Happy Birthday my sweet Blakester!!!

September 12, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

I now have another teenageer int he house!! It’s a good thing. Blake is such a wonderful son. He makes me so proud in everything he does.

He wanted a taco cake. So it is almost become a joke to get Mom to make the cake, because I am not that good at it. But adds a little humor to the day.:) Today we needed some humor, with Camye is so down right now.

Blake’s wish list was Hero factory legos, a certain kind of rip stick>??, 3DS games, tools(real Dad like tools), BeyBlades, Large hershey kiss, DSi gift card.

He is such a good kid with an awesome heart!! God blessed me beyond measure with Blake.

How do we do it?

September 11, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

I hear the question, “I don’t know how you do it?” Sometimes I think they want to say to me, “Why are you doing this?”

I can ONLY do this with Christ…it is HE who strengthens me. However, God has given me the most incredible man to do this with. An incredible man who wants to live our life exactly how we are living it.

We have ran back and forth to the hospital with Camye since her accident on Friday. If he stayed, I went home to be with the other kids or if I stayed, he went home to be with the kids. Avah has only been home 3 1/2 months. We don’t feel we should be leaving Avah for long periods of time just yet. We have had Mia’s sleep study appointment for over 6 months. It just happened to be on the day Camye got home from hospital. We both agreed I just can’t leave Avah again for a night for awhile. So Kenny…..love of my life….took Mia to her appointment. He blows my mind with his devotion to our family. Incredible man of God. He makes me so proud!!!!

Back to the hospital..

September 9, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

Someone said to me yesterday,” Wow Wendi your kids don’t get sick very often or get small things wrong with them but when they do.. They go BIG!!”
And they do!!! I am sure most of you remember Blake’s ripped knee… Chloe’s broken arms… Broken nose..Mia’s issues in March…
Camye was swinging on a rope swing( unapproved) rope swing on our property on Friday after co-op. She was testing it to see if it was safe for Paul and his friend Nathan that had came over. 15-20 feet in the air.. It snapped. She landed on her left side… Bending and snapping her wrist and fracturing her pelvic bone. I am thanking the Good Lord for protecting her from a head, neck or back injury.
She is in Children’s
Hospital since Friday night. She had her wrist set back together on Friday night and it has come apart. She will be having surgery Monday morning to repair that and put a pin in place.
Today she was able to figure out her one crutch and was able o take seven steps. She is having such anxiety. After the seven steps she is asleep and has been for about an hour. It’s amazing how much a traumatic event will take out of you.
Thank you for all the prayers and visits!!! It has really lifted her prayers.

My baby on the stretcher in the ambulance.

SupahNinjas came to Children’s on Saturday to visit. She loved that.

Lots of company has been coming around!:):) she is loving that!

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Labor day with the Fam!

September 3, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

This little precious 7 year old started reading and has jumped right into chapter books!!! He is a genious!! Takes after his dad!!

Avah had a blast doing everyone’s hair.. My head got a rest… My older brother Uncle Rob needed a ‘do!

My aunt Lori, her hubby Jim and their son Josh came over to my brother’s awesome log cabin for the day!

The guys hanging out!

Avah chasing a deer.. She wanted to catch him. Didnt work so well!;)

Stay tuned for new family photos!!!

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Healthy check-ups??

August 31, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

What??? What are healthy check ups??? Why that is what both of my girls had today?!!!

Mia now weighs 26 pounds!!! 26 pounds people!!! This is huge!! She hasn’t had a fever all summer!! She has gained 2 1/2 pounds and a half inch since her sister came home!

So silly!!!

Avah’a dream come true.. The doctor let her play with the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff!
Avah had seen 6-7 specialists and we were seeing Dr. Springer to follow up.
It was funny Dr Springer said that every specialist report that came in… They commented on her happiness, cheeriness, helpfulness, silliness… Something was mentioned and the specialists were charmed. I do call Avah our little cheerleader… I mentioned to my friend Jen, the other day.. If Avah yelled out,”Go team, Gajog.” I wouldnt be surprised. I think it’s just her personality!! Anyway.. Avah not weighs 35 pounds. She had lost down to 32 pounds but is gaining!!:)

So blessed to have these two girls as my daughters!:)

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Back to School

August 31, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

We started school this week… Wow!!! What a busy homeschool year we are going to have!!

