Announcing....

Our new Solomon Beads store!!! 

(thanks to hubby :)

Hop on over and check out all of our products...new one's will be added weekly!  Proceeds from sales will go towards Solomon's high medical expenses.

Also...check out our new SOLOMON BAG!!!  

We'd be honored and blessed if you'd share our site with your family and friends. Also, I'd love to hear what you think...what you love...what we should change...what you'd like to see...

NOT the MUD!!!

We've have been flooded with TONS of rain over the past few weeks...well tons for us So. Californian's :) And while we haven't experienced major flooding, my backyard is still extremely soggy!

I have a question that really has no answer....WHY in the world do my little people become overpowered and confused about right and wrong when they see a backyard full of MUD!!! The very mud that their loving mama said, "DON'T PLAY IN THE MUD!!! Look me in the eyes and hear what I'm saying...don't play in the mud...don't play near the mud...don't even LOOK at the mud!!!"

An even better question to ask....Why in the world would this silly mama actually think her angelic children could resist the overpowering temptation of said mud! Silly, silly woman!!!

Poor unsuspecting son...he's just along for the ride...his sweet sisters are teaching him all the 'good' stuff and he follows suit without even putting up a fight :)

Now, I know it could have been worse...much worse...in fact, it has been...I just love my babes...mud and all!!

Trouble...hehehe...

My FB status today: Walked into the kitchen to find Solomon barely hanging off the counter clinging to the sugar box for dear life...the sugar box that he was pouring in his MOUTH!!!!!!!!

I tell ya...this little man of ours is BBBUUUSSSYYY. I think I remember ending every post in China with how BUSY our little guy was ;) He is so much fun ,though. Solomon continues to amaze us with how well he is adjusting. Ohhh, how I'd love to know what he's thinking about all of this.

His english has begun to explode and his understanding is amazing. I would say that he often exhibits behavior of like a 2-3 yr. old but that's to be expected. I think recognizing that he acts a little younger then his age helps all of us to understand why he does what he does and to be a little more understanding....like when he kicks down the really cool lego tower that his brothers have been working on FOREVER and then laughs hysterically about it and says "cooollll"....or when I find an ENTIRE roll of toilet paper in the toilet that he has been repeatedly trying to flush down the toilet....and the list goes on :) Needless to say, we have re-babyproofed our home and watch our little guy very closely.

He has the BEST and I mean BEST sense of humor. It is so much fun to watch him...talk with him...play with him...and boy, is he a teaser ;)

I think the thing I am most grateful for over the last month is watching him return our love. He now comes up to us all on his own and wants hugs and kisses. He'll climb on my lap or daddy's lap and say, "I lub you mama or daddy." Melts me into a puddle, that's for sure!!!

My boys...the best of friends! That was our prayer all along that "I" and Solomon would become little buddies. God is GOOD!

Solomon's Timeline

Just for the record...I wanted to have Solomon's Timeline written out:

Solomon's Timeline

1/18/10 ~ Solomon found us through an unexpected email...it was LOVE at first site...we INSTANTLY new he was our son

1/20~ sent LOI to our agency

2/9~ Received PA...YAHOO!!

3/3 ~ sent in I800A app. (confirmed rec' 3/8)

3/22 ~ immigration fingerprints

4/24 ~ Received I797C approval

4/30 ~ DTC

5/13 ~ LID
7/2 ~ LOA

7/6 ~ I800 sent (long weekend & holiday delay)
7/22 ~ I800 approval
7/29 ~ Cable

8/16 ~ Article 5
8/31 ~ TA
Travel 9/3-9/17 (CA 9/15)

HOME TO STAY 9/17!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

to each of my precious bloggy friends!

You have been an amazing support, 

inspiration, & true friend

to me and my family.

I love EACH of you!

May God bless you beyond your

wildest dreams this year. May you know

Him & serve Him in a deeper way this year.

My prayer for this year is that MANY,

MANY babes will find their forever families!

