Today was an incredible, joyous day!
V, your sissy "Constance" met her family today!
You two grew up together for 3 years and 4 months. She too has DS.
Mommy and daddy met her on their first trip to visit you.
How about everyone read the words of her mom(dad?) and their first meeting of her.
http://thegatherednest.blogspot.com/2011/12/day-4-meeting-constance.html
When I read these words, and saw these pictures, my heart skipped a beat and i wanted to cry tears of joy!
GOD IS SOOO GOOD!
Letters to my 4 year old brother, Adopted from Russia, who is extra special. I love you Vahnya
Dec 20, 2011
Words Can't Measure Up.
Earlier, before I dressed you into your jammies, the fuzzy navy ones with the feet, I was holding you, we were standing over Madi's shoulders as she was on facebook. You were being so snuggley, so cute, so lovey. Then, I flashed back to when mommy and daddy were in country last November, how my arms ached to hold that cute little boy in all the pictures I saw. To when I could only tell the walls of the house, and our siblings how much I love you. Now I can scoop you up any time of the day, (when you allow me to) kiss you on your cheeks, or cute little lips, and tell you how much my heart adores you, how much my life has been made better by you, how much my aching arms no longer ache, how much I never ever want to let you go, how much you have always been loved, how perfectly God made you, how many hearts your cute little eyes have grabbed a hold.
Buds, you are an amazing, gift from God, I wouldn't change you for the world, but if I could I would change the world for you. Babes. You make the sunshine even on the darkest days.
You are perfect in every sense of the word, your sparkly brown almond shape eyes, your cute little nose, your fiery red hair, your smiley little mouth, your chubby little fingers, your cute perfectly spaced toes, your voice when you ask for milk. The way you dance when you hear music, and sing along to songs you know. The hugs that melt my heart, the giggle that is so contagious.
V, you are the most perfect, special, little boy in all the world. And guess what, Vahny, I'm glad--no beyond glad--I'm THRILLED that you are MY brother.
And though these words are to describe the love I have for you, babes, they don't even measure up to the love I have for you. Never.
"I'll do anything
For you dear anything
For you mean everything to me."
I Love you to Timbuktu and back.
Love Sissy Manda!
Buds, you are an amazing, gift from God, I wouldn't change you for the world, but if I could I would change the world for you. Babes. You make the sunshine even on the darkest days.
You are perfect in every sense of the word, your sparkly brown almond shape eyes, your cute little nose, your fiery red hair, your smiley little mouth, your chubby little fingers, your cute perfectly spaced toes, your voice when you ask for milk. The way you dance when you hear music, and sing along to songs you know. The hugs that melt my heart, the giggle that is so contagious.
V, you are the most perfect, special, little boy in all the world. And guess what, Vahny, I'm glad--no beyond glad--I'm THRILLED that you are MY brother.
And though these words are to describe the love I have for you, babes, they don't even measure up to the love I have for you. Never.
"I'll do anything
For you dear anything
For you mean everything to me."
I Love you to Timbuktu and back.
Love Sissy Manda!
Nov 29, 2011
Thanksgiving
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!
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!
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!!
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