Busy Week!

Jake

I love this picture of the Mama! How many of you Mom's feel this way at times? Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard when she walked by me. I love you Mart!

Roughing It! Life at the cottage, could it get any better?

Bella and her cousin Joey. Their first experience with bubbles. Bella reacted the same way she does when water splashes in her face.

The Cool Cousin, my son Nate. He was playing his electric guitar and quickly drew a crowd.

My Sam....any sport, any time, any place.

Bella and her Grandpa (My Dad)

The grandparents at Dedication

Family Photo after Bella's Dedication. For us, this was only a formality. Truly, Bella was dedicated to the Lord before she was even conceived.

Phew! What a week. Seems like we were racing around all week long. Many new firsts for Bella, ears pierced, meeting my friend Martha's Puppies, first time on the trampoline, Sammy's last baseball game, weekend at the cottage and Dedication on Fathers Day. Bella is either feeling the effects of teething or the several different hands that have held her and I am not sure which it is. She has been very fussy the last 3 days, only wanting me to hold her and letting others know by verbally fussing. So we plan to lay low the next few days and see what happens. She has only been home 6 weeks, and she came home to several people who love her so dearly. The last family from our area and agency is bringing their daughter home tomorrow. They picked up their daughter Anaya the same day we picked up Bella, only they did not have their Birth Certificate yet and fostered in Antigua. Tomorrow is a big day for this family and we are so excited to meet them at the airport and welcome them home as well as celebrate the end of this journey and the beginning of the next.

Thanks for checking in, looking forward to a little quieter week this week.

God Bless.