How many girls
Can fit on a
VTech sit and stand alphabet train
That Kinlynn got for her first birthday?????
Saturday, February 25, 2012
How many.....
How many girls
Can fit on a
VTech sit and stand alphabet train
That Kinlynn got for her first birthday?????
Friday, September 30, 2011
Florida Vacation Day 7
On our final day in Florida we went back to the jetties to swim for several hours. The water was still green outside our condo when we woke up and I was determined to get some good ocean swimming in on our last day.
Kinlynn was so good. We dug her a hole and sat her on some towels and she just enjoyed the shade for a while.
Lexyn finally decided on the last day that it was fun to swim and splash in the ocean. The little fishies were not going to get her!
After several hours at the jetties we went back to our condo and did some fast packing. We left around 2:00 and went to Pensacola Beach to eat and then head to Fort Morgan, Alabama to catch the ferry across to Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Daddy and Brittyn on the ferry ride.
We enjoy riding the ferry and watching the dolphins jump all around us.
Brittyn was pointing out some dolphins she had spotted. She was so proud.
Lexyn thought she just needed to hold Kinlynn, and her HUGE smile shows just how excited she was!
Kinlynn was so good. We dug her a hole and sat her on some towels and she just enjoyed the shade for a while.
Lexyn finally decided on the last day that it was fun to swim and splash in the ocean. The little fishies were not going to get her!
After several hours at the jetties we went back to our condo and did some fast packing. We left around 2:00 and went to Pensacola Beach to eat and then head to Fort Morgan, Alabama to catch the ferry across to Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Daddy and Brittyn on the ferry ride.
We enjoy riding the ferry and watching the dolphins jump all around us.
Brittyn was pointing out some dolphins she had spotted. She was so proud.
Lexyn thought she just needed to hold Kinlynn, and her HUGE smile shows just how excited she was!
We had a great vacation even if the water was full of nasty green seaweed.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Guest Blog with chance to win a free stay in Aspen
Let me introduce you to my friend from church, Mary Beth. She is guest blogging to share a passion she has and way you can help.
Thank you so much Kristi for allowing me to post on your blog about a subject that is so important to me.
Over three years ago, my husband and I began our journey to adopt our son from Ethiopia. And since that time, God has been filling our hearts with an overwhelming love and passion for the people of Ethiopia. We returned a year after our first adoption to bring our daughter home. After arriving home with her, we knew we had to do more.
We have been so blessed to team up with other adoptive families around the U.S. and with Lifesong for Orphans. Lifesong is doing some amazing work through a small nursery school that they support in Adami Tulu, Ethioipa. You can read more about Adami Tulu here.
Last year, we, with five other families, raised over $40,000 to build a new building, restroom facility, and gate at the Adami Tulu school. In August, we got to return to Ethiopia to see the new building. We had an amazing trip, and have absolutely fallen in love with Adami Tulu. You can read more about our trip here and here. The school is changing the lives of so many vulnerable children in the area by offering them a wonderful education and two nutritious meals a day.
We've returned home with the knowledge that we have so much more to do in Adami Tulu. So we've agreed to continue our work with Lifesong by raising funds for another school building on the Adami Tulu campus. This will enable the school to expand to include 1st and 2nd grade. More details will be coming soon, but we're anxious to get a jump start on fundraising. We know that this project will cost at least $50,000. But, for these sweet faces, we'll do anything!
We are very excited to announce our first fundraiser for our next phase of the Adami Tulu project: another Aspen Giveaway!
Our Aunt and Uncle have, once again, generously donated toward our fundraising efforts. Only this time they've offered us not one but FIVE stays at the Hyatt Grand Aspen.
Any one of these November stays might make a great early-Thanksgiving get together for you and some friends or family!
We will begin the giveaways today and draw winners on October 15. To enter, donate $20 by clicking the link for the stay that you're interested in. For every $20 you donate to Lifesong for Orphans, you will get one entry in the drawings. By the way, 100% of your donation will go to our work in Adami Tulu.
Here are some details and pictures about the Hyatt stays:
Hyatt Grand Aspen has complimentary continental breakfast, a pool and hot tub, fitness center, fire pit, daily room cleaning and nightly turn down service complete with chocolates. There is even a little hut by the hot tubs where you can hang your robes to keep them warm for you! The hotel is within walking distance of lots of shops and restaurants in Aspen.
The retail value of each stay is approximately $2,500.
