Super Powers

B continues to believe that Super Daddy and I have super powers. We can "see" him in the next room about to break something even when the door is closed, I can tell without looking that he has stuck his feet out of the car window, I know when he has to use the potty, etc. It's just the stuff you learn about your kid and the use of the side mirrors on the car, but even when we explain our "powers" B won't buy it, he insists we must have super powers.
Tonight on the way home, B said "I'll never have super powers, I've been praying to God and He still didn't give me any!" It's tough being 5 (and a half).

Beautiful Kids

We had house guests for the weekend, our friends the Yorks, including their gorgeous baby boy G. Mrs. York was so kind and took loads of beautiful pics of the kids.

Please Pray for the Chapman Family

My heart is breaking for the Steven Curtis Chapman family as they endure the tragedy of losing their 5 yr old daughter, Maria. The family has done much to promote international adoption and their foundation, Shaohannah's Hope, has helped 1700 families with grants to offset the financial burden of adopting internationally.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/TUNEIN/80521174/1005/ENTERTAINMENT
Please pray for the entire family as they grieve this loss, especially for the son who was driving. Maria is with Jesus now.

Our Nudist Colony

The warmer weather has caused my children to put on their "birthday suits". They've spent lots of time outside and playing in the pool, and most of it has been BUCK NAKED. I love baby nudies, it's so innocent and refreshing.

SJ's language is improving daily. She is able to tell us what she wants easily, but is quite stubborn if she does not get her way. She's enjoying sleeping in her big bed, and sleeps all night as long as we stay with her until she falls asleep. The girl is crazy about shoes, loves to brush her teeth often and is a Kissing Bandit. If you get close, she'll grab you and give you a big kiss.

B is doing well too. He's got his 5 yr Dr. check up and kindergarden shots tomorrow. Believe me, there will be unabashed bribery involved! He's also learning how to annoy his sister, I think all brothers master that skill quickly. I had to teach her to say, "Wendom, NO". (Wendom means brother) B is lately into Ben 10, Pokemon and loves to spend time drawing the characters.

These sweet naked darlings are keeping us busy and laughing. Thankfully the joyful days outnumber the tough ones. What blessings we have!

Super Funny

http://fullyoperationalbattlestation.com/index.php/2008/05/13/okay/
This is the funniest story of The Call ever.
(for those unfamiliar with adoption slang, The Call is when you are finally matched with a child)

Ethiopian Fistula Hospital Documentary on PBS tonight

Check out this documentary on PBS tonight. It chronicles the stories of women in Ethiopia afflicted with childbirth injuries and the help available to them. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/?campaign=pbshomefeatures_2_novabrawalktobeautiful_2008-05-13

God hears her

SJ has been looking at her "Opia" (how SJ says Ethiopia) album today. She was pointing to her buddy, T, quite a bit. I called T's parents and let the girls talk. SJ jabbered away in Hadiya and T's mom said that T was listening and responding. The girls both speak Hadiya, it was so cute to hear SJ jabbering away to her friend who understands her.
A part of me is sad, however, that our girls' precious words are not understood by their mothers. I rest in the fact that my God knows my daughter's words and hears her.