The Christian Crew

these will be featured at the National Families Supporting Adoption Art Display this coming weekend! both are very special to our family and have to do with our own feelings and experiences and are resounding feelings among the adoption community! Click on them to make them larger and easier to read!

We Love you so much, Bitsy Girl! We can't believe you are already THREE. Let's have lots of fun today as we swim and have your fairy princess party with everyone! Our birthday wish for you is that you get to have another awesome year and hopefully become a big sister! You love to hold your doll and tell us how much you love your babies. You change your mind everyday hoping for a boy , then a girl, then a boy again:) Thanks for making us better parents and being such a good lil' sis to Brielle. Keep being a cuddle bug and sweet and sassy girl! Love, Mommy and Daddy

This is Brandon's newest Challenge and passion!!! He is Lucky to have an awesome Friend named Jesse to show him the best spots to fly fish! And it's scenic too:)

I want to put some myths to rest about Adoptive Parents who already have a child, or two, adopted or biological. This is my opinion and maybe not everyone would agree but, I feel like i need to express these things- just to clear the air... Just because we HAVE kids- Does Not Mean that we aren't aching just as terribly for a child as those without children. Because we already know what being a parent feels like and requires of us, we may ache even more b/c we know the difference. It stinks to have these gnawing feelings in your heart and in your mind that " Someone is Missing- your family is NOT complete yet!" The sense of urgency most of us have is undeniable! I feel this every single day! I see it in my husbands face. My kids ask us all the time when our baby will come. I explain that God has to prepare a place in someone's heart for US! (the right person.) And that when She knows, then we will have another miracle in our family. And we must be as patient as we can...

I found this awesome artist on ETSY ! She has such great and special messages in her artwork but keeps them so playful. Here's a few of my favorites... This is an Adoption Piece which comes in Blue and Pink. I can't wait to have a reason to buy this for our next nursery! This one is just so fun! DJ Birdies ROCK! Brandon's parents and brother came into town today. We will have a fun filled week as we get ready for Aria's 3rd B-day and the Zoo and hiking etc... Also, an AWESOME birth mother blog has been on my reading list lately! She is incredible and writes so well! Can't wait to post more pics and to write a bit more from our hearts. I have had some incredible feelings lately... ~C

we're such troopers and little patriots on July 4th! The morning started off Sunny and bright and church was wonderful! The girls couldn't wait for fireworks and kept asking us to see them all day long... Unfortunately, it RAINED and the POURED!!! But, we still were able to watch our friends set off a few before the torrents of water came pouring down! So, glad i got these pictures BEFORE all that craziness! The girls had a great day even despite not seeing that many fireworks. So, we will just have to have fun setting them off at a later date! Maybe for Aria's Birthday?

So, this may sound silly to some people but, On our anniversary day we went on a double date with our friends and played Mini Golf! I hadn't played for a year or so since we lived in Henderson at King Putts. I enjoyed getting cool shots with my camera (of course) and being just slightly sharp on the side of Cheesy! I love the effects of keeping your shutter open longer than normal. It makes this small waterfall look like something more spectacular! And of course , B has to get some Credit for his Talladega Nights Shirt. (sorry if it offends some people) But that's how we roll! (and i bought it for him so, I'm to blame or thank!) I was leading the pack of us four peeps the whole game except for the last 2 holes! Then Brandon BEAT me. It didn't help that him and our friends were all making coughing/choking noises while i was trying to putt! Stinkers! B only beat me by 2 so, i will win next time and it's all in fun. We are really not that competitive! Then we went ...

Hey Readers and Everyone, I just thought i should Lay It ALL out for everyone on how Brandon and I communicate. We are a very outgoing couple and our parenting style is the same. We do not hesitate to say what we feel unless it would be hurtful. So, we are very Open, Outspoken and always Expressive. We are sometimes intimidating to others who are not as Open as ourselves. We say we LOVE our kids and tell them that more than 3 times a day. We talk openly about our friendships, relationships, desires, interests, wishes, goals, flaws and spirituality. We are both TYPE A personalities (with different strengths-thank heavens:) . We Love to joke and play and wrestle and tickle or tackle with each other. Communication can also be called LOVE LANGUAGES .. We all have different LOVE languag es (or ways we feel/communicate love) Here they are: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service and Physical Touch. To be totally honest here's my top 2 languages (or ways i ...

Yesterday, we had a nice day and enjoyed the sprinkling rain and bursts of sunlight! Aria and Brielle LOVE playing outside and sharing everything! During our ice cream break, Aria decided to help me pull the tree shoots out of the back yard lawn... apparently, she is fantastic at multi-tasking!!! they even share treats:) and then laugh about how funny it was to lick the cone at the same time! There's nothing cuter than a messy face on a little girl who is almost 3! (in 2 weeks) And Brielle is such a big girl and hardly makes much of a mess anymore. She's 4.5 going on 16!!! So she thinks anyways! Well, We have lots of prep work to do for Aria's B-day and the family coming into town here pretty quickly! Hopefully, i will be able to post as we go but, if not, don't fret, just find me on FB! *keep reading about us and check out our sidebar for all our other adoption friends who are all waiting for a miracle through adoption!

Today we were married- 8 years ago! I am the luckiest woman ever! Man, We look sooo young! I still chase him and he chases me. He still sweeps me off my feet and i always feel like I picked a GREAT MAN! I love you , Babe. And i know you love me b/c you tell me and show me by the way to take care of me, our girls, our home and your attitude of service towards us. You pick up the slack for me and you still flirt with me all the time. I couldn't ask for more. You are the best husband and there's no way i could tell you enough!!! Thanks for all you do for me! Happy Anniversary! *keep reading about us by going to the sidebar and clicking on any topic!

with the girls, etsy and loads of outdoor fun. We Have been swimming about 3 times a week lately! And going to the park as much as possible! While we have quiet time, i work on cleaning or crafting. Here's a few of my recent creations... for more look here tons more pictures to come of the girls and us!!! We are so excited to have Brandon's Family and my mom come for a bit of vacation! Aria turns 3 on pioneer day (July 24th) and we plan on having all kinds of fun! She's just growing way too fast and it's very bittersweet. She can't wait to be a big sister herself one day! ***Keep reading about our little family, hoping for another miracle through adoption***

Brielle painted this for the 2010 National Families Supporting Adoption Art Exhibit! She wanted her birthmom to have flowers all around her! "Flowers make her happy", she said! To learn more about us, please keep reading or click on the sidebar labels to see who we really are, an adoption family, hoping to adopt again!