Blake .. My 8th grader!!!

Camye- my 6th grader!

Paul- my 2nd grader!

My two preschoolers!!!!

it’s been a slow start… But I have been homeschooling for 12 years.. And 6 kids won’t slow me down… Just need to find our groove. Chloe was still asleep during these photos. Imagine that!;)

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Guess who is missed…

August 23, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

Mia is missing her Omma. Several people questioned us allowing Mia to see her foster parents again. But it has been a completely positive situation.

In fact, I feel it brought closure for Mia. Mia tells me all the time, “Omma is happy.” or “Or Omma loves me, she is nice.”

Mia’s Omma, Mrs Kwon gave Mia some Gim(seaweed sheets).. Mia calls it her Gimbap. She loves it and says,”Omma gave me my Gimbap.”

It is so sweet! I am so thankful for their connection. What a blessing!!
In fact, Mia asked to Skype with Omma and Appa tonight.:)

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An apology….

August 22, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized 1 Comment

Sometimes when you are in the thick of something…you do not see clearly.

When that thing going on in your life is over, the fog starts to lift.

We adopted Mia and Avah so close together. I started thinking all Christians should adopt.

You have heard it before, if every Christian would adopt then we wouldn’t have orphans. Well this is not a perfect world, and there will always be orphans, as sad as that is to say….there will be people in heaven that did not adopt…

My apology is for ever appearing judgmental towards someone who was not adopting. Because guess what..I am not currently adopting. I am struggling with guilt. Yes I know Avah has only been home 3 months. But the hardest part for me is, I feel EXTREMELY guilty that we are NOT adopting right now. I feel very comfortable and that my quiver is full. I feel totally ashamed. How can I have seen what I have seen and know what I know..yet enjoy this feeling here with contentment. I know I am letting Satan steal my joy right now that I am feeling. But it is what it is…

Will we adopt again? Yes…but when and where? I do not know. I have been praying for God to speak to LOUDLY to me with lots of details. He is being strangely quiet right now. Most of you who read this, know that I am never strangely quiet. It someone is quiet around me.. I talk incessantly to them. So I am praying and rambling incessantly to God right now.

So what am I doing to relieve some of my guilt right now? There are so many things you can do.

1. Encourage others to follow their hearts and adopt.

2. Support them financially, buy chances at their fundraisers, donate anonymously, donate publicly. Any little bit helps.

3. Take a meal when they come home, My church did this and it was a HUGE blessing.

4. Pray for them.

5. Choose orphans and pray daily for them.
6. Go on a mission trip
7. Sponsor a child.. There are so many!

The ideas are endless!!! But be kind…defend the cause of the fatherless. There are so many ways than adopting.

Summer lovin’

August 21, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

Ahhh summer is almost over!! I can tell Fall is fast approaching. This has been an incredible summer. Mia is doing fabulously. Loving on her Penny-puppy.

Falling asleep at the table while coloring…don’t worry we promptly removed her pencil.

Mommy is at the fair with the older kiddos.. Daddy is babysitting and it is hair style time! These girls can do their hair like no other!!

Sweet Pauly and Avah! Soo loving! Paul adores his baby sisters.

Two peas in a pod. I get the question about everytime we are out somewhere.. Now are they sisters… Yes, they are.:)

Avah stretching out and using Mia as a footrest. Yes they have their toddler beds pushed together.

Sweet and precious.

Signs of summer!! Grapes on our grapevine.. A first for us!!

This is Camye and Paul… We went to tuck them in the other night and they were both under the covers, in bed together and sound asleep!

Life is pretty good right now!

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Annual Church Picnic

August 20, 2012wendiplus11 Uncategorized Leave a comment

Every year our church has a picnic at this awesome park, way out in the ‘sticks’. The kids have a blast I don’t even see Blake, Camye or Paul… They are in the creek the entire time.
The little girls were more interested in decorating cookies…

Lots of icing…