Wordless Wednesday: First There was ONE, Now There are EIGHT!

An Update

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Can I just say we've been super duper busy? We've been visiting friends, spending time with family, shopping, packing, and just trying to maintain daily life with our four kiddos.

As for the update...

We were scheduled to depart the US today. However, due to the strike planned for tomorrow at London's Heathrow Airport, we rebooked our tickets. We will not be leaving the US until next Tuesday, December 6.

We were and still are pretty much packed and ready to go. We are ready to get back "home". The kids keep asking when we are going to Africa. Mommy and Daddy are ready to sleep in their own bed. We are all ready to start the adjustment process with Ezra in our most permanent home. And Mommy is ready for some Ethiopian food. But...

We are thankful for some extra time to relax, let our kids get over their coughs, Mommy get over her cold, enjoy a few more days with our family, and tie up a few more loose ends before we leave!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheryl's Orphanage in Narok

Many of you know that we are raising money for the orphanage in Narok that we have done some work with.  We have been recently raising money for a fence to surround the property to keep the bad animals out and the good animals in.  We've raised over $2500, but we need at least another $1000.  Please help us reach our goal!  We have added a "DONATE" button on the top left corner of our blog so that you can donate that way.  Please pray about how much you will be able to give.  Thanks!

Fishy Lips

Ezra makes fishy lips all the time. It's really cute. We've tried to get a picture of it before and couldn't. Tonight he was doing it constantly. Isn't he cute?!

Wordless Wednesday

A Hayride

We got back from Kansas on Friday evening, spent the night with Nana and Poppy, and came back to Wilkes on Saturday morning. The kids had naps, we unloaded the car, and then, we went to Mimi and Papa's church for dinner and a hayride. A first for all the kids!

Ezra trying on his hat.

 Bundled up and ready to go!

 Mommy and Dinah. 

 Ezra hanging on.

 After the hayride, they had a fire to roast marshmallows and hot dogs. 

 Mommy and John roasting a couple marshmallows.

Nathan's attempt at an artistic picture. :) 

It was a fun evening and all the kids enjoyed their first hayride, especially the roasted marshmallows afterwards. :)

Samaritan's Purse - South Sudan - A Lifeline for Emergency Relief

South Sudan is calling!

The Penguin

The past few days the kids have been painting with water colors. I've been trying to get them to paint animals that we saw at the zoo on Sunday. John painted this penguin yesterday and I thought he did a super job! He's not as into drawing and painting things as Dinah is so I was super proud of his picture! He has a special person in mind to give his penguin to, and I know that person is going to act surprised when she sees it! ;) 

A Ballerina, A Lady Bug, and Spiderman

We don't celebrate Halloween. But our kids do like to play dress up. So, last night we went to Target to get some Halloween costumes on clearance. I tried to get them a little bigger so they can wear them for a while. Seems I did pretty good on the girls, but not sure about Johns. They are having a blast playing in them this morning! They've been playing they are going on an airplane to Ethiopia and Indonesia to pick up their new sons. :) 

The Never Ending Job

I had all the laundry clean on Friday afternoon. By Monday morning, this was the pile of laundry to be washed. It's a never ending job. But I'm so thankful for every one of the people I do laundry for!