Waiting for LOA

Lifeline's SN I600-A's are


lookin' at 60-70 days until LOA.





Today is day 60.





The CCAA and FED-EX need to get a move on


I am ready to pack!

Daddy is on vacation

Stacy is on his 2nd week of vacation.
We headed out to the park.

I just love pictures like this...Mary looks like a little Movie Star
& Stacy looks like her Body-Guard.



These kids just LOVE a playground.




The big kids really get out there and play with the little ones.



We always have families comment on the fact that the Big Kids
actually ENJOY their brothers and sisters.



Mary climbing to Caleb.
She is a brave little monkey




She likes to jump.



I love my Hannah.....
Aways has a smile to share.



Where did she get this CRAZY look she has on her face?
We just thought it was hilarious!
This is her"Duuuhhhh....) face.



Caleb playing "Batman & Robin" with Ben.
He is the JOKER.



"Miss Thang" knows she will pose for a picture.



See what I mean.



Look at those eyes.
My sweet little boy.
Don't ya just wonder what he is thinkin'?



You can't see Caleb..but he is jumping out of the swings.
She watched him a couple of times and I said"Mary, do you want to do it?"
and she said, "No...me too shy."

We picked up Layton and Riley , yesterday.

They are on Spring Break.

We have 5 days to stir up some kind of trouble 'round here............
We'll see what happens.

A Few Fun Pics of the Ropers....

The kids roped today and me
well...I played with my camera.


Hannah doesn't really like to rope.
She does, however , enjoy the "cow punching".
Her new nickname is CHUTE GIRL!


Rachel getting in her time with Uncle Rick.
He SWEARS he doesn't have a favorite......




But I think Rachel really knows better.



I just love close-ups of this kid.



This one won't slow down enough for a close-up.



She has her Mother's fashion sense.
Shorts & Boots....good stuff.



The cheering section!

Rachel and Uncle Rick telling the "ropers" what they

are doing wrong.

OK...I got a little "artsy" with these

but I love 'em.

This grey mare is just a cool horse.

We call her Granny and we just love her to death.

The kids were all smiles.

The sun was shining and everyone was feeling good.

It felt like Spring.

Just a great day.

You know what they say............

Today is "riding day"
and I bet I took about 200 pictures
of the kids and the horses.....
But my favorite picture was one I took of a calf.

You know the old saying........
You can take the girl out of the country
BUT
You can't take the country out of the girl.

I will try and post some more -tomorrow.

Stacy is on week 2 of his vacation.

We are Livin' it up!

Ya know I never had a problem with girls who like Cowboys...

til I realized that my son is a COWBOY.

Just kiddin'.

I really do like her......as long as she stays on her horse.

PEACE.

NO LOA

A chick in Sweden (that I had hoped to travel with) got hers.
Her son is in the pictures that we have of JiXiang.

I am bummed.

Karla is going to get Lily to see what the hold up is
I'm sure it is futile...but we'll see.

I am trying to be happy for everyone else-
It's not working.

I thought looking at some pictures would make it better-
It just made me cry.

Time for Chocolate.


Peace.

Woke up @ 6 A.M. to this

Rare for Mississippi......Very Rare!



The children were...er....a tad excited!



The animals were fed EXTRA early today.......



So that they could do this



and this.



Yesterday
My children and husband gave me an early
Anniversary/Mother's Day.....a NIKON D90.



To say that I love it
would be an understatement.



Mary would make her sweet little snowballs and
carry them around until they melted
then she would run and make another.



Hannah watching out for Mary while she climbs the stairs.......
or maybe she is about to pelt her with the snowball she's holding.....
Who knows?



Snowball #10.



Daddy and Ray Ray.



The Big Boy Snowball fight.



Caleb using Mary as a shield...
all's fair in Love and Snowball fights.



The ponies are trying to figure out what in the heck is going on.



Baby Goat thinks she'll just stay inside.

And we even made it to church....well the adults did...in shifts....
but still.............


PEACE.