Hey there V, sorry i haven't written to you lately. It's been really hectic, i mean with thanksgiving, school, and more school(which is where I am right now).
Your first thanksgiving was amazing! You absolutely LOVED all of the food!
It was a fun thanksgiving!
You are definitely Josh's baby brother, you love love love pumpkin pie! :D
When grandma was getting the pies ready for serving you came over to the table(eye height for you) and stuck your little fingers into the pie! Hehe grandma got a picture! :)
This Thanksgiving I am truly thankful for you and the rest of our huge family! I don't know who I'd be today with out mommy or daddy or any of our siblings! I simply can't see myself without Madison, Kenzy, MaeMae, Josh, Jordan, or you Vahny, i just can't! I try to imagine not having any siblings, what I'd get to do, travel, be by myself, go places with mommy and daddy, just me and no one else. Some of those things seem amazing to get the chance to do, but in all truths, I'd really rather be sitting at home watching a movie with all of you guys. My lord has truly blessed me with my family. I am so thankful for you guys. Mommy and Daddy are my heroes, in all aspects of life, going on a loong journey to get you, taking care of all 7 of us, managing bills, making dinner, providing a home, going to work, working two jobs, driving us places we need to go, and on top of all that showing us where we need to be with God. showing us that true love really does exist. OH HOW I LOVE MY PARENTS!
This Thanksgiving I am thankful for our family, and God's never-ending love being poured down on us daily!
(I'll post pictures later)
Christmas is just around the corner!
Love you to the top of the Eiffel Tower back down and up 1,000,000 times!
Sissy Manda!
Letters to my 4 year old brother, Adopted from Russia, who is extra special. I love you Vahnya
Nov 29, 2011
Nov 3, 2011
Your Birthday
Today is the day God blessed this earth with you.
Buddy Today for you means freedom
It means life and love
It means a future that no one can think of!
A future so GREAT so amazingly planned.
By the one we call God
And right in his hand
Is where he holds us, bud, so dearly loved.
Vahnya, if you were still hidden in a baby home, if you weren't given a chance, bud.
You'd be a lost face of this earth, no one would know, you'd be a number.
You'd be hidden bud, in a mental institution. You wouldn't know love.
You wouldn't be here for me to hug.
V, it breaks my heart to think that this would have been your fate
If we would have not found you
Or if we were too late.
Tied to a crib, never to be loved, or hugged or even just looked at.
But instead, you get a party, a time to be loved, and celebrated.
A time of happiness, of joy, and glee!
A time to recognize that honey,
YOU'RE FREE
You DO have a future!
You WONT be ignored!
Buddy people love you.
Its beyond true!
You're the cutest
Youre the best!
I love you until the very last day!
Bud, I'll never go away!
Happy birthday to you, V, remember the love, the freedom, the celebration, and future you have!
Never forget what God gave to us!
Happy fourth Birthday!
I love you to death!
I love you to the moon and back a million times!
Love your sissy Manda!
Buddy Today for you means freedom
It means life and love
It means a future that no one can think of!
A future so GREAT so amazingly planned.
By the one we call God
And right in his hand
Is where he holds us, bud, so dearly loved.
Vahnya, if you were still hidden in a baby home, if you weren't given a chance, bud.
You'd be a lost face of this earth, no one would know, you'd be a number.
You'd be hidden bud, in a mental institution. You wouldn't know love.
You wouldn't be here for me to hug.
V, it breaks my heart to think that this would have been your fate
If we would have not found you
Or if we were too late.
Tied to a crib, never to be loved, or hugged or even just looked at.
But instead, you get a party, a time to be loved, and celebrated.
A time of happiness, of joy, and glee!
A time to recognize that honey,
YOU'RE FREE
You DO have a future!
You WONT be ignored!
Buddy people love you.
Its beyond true!
You're the cutest
Youre the best!
I love you until the very last day!
Bud, I'll never go away!
Happy birthday to you, V, remember the love, the freedom, the celebration, and future you have!
Never forget what God gave to us!
Happy fourth Birthday!
I love you to death!
I love you to the moon and back a million times!
Nov 1, 2011
Your FIRST Halloween!
Well Punkin, yesterday was Halloween.
