New Play Space

Yesterday, I cleaned out my closet. It was long overdue! I got rid of clothes and shoes so I can make room for more. :-) This morning I was ironing Olivia's shirt in my clean closet and Olivia came in and basically didn't want to leave. After I got her ready for school she went upstairs and got her pillow and proceeded to lay down in my closet until she had to go to school.

The Zoo & Dinner

Last night we went to dinner at Ruggles (great desserts) with the Saksons and then we were suppose to go to Miller Outdoor Theater to see a Chinese dance troup but there was a totally unexpected downpour. We decided to go home and Olivia was disappointed because she really wanted to go "see China". This morning when she woke up she noticed it wasn't raining and asked it we could go "see China".

This past Wednesday, Olivia was out of school because of teacher conferences. I met with her teachers @ 9:30 and found out Olivia is confident and a leader, she plays well by herself as well as small and large groups and my favorite is that she shows empathy to all of her classmates. My sweet baby. Afer the conferences we went to see a dance show @ Miller Outdoor Theater that spanned from the 40's to the 90's and then we had a picnic with Sherri, Zoe, Evelyn and the other Olivia to celebrate Zoe's 5th birthday. After the picnic we went to the zoo with Sherri & Zoe and had a wonderful day.

Lots O'Pictures!!

Pharyn & Olivia @ Zan's birthday party.

Olivia and her giraffe inside Z Gallerie.

Zoe & Olivia on carousel.

Zoe, Olivia, Ruth & Cameron @ Zoe's birthday party.

Three sweet little girls!

Olivia @ her Easter party @ school.

Olivia and her cookie basket from Aunt Mary! It was yummy!!

Mo & Olivia dying Easter eggs.

Running around the house.

My sweet baby girl!!

May I please?

I have to brag on Olivia on something she said this morning. I went to pick her up after Sunday School and she wanted some crackers to take home. I told her she had to ask her teacher so she did and this is what she said, "May I please have some crackers to take home with me?" I was so proud on how polite she was and her teacher commented on her manners. She does listen to Peter and me!!

Adoption Support Group!

Our church has started an Adoption Support Group as well as an Adoption Ministry and I am really excited about it. I was suppose to go the first meeting last week but I got sick with a stomach bug for two days. The support group meets the first Tuesday of the month and I plan on going in May. Our church newspaper states that the topics will be about the process phase, fitting together with siblings and a multi-racial families, attachment disorders and much more. I am looking forward to the next meeting. Before the first meeting Peter and I were asked to tell our story that would be featured in our church newspaper. I got online today and there was the article I wrote and a quote by Peter along with another adoption story. Our church has several people who have adopted included our good friends the Saksons whose daughter Zoe is Olivia's BFF. I'm glad our church has decided to start a support group as well as a ministry because giving birth may be an act of nature but adopting is an act of God.

http://www.stlukesmethodist.org/attachments/wysiwyg/227/ESpire041709.indd.pdf

He is Risen... He is Risen indeed.

Happy Easter!! I hope everyone's Easter has been wonderful. Olivia and I got up and went to our 10:10 service. Easter at the Park had been cancelled due to rain. It didn't start raining until 11:45 and the service in the park was suppose to start @ 10:00 and end around 11:00 but we were having an Easter egg hunt afterwards. Everything worked out and it was just as good at the church. The music was wonderful and the message was inspirational.

Front page!!!

Thanks to our church's Director of Communications, Olivia and Zoe's picture is on the front page of the River Oaks Examiner. The front page picture is from last Easter at the Park. Butterflies were let go but because is was very chilly outside they didn't go very far. One landed close to us and the girls found it. I love this picture. Sherri and I thought the picture should have been on the cover of The Houston Chronicle because a photographer was there taking pictures of the girls but it didn't make it. The other picture is when Olivia, Pharyn and Blake got to play in all the Easter eggs last week. On a sad note our Easter in the Park this year has been moved to the church. There is a 50% to 80% chance of rain in the morning. I am disappointed because I and many others were looking forward to it.

Dying Eggs and Palm Sunday

Last Saturday we dyed Easter eggs. Actually I think Peter and I dyed them more than Olivia. She had fun decorating them. She has the same t-shirt on that she wore 2 years ago to dye eggs.

On Palm Sunday our church had an Easter Egg Hunt. After church we went out to a field and had hotdogs, played on bouncies and listened to our church band play. We did all this before the hunt. When we first got to the field the kids could see it sectioned off in ages and the eggs were in the middle of each section. They just ran for it and the parents had to stop them before they started picking up the eggs. I enjoyed because it was geared towards the entire family.

Wordless Wednesday!!

More Easter Egg Pictures!!!

Easter Eggs!!!

Yesterday, Olivia, Pharyn and a little boy I do not know got to play in all the Easter eggs that St. Luke's has for the hunts on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. I don't know the whole story behind it but I will soon and I hope to have more pictures and a video. I am just upset that I didn't get to see it.