(But I did add the explanations in case you had trouble reading and understanding) 

Can you believe that? How flippin' fantastic is that! She gave this me on the way to church yesterday morning saying that she made it for me. After expressing my excitement at how awesome it was I asked her how she knew the word happiness. She said she copied it.

But from where? And did she know that it was the word "happiness" when she copied it? 

This is a tribute to the many "Daddy" looks I've come to recognize over the past 6 months.

This is The "I've told you five times already and if you don't start listening you are going straight to bed." look:

Which is a stark contrast to the, "Wow, that is amazing…..now eat your food" look:

Neither of which compare to the "Holy cow, these kids exhaust me!" look:

I heard this story this morning on the radio. I laughed out loud and thought to myself:

"Yep, that would be me!" 

This is actually a picture of the magnets that stick to the shelf edge above my computer monitor. I used my Canon Rebel in Manual mode; turned down the shutter speed to allow enough light in to make everything white around the black magnets. I then used Photoshop to touch up some shadows and to add the text.

I feel like a tech geek tonight. 

Six months ago I was working on my Daniel bible study when we got the call asking us to accept a placement of two children. 

Six months ago I was in absolute panic mode waiting for X & E to arrive at our home for the first time.

Six months ago our world turned upside down. 

Six months. The length of time required to turn a foster placement into an adoptive placement.

Wow. Six months has already gone by. Seriously? 

Reflecting on the past six monts is incredible. 

We've gone from learning how to write numbers to learning how to read.

We've moved from formula in bottles to milk in Nubys. 

We've bought completely new wardrobes for both kiddos.

We've gotten off all meds (except asthma meds).

We've learned to walk, run, climb, and now talk.

We've went through the trials (literally) and watched God work like never before.

We've taught new habits and "addictions" .

We've gone from "Ryan" and "Kelly" to "Daddy" and "Mommy"

We've made lots of new friends. 

We've been blessed beyond words.

All in six months. 

We watched a video similar to this at church this morning. I love this song. The power of it's words. 

I haven't dyed Easter eggs in a long time. What a joy to sit down with the kids tonight and start the tradition.

E wanted part of the egg action as well…..so we gave him an one to play with (or eat-whatever he so choose):

I've been dying to be creative lately. Finally Thursday night I let loose in the SBR.

I absolutely love making these canvases. They are easy, fast, and make for inexpensive home decor. Can't wait to get E in a real bed and I can get my uber-cute Pottery Barn bedding back out which will match his canvas.

I get the canvas at Hobby Lobby (their store brand-nothing fancy). The letters and shapes are from my collection of foam stamps and the ribbon is from my unendless stockpile I have created over the years from Michaels.