Eggs, 13.1 miles and Dance

Ok time to catch things up. We have been busy with the weather finally warming up. Easter was a great time with family and friends. Sophie totally gets it and have a sugar high for about a week! LOL. But besides the fear that the rabbit was going to come inside, all went well.

After church with Bear and Belle

CHEEEZY!!

Hunting eggs with Jack and Mason

Sweeping the yard for stragglers

Baseball time!!! GO CARDS!

We are VERY proud of Mommy. She completed her first 1/2 marathon on April 11 finishing in 2 hours 30 minutes. Sophie was amongst the 30,000 on lookers with signs and cheers as she came across the finish line.

Run Mommy!! Holding Sophie's picture

Proud of Mommy!

Our friends the Tripps came up and Jenny was a runner too! CONGRATS AUNT JENNY!

Getting ready for dance class.

I was scared at first but a friend from school is also in my class which made it fun!

Small but mighty!

Watching and following along

I love dance and I even got a Dora sticker!!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

A big Happy Birthday to Mommy who turned 30 again today! We love you and hope that you have had a good birthday week-a-paloza so far!

We love you very much!
Sophie, Poppa, Puck, Peaches and Spicy

HOP! HOP! HERE COMES THE RABBIT!

GETTING READY FOR THE RABBIT!!!

March 15th, 2003

It was seven years ago today. Happy Anniversary T. I love you very much!

Tough Times, But Kids Make Things Better

It has been a tough past month and a half for us here with Hank's job being eliminated but still employed as they are accommodating him as much as possible. Reality set in but we remain positive that everything will work out in a positive way as it always has for us over the past 7 years of marriage.
Life really has thrown us so many curve balls with the Tricia's cancer six years ago, the roller coaster ride of adoption and now the job front. It is really a challenge to remain up-beat all the time but our little girl just makes all those bad things go away.
She is just a joy to see every morning when she wakes up and when she is picked up from school. That smile and shriek of happiness when she sees us. She really makes things better. At the end of the day it is really about one thing and that is our daughter and the "reason" that she was matched with us. Everyday we look back and reflect just how lucky we are the God blessed us with her and what she has done for us.
So as we move forward, Sophie is doing very well with her language, growth and just being a three year old girl. Winter can not end soon enough! Last weekend was the first beautiful and half-way warm one in 3 or so months and it was great to get out and just enjoy! We look forward to Spring and getting her garden planted and spending time as a family doing fun things and enjoying each other.
We have enrolled her in swimming classes and some ballet/tap classes so that will be fun to do!
Honestly, all the hardships of life can be made "all better" by the hugs, kisses and love that you children provide. We....are so lucky.

Getting her hair done with Mommy last weekend.