To get to Aspen, you could fly into the Aspen airport. The hotel will pick you up and, since everything is within walking distance, you can go without a car during your stay. Or you could fly into Denver and rent a car to drive to Aspen. Or, of course, you could also just drive to Aspen.
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #1, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #2, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #3, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #4, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #5, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
Just imagine, you could win a stay in Aspen, just for donating $20. What a deal! Plus, you get to be part of this amazing project to help these precious kids in Adami Tulu.
If you are unable to use one of the stays, you could donate your entry to a friend, or minister, or someone who could really use the time away.
Help us raise money to expand the Adami Tulu school and spread the word about our giveaway. Please repost on twitter and facebook! Thank you!
Thank you so much Kristi for allowing me to post on your blog about a subject that is so important to me.
Over three years ago, my husband and I began our journey to adopt our son from Ethiopia. And since that time, God has been filling our hearts with an overwhelming love and passion for the people of Ethiopia. We returned a year after our first adoption to bring our daughter home. After arriving home with her, we knew we had to do more.
We have been so blessed to team up with other adoptive families around the U.S. and with Lifesong for Orphans. Lifesong is doing some amazing work through a small nursery school that they support in Adami Tulu, Ethioipa. You can read more about Adami Tulu here.
Last year, we, with five other families, raised over $40,000 to build a new building, restroom facility, and gate at the Adami Tulu school. In August, we got to return to Ethiopia to see the new building. We had an amazing trip, and have absolutely fallen in love with Adami Tulu. You can read more about our trip here and here. The school is changing the lives of so many vulnerable children in the area by offering them a wonderful education and two nutritious meals a day.
We've returned home with the knowledge that we have so much more to do in Adami Tulu. So we've agreed to continue our work with Lifesong by raising funds for another school building on the Adami Tulu campus. This will enable the school to expand to include 1st and 2nd grade. More details will be coming soon, but we're anxious to get a jump start on fundraising. We know that this project will cost at least $50,000. But, for these sweet faces, we'll do anything!
We are very excited to announce our first fundraiser for our next phase of the Adami Tulu project: another Aspen Giveaway!
Our Aunt and Uncle have, once again, generously donated toward our fundraising efforts. Only this time they've offered us not one but FIVE stays at the Hyatt Grand Aspen.
Any one of these November stays might make a great early-Thanksgiving get together for you and some friends or family!
We will begin the giveaways today and draw winners on October 15. To enter, donate $20 by clicking the link for the stay that you're interested in. For every $20 you donate to Lifesong for Orphans, you will get one entry in the drawings. By the way, 100% of your donation will go to our work in Adami Tulu.
Here are some details and pictures about the Hyatt stays:
Hyatt Grand Aspen has complimentary continental breakfast, a pool and hot tub, fitness center, fire pit, daily room cleaning and nightly turn down service complete with chocolates. There is even a little hut by the hot tubs where you can hang your robes to keep them warm for you! The hotel is within walking distance of lots of shops and restaurants in Aspen.
The retail value of each stay is approximately $2,500.
To get to Aspen, you could fly into the Aspen airport. The hotel will pick you up and, since everything is within walking distance, you can go without a car during your stay. Or you could fly into Denver and rent a car to drive to Aspen. Or, of course, you could also just drive to Aspen.
Hyatt Stay Giveaway #1:
- Sat.- Sat. November 5-12 (full week stay)
- Studio Unit (Like a nice hotel room with small kitchenette.)
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #1, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
Hyatt Stay Giveaway #2:
- Sun.- Thurs. November 13-17 (five days/ four nights)
- Two Bedroom Unit (Two Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Kitchen, Livingroom, Dining Room, Washer and Dryer, etc.)
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #2, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
Hyatt Stay Giveaway #3:
- Sun.- Thurs. November 13-17 (five days/ four nights)
- Three Bedroom Unit (Three Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Kitchen, Livingroom, Dining Room, Washer and Dryer, etc.) Maybe a family could do an "early Thanksgiving get together" in this one.
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #3, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
Hyatt Stay Giveaway #4:
- Tues.-Sat. November 15-19 (five days/ four nights)
- One Bedroom Unit (All the things a two bedroom has but only one bedroom and bathroom)
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #4, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
Hyatt Stay Giveaway #5:
- Tues.-Sat. November 15-19 (five days/ four nights)
- Two Bedroom Unit (Two Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Kitchen, Livingroom, Dining Room, Washer and Dryer, etc.)