I was going to post a bundle of super cute pictures from last night, but blogger is again being mean and wont let me. :/
That will be a post all its own I guess! :)
You were the cutest PUMPKIN ever! :)
You got sooooo much candy!
You thought it was the best thing ever!
Free CANDY who doesnt think thats awesome!
I was going to post a bundle of super cute pictures from last night, but blogger is again being mean and wont let me. :/
That will be a post all its own I guess! :)
You were the cutest PUMPKIN ever! :)
You got sooooo much candy!
You thought it was the best thing ever!
Free CANDY who doesnt think thats awesome!
Oct 11, 2011
A Special Meeting
So we've know for a little over a month that the Hagler family was planning on moving here. I talked to Lindsay as often as I could, to check in on the kids, and to just talk.
You see the Hagler family brought their two lovies Sasha and Ana home a month after you got home.
That was a great day. I wanted to know more and I couldnt wait until their parents met them!
Their blog was locked and I didnt get to see updates, or pictures, until it was opened, which was when they were home. I found Lindsay on facebook this summer and added her as a friend and began talking to her.
Today, buds, was a great day.
Lindsay told Madi that they were going to be at the play group tonight, when Madison told me I ran down stairs and told mommy, I cried happy tears, just like I did when I found out mommy and dada were gonna meet you, and the day I held you in my arms.
We drove up to the church parking lot and saw them, in person, for the first time.
I didnt expect Ana or Sasha to want to come to me or play with me right away, I mean I was a new person to them.
But unexpectedly, when Lindsay put Ana down, she came over to me, looked at me, and hugged me, and urged me to pick her up. Talk about another dream come true(the first was holding you)! There I was not expecting to hold her, and SHE came to me! My heart melted! I read to her, and played with her, Sasha, and you. It was a great day.
Sasha is gonna be a little lady killer when he gets older, his eyes are amazing, and his hair, my-my hes a cutie! He was so energetic and happy!
It was great to meet the entire family, and actually hug some one I've "known" for a while.
They are a great family.
Thank you God for privileging me to meet them! <3
:)
PICTURES SOON!
You see the Hagler family brought their two lovies Sasha and Ana home a month after you got home.
Let me tell you a little story, when mommy first showed me ReecesRainbow, Ana was always at the top of the page. She was the first baby I ever saw on RR. The first one I loved. The first one I called "mine" although there was no possible way for her to actually be "mine". I loved her. Daily I checked in on her, for updates, a new picture, and most importantly to see if she had a family. I remember when she got her first "new" picture. It was taken by some one in country and then a few weeks after another one was posted. I checked the blog of the woman who was adopting a little girl from Ana's baby home, she posted on her blog updates and pictures of both Ana and Sasha. Ana's picture was etched into my brain. I always thought about her wishing to hold her, and kiss her. I still have her pictures saved to my laptop.
Then one happy day I saw on RR that both Ana and Sasha had a family. :)That was a great day. I wanted to know more and I couldnt wait until their parents met them!
Their blog was locked and I didnt get to see updates, or pictures, until it was opened, which was when they were home. I found Lindsay on facebook this summer and added her as a friend and began talking to her.
Today, buds, was a great day.
Lindsay told Madi that they were going to be at the play group tonight, when Madison told me I ran down stairs and told mommy, I cried happy tears, just like I did when I found out mommy and dada were gonna meet you, and the day I held you in my arms.
We drove up to the church parking lot and saw them, in person, for the first time.
I didnt expect Ana or Sasha to want to come to me or play with me right away, I mean I was a new person to them.
But unexpectedly, when Lindsay put Ana down, she came over to me, looked at me, and hugged me, and urged me to pick her up. Talk about another dream come true(the first was holding you)! There I was not expecting to hold her, and SHE came to me! My heart melted! I read to her, and played with her, Sasha, and you. It was a great day.
Sasha is gonna be a little lady killer when he gets older, his eyes are amazing, and his hair, my-my hes a cutie! He was so energetic and happy!
It was great to meet the entire family, and actually hug some one I've "known" for a while.
They are a great family.
Thank you God for privileging me to meet them! <3
:)
PICTURES SOON!
Sep 24, 2011
Buddy Walk 2011
Wooooooooah!
It's been a forever since I last posted, I've been crazy busy, buddy. With school and everything.
