New Puppies

We got two new family members!!! Chancellor Archibald and Chelsea Lila (aka Chance and Chelsea).

We all adore these pups!! :)

Fourth of July

We had such a wonderful holiday weekend! Tessa turned 2 1/2 yesterday on the fourth, which is perfect since she's our little independent firecracker! We are all doing very well, and consider ourselves incredibly blessed. Sorry my blog is so neglected these days..I mostly post on Facebook. My friend took these pictures of Tessa last night, with her first sparklers.

Tessa's Two Year Portraits

A friend of mine took these...aren't they sweet? :)

Tessa's Birthday

Our sweet Tessa turned two years old on Tuesday. I always have the hardest time with the second birthday...it seems to signify the end of babyhood. When someone asks, "How old is she?" I'll now give her age in years instead of months. She's becoming so independent these days, wanting to do everything herself. Sigh. Why does it have to go so fast? But, I look forward to watching her grow, to see who she'll become.

We had a nice birthday party, celebrating with close family. She had a ball eating her cake and opening her presents, and even managed to blow out the candle! And I impressed myself...I managed to successfully make Taiwanese tea eggs. So pretty, and delicious as well!

Finally, I pray for Tessa's birthfamily tonight. They are the only ones of all my children that we have met, ones we have real memories of. We love them as our own family and pray for them frequently.

Christmas Photos

We had a very Merry Christmas. It is so wonderful to see the joy in the kids' faces as they experience all the excitement of the season.