To enter the drawing for Giveaway #5, donate to Lifesong for Orphans here:
Just imagine, you could win a stay in Aspen, just for donating $20. What a deal! Plus, you get to be part of this amazing project to help these precious kids in Adami Tulu.
If you are unable to use one of the stays, you could donate your entry to a friend, or minister, or someone who could really use the time away.
Help us raise money to expand the Adami Tulu school and spread the word about our giveaway. Please repost on twitter and facebook! Thank you!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Florida Vacation Day 6
On Thursday, Day 6 we woke up to rain. So we decided to go eat lunch out and then grill at the condo for dinner. We went out to another one of our favorite places, The Back Porch.
When we got back to the condo early afternoon the rain had stopped so we all headed to the beach. The water was still nasty but we had fun anyway.
My mom with Brittyn and me with Lexyn
That evening during sunset we dressed the girls up and headed to the beach hoping to get some good family pics. Not so much, in fact there wasn't a single good picture of all of us but there
lots of fake cheesing, and wondering eyes
Gamma with her big girls!
Gamma and her baby
sweet Kinlynn hasn't learned to hate the camera so it is still pretty easy to catch several good smiles from her
Papa showed them a seashell he had found while diving
and they got excited listening to the ocean inside of it
Papa showing Brittyn his seashells
Can always manage to catch cute pics of them walking away from the camera
there were lots of little purple jelly fish that had washed up on shore that the girls were looking at
we turned our back for one second and realized Lexyn had walked into the ocean with her clothes on
And quickly got knocked by a huge wave
So Papa hoped right in with them and let them enjoy the waves splashing them in the face while they were fully clothed!
Then they all hoped in the pool, fully clothed, to get the salt water off. Silly girls, silly Papa, but LOTS of fun!
When we got back to the condo early afternoon the rain had stopped so we all headed to the beach. The water was still nasty but we had fun anyway.
My mom with Brittyn and me with Lexyn
That evening during sunset we dressed the girls up and headed to the beach hoping to get some good family pics. Not so much, in fact there wasn't a single good picture of all of us but there
were several of the kids separated. This is just not a good age for picture taking.
lots of fake cheesing, and wondering eyes
This was the best one of all 3 together!
Gamma with her big girls!
Gamma and her baby
sweet Kinlynn hasn't learned to hate the camera so it is still pretty easy to catch several good smiles from her
Papa showed them a seashell he had found while diving
and they got excited listening to the ocean inside of it
Papa showing Brittyn his seashells
Can always manage to catch cute pics of them walking away from the camera
there were lots of little purple jelly fish that had washed up on shore that the girls were looking at
we turned our back for one second and realized Lexyn had walked into the ocean with her clothes on
And quickly got knocked by a huge wave
So Papa hoped right in with them and let them enjoy the waves splashing them in the face while they were fully clothed!
Then they all hoped in the pool, fully clothed, to get the salt water off. Silly girls, silly Papa, but LOTS of fun!
Florida Vacation Day 4
Day 4 was another day that my mom and I had the kids alone while my dad and Ben went scuba diving. This time they drove to Pensacola Beach and then had a 2 hour boat ride out to their dive spot. They had trained to be a master diver so they could dive the Oriskany, a sunken aircraft carrier. While they were gone we spent the day down on the beach because it was overcast and lots cooler for Kinlynn to be out for a long time. The water however was still NASTY!
She didn't mind the sand at all.
My littlest beach bum!
She fell asleep sucking on her sandy thumb.
Then stayed asleep for about an hour layed out on my mom's lap.
Since Kinlynn was napping I was finally able to spend all my time with my big girls! We had fun playing in the sand, and even got brave and swam through the nasty water about 20 feet to where it was gorgeous and clear water. The girls had a blast on the waves.
Little foot prints, and notice the tan line!
Lexyn
Brittyn
For dinner we went out to another fun atmosphere restaurant that had things for the kids to play on while waiting.
She didn't mind the sand at all.
My littlest beach bum!
She fell asleep sucking on her sandy thumb.
Then stayed asleep for about an hour layed out on my mom's lap.
Since Kinlynn was napping I was finally able to spend all my time with my big girls! We had fun playing in the sand, and even got brave and swam through the nasty water about 20 feet to where it was gorgeous and clear water. The girls had a blast on the waves.
Little foot prints, and notice the tan line!
Lexyn
Brittyn
For dinner we went out to another fun atmosphere restaurant that had things for the kids to play on while waiting.
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