I Have So Much to Blog About

I'm not sure where to start!

Excuse my brief, unplanned hiatus.

I guess I could start by telling you about our second foster care placement.

Nah.

It's a long, a really, really, really long (and equally amazing) story! I promise to share more, but it will take more than one post for me to hit on the high points!

Maybe, instead, I'll start with our Thanksgiving.

It's just that Thanksgiving seems so long ago.

Perhaps a better place to start would be our trip to cut down...

...our be-a-u-tiful Christmas Tree.


I would tell you about Katie's first hair cut.

But the picture pretty much says it all!

I could update you on her paci success! On a side note, she wouldn't accept the balloon offered after her haircut. You don't think I've forever turned her against balloons? Do you?

Or I could share about her success in moving into a big girl bed.

Is it just me, or has she grown way up in the past few weeks?

I could write all about the sweet RHS Cheerleaders who let the girls "cheer" with them at the basketball game. The girls think they're so cool now!

It's just that all that is so yesterday's news.

For now, I guess, I'll apologize again and remind you all that...

...we love you from the bottom of our hearts!

Bye-Bye, Papi...

...a story in pictures:

We prepared "papi" for flight.

A little pre-flight nievity.

With her cheerleaders!

Kissing "papi" bye-bye.

Thinking about it...

...thinking it's not such a good idea!

Someone forgot to tell her she's wearing happy pants!

Okay, so, maybe if everyone helps, she'll let it go?!

Nope!

Oh, there it goes!

Going...going...

Blowing kisses.

One last good-bye!

And she's officially a big girl.

Thank You, God, For...

Wanna Sew?

Here ya go...all those who have said to me: "I wish I could sew..." Check this out!

Santa Fe Recipe

...per Sarah's request!

Here's how I do it--it's a pretty no fail recipe--add what your family likes and delete what they don't!

1 lb. of hamburger (browned)
2 cans of kidney beans
2 cans of pinto beans
1 can of corn
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 packed of ranch dressing mix

Toss it all in a crock pot, give it a stir; 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, and Scoops (I promise, you won't even use a spoon).

Also, if you're interested, here's the recipe I used for the cupcakes. Obviously, my frosting went wrong somewhere--it still tasted good even if it didn't look as pretty as the original!

Weekend Visitors

Aunt Eileen, Great Grandma, and Grandma stopped by this past weekend for a visit!

We made their first trip to SC memorable by visiting Chick-fil-A and celebrating Halloween. They loved watching the girls play, but I think they left exhausted!

Thanks for coming guys! We had a blast!

Love you!

Faries