A Big THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Although this is the first time I have blogged about her or posted her picture, I have to give a Big Shout Out to my niece Jessica. I am so proud of her and all of her accomplishments as of lately. When I first met Jessica she was about 7 years old and 9 years old when I married Doug. I have had the privilege to watch her grow up, graduate high school and college, land her first professional job and blossom into an incredible, dependant, kind and caring woman.
Jessica is always there to help out Doug and I with babysitting or dog sitting. The best part is that she doesn't just do it to help us, Jessica truly enjoys spending time with Grant and Lily. She will take her youngest cousins to the mall or the Zoo or even to the park. This past Sunday, Jessica and her grandma Mary Jane (Doug's mom) came over to the house at 6:45am to hang out with the kiddos so I could work my shift at the hospital. John, Grants super hero, joined in the fun around 9:00am and they all went to the Science Center. They had a wonderful time, but boy did they look exhausted. I just can't thank Jess enough for being the wonderful person that she is. I also want to add that she will do crafts with the kids and helped Grant put together a scrap book of pictures and activities that he did while Doug and I were in China adopting Lily. I don't think she knows how much that book means to Grant and I. As a matter of fact, we look at it once a week so he can tell me all the stories behind the pictures.
Happy Birthday Jess----we all Love you

Going To The Bus Stop

No matter what time we wake in the morning it seems as though we are always in a mad rush to get to the bus stop on time. Grant takes his time to get his coat and backpack on. Plus, the lunch menu needs to be gone over and evaluated. However, the real hold-up is my little Hot Pot Lily. Every morning after we put her shoes, coat, hat and gloves on, lily insist that we take a baby doll or her stuffed panda to the bus stop. Although this process can be a pain in the rump, watching her put her baby in the stroller and push it up the street makes me smile. Plus, not only does she take baby, she takes a purse with her coca cola chap stick. Enjoy the pics, they really tell the story. Make sure that you notice the 3rd picture. Lily could not get the stroller thru the snow, so she did what any good little mama would do---she picked up the stroller.

Salad for Dinner???

How many 6 year old say, "mom I want salad for dinner"? I asked him if he wanted anything else and he just said "No, just a salad-- I want to be healthy." That boy amazes me. However, he did indulge in some fresh baked brownies later that evening. When you look at the pictures make sure you notice his black right eye. Grant fell off the back of a chair while trying to hide from his sister. Crazy kids.

Armed and Dangerous

Take a look at Grant and his cousin Clayton. Both boys received Nerf guns for Christmas and are really enjoying them. I think these pictures make them look like a couple of bad a**es, like they should be in a show called Kindergarten Sopranos. However both Grant and Clayton are very good kids, and still mama's boys.

Old Habits are Hard to Break

Yep, that's right, my girl is eating an All-American french fry with Chinese chop sticks. The People's Republic of China would most likely be shaking their heads right now.
This past Saturday we celebrated Chinese New Year with our good friends John and Lisa and their 2 girls. We ended up going to a all you can eat buffet and boy did we eat.
The pictures also show Lily and her friend Olivia enjoying themselves. Lily has chocolate all over her face from the chocolate fountain.

Fun In The Tub

My girl is so wild and will do anything. I thought most kiddos are afraid of water at this age, but NO not Lily. She will put her face in the water, try to swim and lay down on her back with water all around her.

HELP !!!!!!!!

My blog is such a hot mess that I don't even want to blog anymore. I tried to add a new background and it just looks horrible. I have new pictures that I want to put as a heading and I can't figure out how to do that.
I am thinking about just dropping the whole blog anyway, besides I don't think anyone looks at it anymore.

Have a great Sunday.

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