We are in Montana! We are spending time with and enjoying our family… We are playing hard, and having so much fun… This really is one of my favorite places in the world, here in this little town in the mountains. I love it here… and I love that some of my favorite people are…

Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better…

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plains… America, America, God shed his grace on thee… And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea!  Happy Fourth, from our family to yours!

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.~Nelson Mandela

There were too many crayons in this house… so many that they weren’t staying properly in their allotted organizational bin. So, on my to-do list was to go through, and get rid of the ones that were broken up, the bits, and pieces. Little M was excited to help (she always is, precious thing), and…

Sleeping boy. The husband says I have a sickness because I have to take a picture every time my babies sleep. He’s wrong, it’s not a sickness… an obsession maybe, but sickness? Pshaw. Her little notes are so sweet. Riding his little bike… yes, it’s a baby bike, but his little legs are just not…

Our dossier has been logged in to the CCCWA, and we are now waiting on step eight, our official letter of approval. This step is somewhat random, and can take anywhere from two weeks to four months. We are hoping and praying to be on the shorter end of that spectrum…this is the hardest wait…