That our families will be used mightily in

helping to answer God's CLEAR CALL

to care for the orphan! Spread the call

my sweet friends...allow the Lord to use

you OUTSIDE of your comfort zone!!

{{{{HUGS}}}}

Dalton's family

Check it out...here is Dalton's family BLOG!!! Hop on over, spread some lovin', and follow this sweet one home.

Did I tell you??

Some of you know and some of you don't...hehehe...ooohhhh, maybe I'll just leave this post at that and make you wonder....LOL!!!!

Any guesses.............

No, we aren't adopting (not yet anyways...LOL..sorry hubby you don't stand a chance :).....sorry to say that it's not quite such a miraculous event BUT it's super COOL nonetheless.

I'm running a marathon...the LA Marathon on March 20th to be exact but here is the COOL part...I'm on TEAM LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES....see, I told you that it's COOL!! I'm running to help raise funds for the sweet babes in China that need immediate medical attention.

LWB has become very special to us. You see, our sweet Solomon was blessed to live in an orphanage that was sponsored by LWB. The love and amazing care that was provided is a gift we will never be able to repay. Something even more special to us....LWB has recently opened a healing home in Solomon's province which means more medically fragile babies will receive the individual care that they will need to survive.

That's it...right there...we are talking about survival, not just pleasant living conditions but SURVIVAL for these precious treasures. God has blessed LWB with an amazing staff that has been able to be used by Him to give the gift of life to so many children.

Would you please keep our entire team in your prayers. Prayers that we would be protected from injury during our training and that we would each raise the funds needed to help the precious orphan babes in China. Here is a link to my Team LWB site...watch and see the Lord provide and if you feel led to sponsor me, you can do so through the above link. All donations go directly to LWB and are tax-deductable.

Anyone up for 14 miles on Saturday...my place...say 7ish??? :)

Christmas fun...

What an absolutely beautiful celebration we had this year. I think the pictures will tell it all ;) We were just overwhelmed with the sense that our boy finally knows this is HOME and that he's exactly where he's suppose to be.

The night before...oh soooo tired...

It's finally time....Toooo excited!!!

~~Fun at Nana & Papa's~~

~~The FINALE at Grammy & Papa's~~

Don't think my boy could have been any happier!! His very own bike. He kept saying over and over "Gampa got me a bike!!!"

Praying each of you had a wonderful day celebrating our Savior's birth!!

Prayer Request!

UPDATE FROM BOBO'S MAMA 6:40PM: BoBo came through with flying colors (and I do mean colors!). His color is wonderful - lips, fingers and toes are pink and rosy, with beautiful nailbeds. He has tubes and wires and lines sprouting from all over and looks just perfect. The surgery went off exactly as planned, no surprises, and the surgeon seemed very pleased with the results. We finally got to see BoBo in PICU around 6 pm, and took turns visiting for a little while. He's being kept heavily sedated and is on meds for pain management, so wasn't really alert or aware, and won't be for the rest of the night. Thanks so much for all your prayers. I was truly at peace throughout the day and didn't really feel that BoBo was in any danger at all as long as he had God's hand over him. Now we pray for a strong recovery and a restful stay at the hospital.

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Thank you guys so much for praying for this precious family! GOD IS SOOOO GOOD! While in China, mama & baba weren't even sure if Bobo would be able to have this life saving surgery. Thank you Lord!!!!

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I'm asking for prayer for precious Bobo. He is 3yrs. old and we were very blessed to meet him & his new family in China. I mentioned them in our travel journal (3rd paragraph). Anyways....tomorrow very early in the morning he will be going into major open heart surgery. Please be praying for his protection, success of the surgery, and guidance for the drs. and of course, peace for his mama & baba.

Christmas Dessert...

with my girl...my sweet MIL, my precious SIL, and 2 of my adorable nieces...

Talk about FUN!

 Tr. and her papa..our waiter for the night...he spoiled us for sure :)