We had a Parents Night Out last night to help Bring Constance (your friend from your baby home) Home! We raised $131!! It was amazing!
Today, Vahny, was the Buddy Walk.
It was a blast. There were SOOOO many cute little kids, my goodness.
We met Martine, adopted from RR. She's beautiful! We met so many other people.
We walked around the Rose Garden, took pictures with Chewbaka, and played games!
We, meaning, Mommy, Rachel Davis, her husband and her daughters, Anjelica, Anjelica's mom and dad, Lyndsey, Aletha, Jordan, Makenzy, Madison, Caitlin, The Jenks family, You, and I, Made up the ReecesRainbow team. We passed out little goodie bags with information on RR. And passed out almost all that we brought to pass out. IT WAS GREAT!!
It's been a forever since I last posted, I've been crazy busy, buddy. With school and everything.
We had a Parents Night Out last night to help Bring Constance (your friend from your baby home) Home! We raised $131!! It was amazing!
Today, Vahny, was the Buddy Walk.
It was a blast. There were SOOOO many cute little kids, my goodness.
We met Martine, adopted from RR. She's beautiful! We met so many other people.
We walked around the Rose Garden, took pictures with Chewbaka, and played games!
We, meaning, Mommy, Rachel Davis, her husband and her daughters, Anjelica, Anjelica's mom and dad, Lyndsey, Aletha, Jordan, Makenzy, Madison, Caitlin, The Jenks family, You, and I, Made up the ReecesRainbow team. We passed out little goodie bags with information on RR. And passed out almost all that we brought to pass out. IT WAS GREAT!!
Sep 1, 2011
Aug 27, 2011
For the First time
For the first time today, YOU went to an amusement park, Oaks Park. It was SO much fun, seeing you having a blast with everything, the Scrambler, the (little kid)Roller Coaster, the Tilt-a-Whirl, the Balloon Ride, the Rockin' Tug, the Carousel, the Cho-Cho Train, and the BIG Slide.
Oh my goodness, you loved everything about being there, the excitement, the rush, the wind in your hair, the joy of the crowd, the craziness of the lines, everything. I'd say you had a blast. :)
I really wanted to upload the pictures from today, but blogger isnt uploading them.
But one thing before I end this post.
The entrance to the Train had American Flags surrounding it, when we got to the front of the line I kept getting swooshed in the face by one of the flags. You thought it was the funniest thing, to watch sissy get hit in the face by a flag, you tried to "get" the flag while sissy held you. It was so cute.
Anyways there is some value to this story besides your cuteness.
It made me think, if mommy and daddy would have said "No" to God when he called them to adopt you, you would have never been a part of our family, I would have never known the joy that you bring, and our family's hearts would have never changed. You would still be stuck in an orphanage, waiting, wondering, hoping for a family.
That flag, buddy, is a reminder of your freedom, the freedom GOD gave you (and everyone else in this country) and whenever you see it remember how much God loves you, that he sent his ONLY son to die for you, and he'd do anything for you. He loves you, and he is the reason you are where you are today.
(I'll try to upload the pictures as soon as I can)
Love you more than you know. <3
Love sissy, Manda.
Oh my goodness, you loved everything about being there, the excitement, the rush, the wind in your hair, the joy of the crowd, the craziness of the lines, everything. I'd say you had a blast. :)
I really wanted to upload the pictures from today, but blogger isnt uploading them.
But one thing before I end this post.
The entrance to the Train had American Flags surrounding it, when we got to the front of the line I kept getting swooshed in the face by one of the flags. You thought it was the funniest thing, to watch sissy get hit in the face by a flag, you tried to "get" the flag while sissy held you. It was so cute.
Anyways there is some value to this story besides your cuteness.
It made me think, if mommy and daddy would have said "No" to God when he called them to adopt you, you would have never been a part of our family, I would have never known the joy that you bring, and our family's hearts would have never changed. You would still be stuck in an orphanage, waiting, wondering, hoping for a family.
That flag, buddy, is a reminder of your freedom, the freedom GOD gave you (and everyone else in this country) and whenever you see it remember how much God loves you, that he sent his ONLY son to die for you, and he'd do anything for you. He loves you, and he is the reason you are where you are today.
(I'll try to upload the pictures as soon as I can)
Love you more than you know. <3
Love sissy, Manda.
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