Christmas 2011

Look at this pile of presents! That’s what happens when all of Eric’s brothers and sisters and their families are at his parents house.

Checking out the loot.

McKenna wanted a house for tinkerbell and so I repainted the doll house I had when I was a kid that was in my parents storage room. She loved it!

Gammy made all of the grandkids “thing” shirts. McKenna is thing 3 and David is thing 4.

McKenna was getting some help opening her present.

McKenna’s Christmas outfit from Great Grandma and Grandpa Tirrell.

David’s Christmas outfit from Great Grandma and Grandpa Tirrell. (I love him in deep red)

The kids got sleds from Gammy and Gampy and of course they had to test them out. At least there was a little snow.

McKenna and Max

Eric and Max

David…where are your eyes?

McKenna and Zoey.

We had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year!