Aren't They Cute?!

I saw this picture today when I was looking through our pictures and realized I forgot to post it. Aren't they just adorable?! We love you, Grandpa and Grandma! By the way, Happy 85th Birthday, Grandpa!!

Prayer and Praise

Prayer~

We are traveling again this week. Wednesday we will be heading to Hartsville, SC to see our friends Justin and Carie and then on to Wake Forest to see our seminary friends there. Please pray for safe travels and for the children to do well.

We are still working on adoption stuff, but it is slow going.

Praise~

We had another good market on Saturday! Thanks for helping us bring our baby home!

Nathan spoke at Pleasant Home Baptist Church in Millers Creek last Wednesday night. It was a cold, rainy night, but there was a good turnout and Nathan did an excellent job. Then yesterday, he spoke at Pleasant Home Baptist Church in Lomax. There was an excellent turn out and such a sweet spirit among the people. We stayed for their holiday meal...which was excellent! And they even wanted to help us bring our baby home so we set up a market for them there. PTL for the faithfulness of His people!

We were able to go to Calvary Baptist Church in Winston Salem yesterday afternoon for their Christmas program. We used to be members there and loved the Christmas production that they do. Both sets of grandparents and Auntie Beth went with us. It was a fun time of getting in the Christmas spirit and seeing some friends after the performance!

Mimi and Papa

Priceless, Part 2

Tuesday morning we woke up to the sound of Dinah and John in the kitchen making waffles with Grandma. We could hear Ruth back in their room (they were all in the same room) yelling to get out of the pack n' play. It was a precious sound. I just had to get a picture of them. Grandma was so sweet explaining to them exactly what she was doing. These are memories we will never forget.

She was telling them how the waffle maker works and telling them not to touch because it's hot.

Ruth loved the rocking chair. She figured out how to climb in it all by herself. And boy was she proud. :)

Dinah was rocking her baby before we left Tuesday morning.

They are so precious sleeping in the car. They finally all went at once. It was a quiet ride for about an hour. :)

Priceless

Our kids had a great time spending some time with their Great Grandpa and Grandma. It was so precious to see them bonding. These are a few pictures from the night after everyone left.

Prayer and Praise

Prayer~

We will be traveling back to NC tomorrow. Please pray for safety on the roads. Our kids are really tired so hopefully they will sleep a lot of the way.

We've been really busy since we arrived back in NC. We have a lot of paperwork to do for the adoption. We have about a week at home coming up and we really need to get a lot of it done. Please pray we will be wise with our time and get a lot of it done.

We have another "Meet and Greet at our African Market" this Saturday. Please pray for another successful market.



Praise~

We've had a great time with our family!

We had a successful market raising money for our adoption!

Our kids have adjusted really well to all the people around and to new people really well. PTL!

Family Reunion, Part 2

       

Nap time! John fell asleep in my lap. It was precious.

Vivian taking a nap, too! :)

Playing Scrabble.

Dinah and Aunt Bev.

Internet cafe going again.

Ruthie playing with Austin.

Uncle Tom.

Austin let Dinah play with her camera, and she had a ton of fun.

Here she is taking a picture of Ruth.

Auntie Beth and John.

Family fun.

Dinah always convinces someone to read to her.

Told you she loves Austin.

Family Reunion

    

Look at that action shot! There was lots of ping pong played.

     

Josh and Dinah vs...

     

Zac and John.

      

 Uncle Gordon taking his turn.

Lots of relaxing in the living room.

 Kraig watching the Packers game.

       

Kraig, Auntie Beth, Uncle Gordon, and Nathan.         
Grandma and Beth chatting.

Vivian, Aunt Bev, Nana, and Grandpa...look at that yummy pumpkin pie on the table! :)

Grandpa's internet cafe. I think there were about 8 laptops going at once at one point.

Ruth and Cousin Austin. She really had fun with him.

Grandpa's farm.

The table before we devoured the food.

Chowing down.

Cousin Vivian and Ruth. She sure did make her rounds with everyone and enjoyed them all!

Anna, Beth, Uncle Gordon, and Jeff. The Bells from Maine.

Our little family.

Us with Nana, Poppy, and Auntie Beth.

Vivian, Kraig, Josh, Zac, Aunt Bev, Uncle Tom, Ryan, Stacy, and Austin. The Bells from Utah, Wisconsin, and Virginia.

Another one of all of us.

We had such a wonderful time with visiting with all our family from all over the US. It was such a treat to have everyone together. We had a blast chatting, eating, playing games, and watching movies. We are so happy we got to see all of you. Our kids had a great time with you all. Thanks to everyone for helping us keep an eye on them! Thanks for a ton of Thanksgiving memories! We love you all!

She's a Girl!

A couple weeks ago we had Ruth's ears pierced. She did a great job and hardly cried at all! What a sweet girl. She's gotten so many compliments on them and Mommy just loves them! Now maybe the Kenyans won't call her a boy! :)

Charlotte African Market

Last weekend, we had our Meet and Greet at our African Market in Charlotte. It was loads of funs. And we raised over $2500.00! Whoohoo!! Thanks to everyone for helping us bring our baby boy home! Nathan did a GREAT job making the mandazi and chai! He also did a wonderful job staying with the kids so I could set up and be there early. Thanks, Honey! A big thanks to Whitney and her Mom for helping arrange things and getting it all set up! And to Aunt Jerri for being the treasurer! And to Poppy for helping with set up and clean up! And the Moorelands for allowing us to us their building! We couldn't have done it without all of you!

Snow!

It's been snowing this morning and early afternoon. The kids enjoyed being out in it for a while this morning. We were hoping for a lot to play in, but at least they got to see it. :) It was pretty on the trees in the last picture when we arrived at Grandpa's house this morning. I believe it's stopped now, but Grandpa says it may start again later. We're still hoping!

Visit with the Chilsons

A couple weekends ago our friends, the Chilsons, came from Wake Forest came to visit for a couple days. We had a great time watching our kids play together and catching up. Sorry to take so long to get the pictures up! Nathan and I have been out shopping this morning and are now enjoying some quite time at Grandpa and Grandma's while everyone else is out shopping. Anyway...thanks to the Chilsons for coming to visit...we had a great time and have missed you tons!

Family Pic...Happy Thanksgiving

Update

Sorry we've not updated in a while! We've been SO busy.

We are in WV now for a family reunion with Nathan's family. There will be 23 of us here in Grandpa and Grandma's house. Fun, fun! Looking forward to some pumpkin pie tomorrow! :)

We had a great turnout for our African Market last Saturday. Thanks to all who came out and supported us in our adoption process! We had a great time visiting with you all.

We are looking forward to Black Friday and getting out and doing some shopping early in the morning. :) Nana and Poppy are coming to stay with the kids while Nathan and I head out. We are looking forward to that. We did order our new Mac laptop and just got it today. Thanks for all the advice from our FB friends!

Alright, well, I'm off to do some shopping online while we are waiting for the rest of the family to get here.

Much love to you all! Happy Thanksgiving!

Meet and Greet at Our African Market

Just a reminder for everyone in the Charlotte area looking for some great Christmas gifts. We are holding our Market on Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 9am-12pm, at City Compressors. The address is 9750 Twin Lakes Parkway, Charlotte, NC. We have lots of cool Kenyan things like jewelry, nativity sets, Christmas ornaments, salad spoons, toys, purses, paintings, Chess sets, quilts, etc. We will also be some African snacks. There will be balloons outside to help you find the way. Please just stop by and see us; we'd love to visit with you! 

The pictures below are some of the items that will be for sale...however, the items may differ slightly from the ones shown in the pictures, as we have a variety of products.