Z's second lost tooth!

Z lost his second tooth today!  Hard to believe he's old enough to be loosing teeth!  I tried to pull it out earlier this week but found that I still hate loose teeth (brought back memories of student teaching and kids showing me their wiggly teeth and me grimacing!!)  I think dad is going to be the one pulling teeth in this family!

First day of school 2012

M and Z outside Chapman Elementary

 Z on his first day of 1st grade!

 His cubby

 Outside his classroom

 At his desk

 M on his first day of 2nd grade

 Outside his classroom

In 2nd grade they have real desks!

King Solomon Christian Camp

 M and Z spent Thursday and Friday at church camp.  This picture is of them at the entrance to camp.  It was well over 100 degrees both days so they were tired and hot when they got home, but they both had a fun time!

 Z in his bed...I'm fairly certain he didn't sleep much in this bed though!

M chose a top bunk.  Two days later and 2+ hours of tantrums and he still hasn't caught up from the sleep he missed while at camp...

Girls update

We have an update on our girls' case.  We were given permission to talk to the grandparents that live in Washington.  We called and talked to grandma on Sunday night.  It was a very pleasant conversation and we enjoyed talking to her.  During our conversation she told us that her and her husband had done some soul searching over the weekend and they have not to pursue the adoption.  This is amazing news for us and it truly is and answer to our prayers!

I received a call from our worker yesterday and she got confirmation from grandma that they have indeed withdrawn from the adoption.  So now we are waiting for our homestudy to be completed (should be done by the end of July) and then they will do a staffing (we are the only ones being staffed so we will be chosen!).  We are hoping the staffing will be in August and then we will have paperwork to do.  The worker said we should be done by Christmas (but I think we'll be done earlier!)  Keep praying!!!

2 years!

2 years ago M and Z became official members of our family.  It has been a wild ride!  We have created many happy memories, had many fun times as a family, and experienced many challenges.  They have grown so much (height and emotionally) and we look forward to seeing them grow into young men!

Z's first lost tooth!

Z lost his first tooth tonight!  It has been loose for a few months and tonight he let dad pull it out.  I think he was a little shocked when it first happened and wouldn't let us see it or take pictures, but he warmed up to the weird feeling and is excited to see if the tooth fairy will come tonight!

Lego Land Discovery Center

 Lego Land here we come!!!

Lego Land opened a new discovery center in Kansas City and we had to check it out!  The 3 oldest (ages 30, 8, and 6) had a hay day.  The littles weren't nearly as impressed so we ended up going to the hotel to run (they loved it!)