Last day of Preschool and First day of Taekwondo

Today was Sofia last day of 3 year old preschool. The school had a picnic lunch for the kids and their parents. Sofia got a shirt with all of her classmates name on the back. It's hard to believe a year has already gone by. I still remember the first day of school. Sometimes it's scary how time goes soooooo fast......

Tonight, Sofia had her first tae kwon do class. She really liked it. When we got home she wanted to do more kicking and punching. Master Park, wrote her name in Korean on her uniform. Sofia's cousin Alyssa and friend Michael are in class with her.

Random photos

Drew got tatoos from the mall over the weekend. It was police week. When he saw all the cars he said "dadda car dadda car"

Sofia brought home flowers today from preschool. She helped plant them and color the pot. I love it, but I'm highly allergic to the flower :(
Sofia and Grandpa putting there hand prints and footprints in our new sidewalk. We did Drew also, but I wasn't fast enough and didn't get a picture.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms in the World

My beautiful kids. I'm one lucky mom!!!

My mothers day presents.

I had such a great day. Sofia made me a Mother's Day present at preschool. She has wanted me to open the present since Thursday. So first thing this morning she brought the present to me and told me "mommy you can open the present it's mothers day." Steve bought me a fire pit, I've been wanting one for about a year. Can't wait to make some S' More.

I'm so thankful for the mom I have. She has made me the woman that I am today. I love you Mom.

Today, I said a pray for Sofia and Drew's mother. I pray they know that I'm doing everything to be the BEST mom I can. Thank you God for letting me be a mom to 4 wonderful kids!

Byron Drag and Playdate Monday.

On Sunday, Steve took Drew down to watch the cars race. This was Drew's first time. He liked Uncle Kevin's car.

Today, we went to the park with our friends. Dane and Sofia played really well today. Drew was a little crabby. He was woke up by his sister at 6:30am. Drew is not a morning person to begin with so, he was not happy. After the park and some lunch Drew took a extra long nap.

How cute are they!!!! Don't you just love Dane's smile.

My cousins wedding

On Saturday, my cousin got married. We had lots and lots of fun. This was Sofia and Drew's first wedding. The loved dancing. We couldn't get them off the dance floor. We wish Lydia and Travis a long and happy life together. They are such a cute couple.

Construction has STARTED

Today, we started the construction on the addition to the house. We are putting in a bedroom, and adding on to the front of the garage. I hope it goes quickly. The kids like playing in the dirt. I praying the rain stays away, so they can continue to work. The kids really like riding in the bobcat. I think Sofia and Drew were a little scared at first. Alyssa, didn't want to get off.

Fishing

The girls throwing in rocks. They loved doing this. I thought it would scare the fish away.

Drew's and Daddy fish. Daddy asked Drew to kiss the fish. Guess what he did. I was lucky to get this shot of him, because Drew wasn't going to Kiss the Fish a second time. Yuck......

Donna and the kids on the other side of the pond.

On Sunday, we took the kids to Steve's cousins house (Terry and Donna). They have a pond that they fish in. Sofia loved playing with Addie and Jackson. She didn't want to fish. Drew and Daddy caught a little sunfish. We had lots of fun. Looking forward to going back soon. Thanks Donna and Terry.

Happy Easter

We had a wonderful Easter. Saturday, we went to Steve's parents house to decorate eggs and an Easter egg hunt. Sunday, we went to church and saw "The Pickles" After church we had a wonderful dinner. My mom cooked it was sooooo good. (Her cooking is always Good) Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Sofia has been on Easter break this week, we have been busy.

Sofia and Drew's first Easter Egg Hunt (3 more to go)

Today, we took the kids to our communities Easter egg hunt. They had lots of fun finding eggs. Drew won a basket full of stuff. They had horse wagon rides and Mr and Mrs Easter Bunny were there. I was shocked that both kids sat next to the Easter bunny. This year with Santa didn't go so well. We have 3 more hunts during the week. By the end of this week our kids will be pros at finding eggs. We had a great time with our family and friends. Thanks everyone for such a great day.

Doctors Appointments

This week I took both Sofia and Drew to the doctors. Sofia was 40 1/4" (70th %) and 34 1/4
lbs (50th%) Drew was 35 3/4" (75th%) and 30 lbs (75th%). I think they will pass me by the time they start kindergarten. They both got shots. Drew also had to get his blood drawn. He did great. Sofia didn't not. She cried and cried. She still said her leg hurt that night. Doctor told her she was done with shots until she is six. Guess what she told me on the way home. I'm never going to turn six. I don't want to be six.

Happy Birthday to our Prince Drew

We celebrated Drew's Birthday on Saturday. Since he is a leap year baby we can celebrate it on any day. He got lots of cool things for his birthday. He loved his Elmo cake. Thanks, Erica. My mom and I made the cake and Steve decorated it.
Drew has become very interested in the potty chair. Grandma and Steve got the opportunity of cleaning up after he had went #2 and then took off his diaper and sat on the potty.
We just want to say a loving thank you to Drew's birth parents and foster mom in Korea. Without them, our lives wouldn't be the same. We are truly blessed!
(I guess Blogger won't let my post photos today)

Happy New Years.

Sofia didn't get a nap. So she crashed as soon as we got home.

Today is the Chinese, Korean New Year. We went to our local FCC, for a Chinese New Year party.(We were not able to make the Korean party last week)The kids had lots of fun. It's always great to see old friends. I can't believe how kids change so fast, from one year to the next.
The unpacking is going well. Today, as we were going to the FCC party, Sofia asked if we could go home to get some juice. We had to explain that we don't live in our old house anymore. If you ask her if she likes the new house AKA Grandma's house she says I love it.....
I would like to ask for a prayer for my mom.

Happy Birthday Priness Sofia

Today, Sofia turned 4 years old. We can't believe how time goes by way toooooo fast. I keep posting on how blessed our family is. We thank God everyday, for the blessings we have been given. I feel a little guilty for not having a fun filled day with Sofia. We did go to lunch, with my good friend and neighbor. The day was mostly spent packing. We close on the house Friday. So everything has to be out by tomorrow. Our last night in our house. I'll miss our neighbors we have grown close to.
Happy Birthday Princess Sofia
WE love you.
Please say a prayer tonight for all the birthmothers. Without them we would not have Sofia or Drew.

Sofia's Birthday Party

We had such a wonderful day today. Sofia wanted an Ariel party, and that's what she got. She loved all the gifts. Tonight after bath, daddy and Sofia played her leapster. Thanks you everyone for all the gifts. We will post more pictures later, her birthday isn't until Wednesday. So we will have more pictures to post.
We are sure blessed to have her in our life. We said a special prayer for her birth parents tonight. Without them, we wouldn't have our Princess Sofia. Thank you God, for letting us be Sofia's parents. We love you Sofia.......

Sofia's dentist appointment.

I took Sofia to her Dentist appointment today. She did wonderful. They were able to clean, polish and floss her teeth. She did so good. Dr. de Guzman said her teeth were very clean. He even made her an animal balloon. I was jealous Dr. de Guzman has never made me a animal balloon, maybe next time I'll get one. :) She got a new toothbrush, and she got to pick out a toy.