Christmas is over, but I have to blog about these amazing.... very amazing cinnamon rolls.
Thanks to my wonderful friend Kim, for the treat! They were so wonderful... a perfect way to start a Christmas morning.
I hope your Christmas Day was relaxing and filled with family fun.
We ended our day with a movie with friends and family.
December 26, 2010
December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas!
I am excited to get back to blogging... Next year the Blog will read "365 Days of Blogging MINUS Holiday Photo SEASON!" I thought I was setting my self up for a good year when I hired my wonderful editor Leah... and I would have all of this time on my hands to be with my kids, blog, cook dinner, clean, do laundry. Well... The cleaning went undone, the laundry was always stacked high, if a meal was cooked my husband made it. The good thing is... I was able to schedule more appointments since I had a great editor to help and still spend time with my family. Leah (my editor) even had a week where she was sick and still got 1000's of photos edited! So, the blog had to be put on hold. Last year I made a promise to my family that, no matter how busy the season got at 3:30 when the kids came home from school it was time to spend those few hours a day with them. Now that the busy season is over, I am back to blogging... there are too many thing about to happen in the Boddy House!
In these last few months, we have competed all of our adoption paperwork!!!! I have to give a special THANKS to my old neighbor KIM, who came with me to a doctors appointment to notarize paperwork with a one year old! I know going to a doctors office with a small child is never an ideal day... but THANKS!! On the 28th (my anniversary to my wonderful husband) we get our biometric finger prints done. Then our paperwork is off to Ethiopia. From here on out... we just wait. So I will let everyone know when we get our referral (child). I can now say... this past year has been made up of financial sacrifices to pay for this adoption... so I am glad we are done with paperwork and writing checks. We can now wait and anticipate what she will look like. I am also excited to buy just a few things like a crib and bedding :) We will have one garage sale in January to finishing paying for the travel....
Again... thank you to so many great clients who made this year so great. I tell Robbie all the time, it so much more than a job to me. It's getting to know so many of you and calling you my friends at the end of the day. Next year I am excited to meet so many new babies that are coming, photograph some beautiful weddings (The Manor, Flagstaff, Indiana and Illinois), see families continue to grow, and meet new ones too! When our adoption is complete, you are all invited to see our family grow!
Highlights in 2010:
~Made new friends and got closer to our old ones!
~Watched our good friends welcome a new baby into their family!
~Robbie graduated with his Masters.
~Although Maddyn's school year started out a little rough and we had to figure out how to help her deal with Trichotillomania (pulling her eye lashes out), she has been able to control it and now has most of them back!
~Adoption is almost complete!
~Enjoying Brocks elaborated stories... he is the imaginative one of the family.
~Got to see my brother get married to his long time girlfriend!
~Bought a new CAR... perfect for our growing family and a great Dave Ramsey Decision!
~(SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST) Barb, my long time best friend who has been there for me throughout the years for everything, just got ENGAGED this week. Perfect news to end a GREAT YEAR!
Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year!
October 3-18, 2010
So life is what it is sometimes!
I have gotten a little behind on the blog... but some BIG things have still been happening... so I am going to try and fill you in.
First, I just want to say... It's been great to see so many of you! This time of year is really busy for me. I will be honest in saying, my house falls apart, my kids think I am crazy, and my husband becomes a part-time stay at home "mom". Again, (I know I told you in an email BUT) this year we are saving, saving, saving as we go through this journey of adoption a little girl. Thanks for all of your support, and you will all be invited to meet her next year. We have one plane ticket saved for... and 3 more tickets and our hotel stay left to save for! So we are getting there!
That brings me to where the adoption is at. So many of you have asked... but for those that don't know. We have just turned in our i600, so from here on out we will wait for the okay to send everything to Ethiopia and from that point we will wait for a referral on a child. So I will let everyone know when our paperwork gets to Ethiopia!
On a current note, we just finished up being on fall break, and ended the week with a trip to the pumpkin patch with our friends!
It's going to be a busy next few months for everyone as the parties get started for the Holiday plans I am sure we will all have. I hope to be back to blogging about this wonderful time of year!
I know I am looking forward to time spent with my family... enjoying my kids at their ages, knowing I am so blessed for the family I have!!
Happy Fall!
October 2, 2010
**I'm leaving on a jet plane... don't know when I'll be back again....**
Just kidding (kind of)!
I am leaving, but I will be back!!!
I don't like making a big deal about my birthday, but my husband made this day extra special, so I have to say thank you.
Most of you know... I am so ready to be 30, that I am saving all my celebrating for that year. I have BIG PLANS!!
While I wait, my husband made year great too... he took me to LA and Hollywood for the weekend. We shopped, ate at some great places and we still have one more day here!
It was great to have dinner with my whole family last night, and it has been great to just be with my husband today.
Thanks for a really great day and I look forward to tomorrow!
October 1, 2010
Happy Birthday, to my brother!
I already blogged about him earlier in the year...
So I won't repeat...
But I love this boy and I am thankful for him.
Have a great day and enjoy the rest of your 20's!
September 30, 2010
Photographing babies never gets old.
Here is the sweetest little thing... and she was so good!
{N&R}...Congratulations on a perfect little girl!
September 29, 2010
For all of you out there that are following our adoption...
Our homestudy is done! We can now start the international process!!
One step closer to a little baby girl.