Happy 5th Birthday Stephen!!

Our baby is 5 today! We had his birthday at a local bowling alley today. For some reason that was what he picked months ago, even though the only bowling he has ever done has been on Wii!

I'm not sure WHAT this look is for??!!

Stephen, you are five years old now! We can hardly believe it! It seems like just a short time ago we brought you home from the hospital. You are growing by leaps and bounds. You have such a kind and tender heart. When one of us is sick, you say "Poor Momma" or "Poor Silas". You sing along to the Christian songs we listen to in the car, and you watch way too much TV and play too much Wii. You can pretty much quote every product pitch you hear--at Costco the other day you saw the Oxi Clean and said "Gets the tough stains out!" I think you may grow up to be a great product spokesperson! You love people so much, especially girls! You don't really like to sit and do any kind of school work, but when you do slow down, you soak a lot in, more than I think we can imagine. Silas says you have two brains in your head because you can remember more than he can! Stephen, we are so happy that we were chosen to be your parents...we can't imagine life without you!

CAS Family Day, November 12th

The Adoption Agency that we used for Stephen has two Family Fun days each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. We love to go to them and enjoy the time we can spend doing fun things. The fall event has been in Denton, NC for the last couple of years at Camp Walter Johnson. The boys look forward to it weeks ahead of time, and we were blessed with great weather that day. My favorite part is connecting with all of the other families we have gotten to know over the years and meeting new folks whose families are growing through adoption.

Lazy 5 Ranch....We LOVE homeschool field trips!

We had great weather for a day trip to the Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville. We had not been for a couple years, so a field trip was in order. We had great weather and the boys had a blast. Their favorite part was the giraffes. It is so cool to hold up the buckets and they stretch their long necks over the fence and eat. They seem to be such gentle creatures, and they are so beautiful.

Halloween Fun

 Silas' favorite thing was to decorate Scott's truck for our church's Trunk or Treat on Sunday the 30th

Stephen was Mario, his current obsession, and Silas was a Storm Trooper!