Monkey See, Monkey Do

Lia Kate loves walking around and pretending she's on the phone. "Hello" "Hey!" "Shh, be quiet" "Okay" "Ummm" "Hold on" and "Just a minute," she often says when she's on the *phone*.



When you ask her who she's talking to see, she always says "Miss Kelley." Kelley is one of my dear friends. We became friends when we adopted our daughters at the same time. And we do talk on the phone a lot. But we aren't talking much on the phone these days because Kelley is back in China! And she's about to adopt another daughter. In fact, they'll be meeting her for the first time tonight, around 2 a.m. our time. So, if you like to follow adoption blogs, be sure to check hers out.

Catching Up: Spring Program

Britton & LK had their Spring Program at their sweet little preschool back in March. I meant to post about it earlier, but just downloaded the pictures. I was so proud of my babies! They did so great in their first "stage" experience. LK caught a glimpse of her daddy and mid-song screamed out "Hey Daddy!!!!" And then she saw me and screamed "Hey Mommy!!!!" and waved furiously and did a little happy dance. It was pretty adorable. When Britton's class came out, he couldn't see us, but he looked so sweet up there! He may not have sung all the words of the songs, but he did every single hand motion. It was precious. Here are some pictures...

The theme of the program was The Teddy Bear Picnic, so each child brought their favorite teddy bear. Lia Kate had her "panna bear."

LK and her class were lightning bugs.

Britton and his class were"bumma bees."

Doing all the hand motions.

Britton spent most of the time on stage chewing on his bottom lip. He comes by that honestly as that is something I do all the time! I've noticed that Britton does it whenever he is in a new situation.

After the program, we went to their class rooms to see their art displays. This is Lia Kate's self-portrait.

Catching Up: One Spring Morning

These pictures were taken on one of the beautiful cool mornings we had this spring. I loved how sweet they were being with each other. This kind of sweetness is so not the norm, but I'll take it when I can get it!

Catching Up: Easter

This is so late, but I wanted to include pictures of our Easter!

The Easter baskets ... er, buckets.


We went to church that morning and did Easter buckets and egg hunting when we got home.








They loved hunting eggs this year.








Looking through their loot.

The Difference a Year Makes

May 2010:


May 2011:


Oh. My. Goodness. From baby to big girl in the course of a year. I'm having a hard time believing this!

Last Day of School

Today is the last day of preschool for the year!

It is hard to believe they look liked this on the first day of school in September...


And that today, they look like this...


They have had such a good year. I remember being really concerned on Lia Kate's first day back in September not knowing how she would react to being without her mama in a strange room with new faces. She was a little wary those first days, but it didn't take long for her to absolutely fall. in. love. with going to school. She has blossomed so much and I'm so thankful for her amazing teachers who made her feel at home and loved. She loves her teachers and classmates and prays for them by name every night (melt my heart).

Britton had a great year too. He is talking so much more than when he started in September and is becoming so independent. He loves school and always walks in with a big smile on his face. He is learning so much and has had some wonderfully patient teachers who have shepherded him along this year. We are thankful.



This post always makes me a little sad because it shows how fast my babies are growing up. It's a good thing, too. But hard on a mama. (Here is last year's last day of school post.)



So, here's to a fun-filled summer ahead! We'll be playing in the sun, swimming, going to the zoo and the science museum, getting together with friends, going to the park, heading to Disney World with Danny's family, and celebrating Miss Lia Kate's 3rd birthday in July!

Easter Duds

Here are my two little munchkins on Easter morning a few weeks ago! I have a lot of updates coming just as soon as I download all the pictures from my camera. I finally have more space on my computer to store pictures. Yippee.