Wading at Metcalf Bottoms

We took a little day trip to the mountains to wade at Metcalf Bottoms. Lola was in town to visit, so it was a great opportunity to show her the beauty of the Smokies.

Papaw made little wooden boats for the kids to float. And the kids had fun looking for pretty rocks while cooling off in the water. We also visited the Little Greenbrier School after our picnic lunch. So much fun!

Catching Up, May 2009

It has been very busy around Our Coffey House so far this summer, so I'll catch up the best I can.

B participated in his school's Art Fair with a Lego diorama. He titled it Attack of the Robots. B also graduated from kindergarden, complete with ceremony and cap and gown.

We also got to go strawberry picking at our favorite local You-Pick farm. SJ's strawberries had a little bite out of each one. We went with my best friend and her daughters, seen left acting silly.

More fun times to come!

Community

One of the many blessings of adopting our SJ is finding an incredible new circle of friends! We had SO MUCH FUN at our Ethiopian picnic! We had great Ethiopian food, met new children now home with Forever Families like KB and Katie, and shared about our journeys to our children. This group gives me girlfriends who fully understand my passion for orphans, sweet Julie who brings beads for the kids, Tracie who takes amazing pictures, Stacy who happily runs to the store for more plates, Julia and Theresa who are instant friends, and Danielle who is our walking adoption encyclopedia. And also there's Karey, and Kelly, and Robyn, and Julie B, and Amy, and...
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East TN Ethiopian Families Picnic

You are invited to join us on this Saturday from 11-3 at Nicholas Ball Park for a picnic lunch and fun in the sun! Please bring a dish or two to share, your lawn chairs and drinks for your family. Feel free to pass this info along to any interested folks!

Pool's Open!

It's been barely warm enough to swim, and the kids are READY! SJ went in fast, B took it slow. :)

Coffey Kids Fun

Famiversary Trip

To celebrate our Famiversary, we took an overnight trip to NC to visit SuperDaddy's extended family (love them!). We got to visit with the kids' Great Great Aunt Edda, Aunt Jeep, cousins Eddie, Rachel and Jeff and their sweet kids M and SG, Uncle Bill and Aunt Jan. Rachel was kind enough to let us crash M's birthday party! We had a blast and it was the perfect way to celebrate.