Catch up...

Let's see... where to start. Honestly I can't remember what we've done. :) That ever happen to you? Girls had some trouble getting over their colds, which meant I didn't sleep through the night for a while. Which meant my brain wasn't functioning. Brings back memories of tiny babies my girls that had some trouble figuring out how to sleep through the night. We could soon be back there. I had two Saturdays of all day classes for fostering/adoption. I learned a lot in the classes, but learned the most from two five minute conversations I had with people who have actually been there. One lady I spoke with said that she didn't know of any families that waited more than 20 days when they were willing to take a baby. We are signed up for birth to 5 years, so that could very well be us. Thankfully God is in control. I couldn't rest if he wasn't. That is the rock I keep going back to when things seem a little worrisome. And honestly, we wouldn't be here if God hadn't taken our hands and drug gently led us here. We were told today that if things go well, we will be licensed next week! I am not sure how long from there we are actually an available home, but I am guessing it doesn't take too long. Considering we started all of this almost exactly two months ago, I'd say we're moving right along!

Annika's bed, bedding, curtains, etc. got all moved to the Little Girl's room. Here is Annika with her new bed. Please overlook the fact that her name is no longer centered over her bed. We might fix that... or just leave it as being slightly to the side for some kind of artistic effect. She's done ok with her bedding being somewhere else. The first time she saw all in LG's room, she was upstairs and I was down. I saw her walk over and look...and burst into tears. She's cried most nights at bedtime. Last night was the shortest and no crying tonight! She picked to have to big bed and this bedding, so it just takes a little getting used to.



Annika and her new bed

My mom came to visit as a surprise for Olivia's 7th b-day. I decided very last minute that since we were going to Dallas, we might as well go early and go to American Girl. I am so glad we did. It was very fun and we basically had the store to ourselves. I hadn't planned to eat, as it was a looking trip. But when we got upstairs, Annika headed over to the bistro part and said, "When are we going to eat? I am hungry." How can you pass that up? We got brownie pops and mini ice cream cones. I am so thankful to be able to do fun stuff with our girls like that. I know there are many people in the world who would love to treat their kids to something fun and they can't. We left Amer. Girl and headed to the airport. I only had to make a u-turn once... so we did well. Olivia was so surprised when we pulled up to the airport! It was fun. We spent Fri. doing all the stuff she wanted. We got cupcakes, went to Miss Molly's toy store, jumped at Pump It Up, went to a really big Hallmark store, came home for a fast bath, and headed to dinner. Sat. I had class all day, so my mom took Olivia to a nail spa birthday party and to her 3 hour Nutcracker practice. Annika got a special day with KK. I am pretty sure she's never gotten to spend time with her by herself. They went shopping (at Walmart), went to Barnes and Noble and got pedicures. Mom said the pedicure place did everything for Annika and she loved it- even rose petals in the water! They did an incredible job painting flowers on her nails and she even got some little diamonds on them! So cute!  


Olivia opening her presents

Olivia got a desk for her room from my mom. We were going to go with Pottery Barn Kids, but they are just so expensive. I found this one at Target for a third of the price. It is awesome! She is so excited and has finally forgiven me for moving out her tea party table.


American Girl

At American Girl Olivia got her doll's ears pierced. The earrings are so cute! Annika got some glasses for her doll and we went in together to get her a zebra print dress with a purple bow that is adorable!