A Little Surprise

Every now and again I get a glimpse of what my children may become in the future.. I have a vivacious 12 year old that loves to organize and decorate. She found this print in the Abeka Book Magazine, cut it out, and framed it beautifully in a frame she found out in the garage. I could almost imagine her future, given to her by our loving God as promised in Jeremiah 29:11. This little girl has been through so much and she still finds beauty all around her.. She embraces homeschool, and still enjoys our time together...well, most of the time. ;) I'm so thankful I get to be her mom, God has blessed me richly! She adds so much beauty to our lives, and now she has added beauty to our home as well.


Proudly, now displayed on our bookshelf along with our other projects and things to explore..

Art for the 4th of July!

I saw this one Pinterest so I'm not sure who to give credit to for this fun.. We have loved it!!! It's so nice to have a nice craft for the summer months!

We just cut toilet paper rolls, dipped in paint, and started swishing on paper!

 Glitter!

Finished!

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Baking A Little Love...Along The Journey

So tomorrow is Valentines Day!! One of my girls is off on break right now, but my middle daughter is off to school with some yummy cookies! She attends a preschool for DHOH so I thought some Heart & Hands and ASL~ I Love You cookies would be perfect!!!

So that gave us a fun activity for this afternoon...

So we pounded out the dough...

Then we rolled it out...

Then cut out our cookies...

So I just baked up some variety and put them on a plate... Homemade chocolate chip on the bottom! 

So there you go... a little love! I hope the kids love them!!!

~Our New Entryway~

Now we just need something for shoes! Maybe a little fabric for the board...

Getting it all put together in time for back-to-school!

Our Welcome Home Shower~

Some sweet friends and family gave me an adoption shower this last weekend... It was wonderful! We received truly thoughtful gifts, but the best part was just getting together with my friends.

It was also a beautiful shower!!! I just walked around looking at the decorations..

What a great spread!!!

Some sweet gifts!!!

I am so blessed with such great friends & family!!! I love them all so much! 

While Parts Of My Heart Are Away....

I figured I would make some..

I can't wait to start making some pretty hearts and decorations for Valentines!!
I love the whole month of February! I love the hearts, flowers,  the candy, little love notes, and all of the little things that say I Love You!

This is also a month of art.... sharing little crafts.

Even better....I get to go see my girls this month!!! More to come about that soon!!!!! 

The Girls' Rooms Are Just About Done!!!

We had to send some pix the the girls' social worker so she could show the girls where they will be living... So that meant getting some finishing touches on the rooms!

To be honest, I am not sure we will ever be completely finished because there is just so much cute stuff to buy!!! Did I mention I love pink!!! We also need a couple of larger items...like a toy box & new dresser for the oldest's room. So I guess I will be taking more pix, but you can get the idea...enjoy!

Well, the first pic is a doll house I want to get for the girls and it also serves as a warning for anyone wanting to see the rooms in person first- do not scroll down! Also prepare yourself for the cuteness!!!

The is a picture of the youngest two's room...I really hope they like it! There are teddy bears on the walls, but I didn't get them in the shot. They also have toys and gifts in the closet, and few of them were left on the floor from PawPaw!

Auntie came over to help...

This is my favorite!!! Our (soon-to-be)big girl's room!!! The beautiful new bed is from Nonni & Papa!