Random Shots

Here are some random photos from over the past few months.

John's favorite past time...sticking food items to our kids foreheads.

Morgan and Trinity at their "Tea with Tights" dance recital in January. They were so cute up their in their garden fairy outfits.

Conner in the tub... we see this cheesy smile all the time!

Trinity ~ our future hairdresser. I am pretty sure she used every clip and bobby pin that we have in our house fixing up her and her kitty's hair.

Hunter at one of his basketball games. He just finished his season.

My boys...

This is what I saw the other morning as I was looking out our kitchen window. Zoe was hanging out the bathroom window.

Jasmine on the day of her fifth grade program. She will be 11 in April. The time has gone by way too quickly and I am having a hard time watching her turn into a young lady.

I Heart Ikea!

The last weekend in February my mom, sisters and I headed up for an overnight visit to Portland. On the agenda was hanging out with Jason and Erin (my brother and his girlfriend) a stop at the fabric depot and of course a visit to Ikea. I love Ikea!! For those of you that have never been ~ a visit to Ikea is quite the experience. The top level is all displays and layouts. The bottom floor is where you can find all of the items upstairs...It can be quite overwhelming! We made it through in record time ~ just under three hours. I got out of there with only purchasing a little table and chair set for Trin and Conner, new dishes and a few other little odds and ends. Jason had opted to stay home and study instead of going with us ~ So we met him for a late dinner at the Black Rabbit (at Edgefield ~ a McMenamins) and then a trip to Rimsky Korsakoffee House.

This pic was taken at Rimsky's. It was pretty late so we were all pretty whipped. (Mom, Me, Ash, Erin, Jason and Amy)

John and Hunter putting together the little kids table.Hunter was pretty proud of the fact that he put together the chair all on his own.
Conner sitting down to lunch at their new table. He and Trinity love eating all of their meals at the little table right next to our big table.

Meet Conner

The last two months have seemed to go by in such a busy whirlwind. I have gotten the opportunity to find out what it is like to a parent to four kids. Two months ago we had a new addition to our family. Meet Conner ~ a rambunctious little boy who will be two in April. Conner came to us as a scared and traumatized little boy. Now he is happy, smiling and in to everything! We love just watching him run around and play. The amount of time that Conner will be with us is uncertain. Our guess is another few months or so. But he has already been a blessing to our family.

Trying on some ski goggles

Playing video games after bath time

Snuggling with Hunter

Our little blind man

It is neat to see just how much he has grown in the past few months. He still has some separation anxiety, but it is not near as bad as it was. He adores John and Hunter, is obsessed with balls and runs/jumps anywhere he needs to go. We are thankful for the opportunity to have him in our family.