If Home Is Where Your Heart Is. . . .

Yesterday I walked into the house from work and Dax and Tiki were in the process of making paper briefcases and paper mustaches.  They were dressed in collared shirts with ties on.  What in the world?  "A business meeting with Luke" they said.  Hmmmmm. . . . Apparently they were meeting with Luke to discuss their babysitter for the summer.  Luke is our Men's Director and he will be deciding who will be taking care of the boys this summer.  Typically I have one picked out by now, but this year didn't work out so well.  Over the past few days they have had some "trial" sitters and as a result, the boys had their opinions.  (They were basically going to fight for the one who disciplined less.) I asked Dax how the meeting went afterward and this was his one word response: "stupid!"  I talked to Luke about the meeting this morning and he said it was HYSTERICAL!  Apparently Dax came with his three points and he stuck to them until the end...

I am SO EXCITED about my new Facebook group:  RWANDA ADOPTION!!!!  I created it yesterday morning and it is rockin' (67 people and counting)!!!  I am loving getting in touch with all of these families.  Part of me feels a little bit left out because I adopted so independently from any one and so many people had groups and now I have a group!  SO FUN! We are planning a reunion for Memorial Day 2012. . .tentatively in Durango!  What a ball!  That makes me so happy!  I cannot wait!!!  (They just had a great Memorial Day reunion this year and the pictures are adorable!) So, if you have adopted from Rwanda or are waiting for approval or referral, JOIN!!!  Invited all of the parents of little Rwandan guys and girls to join!  I don't think anything could be more fun for our kids as the years go by than a group like this. . .especially with REUNIONS!!! If you are a part of the group, please upload a family picture and please give us y...

Can you believe that within a week of posting about a blizzard I can post about water gun fights (outdoors)?  It is beautiful here!  Hays and Tiki are having a blast with the Super Soakers. . .since these pictures have been taken Maggie has joined in, too! Also, check out Tiki's new yarn braids!  I'm still getting used to them, but he is so excited to have hair that "shakes like Dax's"!

Dax:  "Dear God, thank you for us, for our planet, for our universe, for all the other universes.  Thank you for everyone on our planet and on Jupiter.  Amen." Gabby:  "Dear Jesus, thank you for BeBe, Gabby, Maggie and Justin Bieber. . . ."  (JB went number four tonight. . .he's going down in position.) I love my kids!

Memorial Day is humbling.  It is a day set aside to remember the men and women who have died serving our country.  That humbles me.  I cannot fathom going to war. . .being on the front lines. . .risking my life for a country.  It is humbling. Memorial Day was first declared in 1868.  On www.usmemorialday.org, I read this quote and it sums up my feelings as I decided to write this post:  "Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all." As I am humbled by Memorial Day, I often get frustrated.  I feel like we aren't really proud to be Americans anymore.  I feel like politics and wars have made us less proud and that makes me sad.  I remember the patriotic feeling after 9/11 and I remember loving that feeling.  Now I feel like we have gone back to politics.  It seems like we are less happy to be Americans if the person we want to be president isn't in o...

Yesterday we spent much of the afternoon at Baker's Bridge. Some of our alumni staff are in town and it was so much fun to enjoy the sun and the fellowship!

Where have I been lately??? MOVING OUT TO CAMP, ending school, buying a new house. . . . I've been a little busy! So, I'm going to give you several updates in one post. . .pics and stories and such! This is our new house!!!  It isn't officially ours yet. . .we close next week.  I took this picture last week when we were having that super snow!  We're excited about the house!  There is more space, but it is a major fixer-upper!  It'll be fun! This is Dax with the principal.  He LOVES the principal!  What kid loves the principal?  Dax! This is Dax with his teacher.  She had to say, "Come on, Dax, pretend like you like me."  Hummmm.... Tiki had a mountain biking race yesterday.  He had the best time!  I loved watching him!  When he finished, the first thing he said was, "Daddy is going to be so proud of me!"  Cutie pie! Today is the last day of school. We survived another year! I'll post about today l...