FATHER'S DAY, ETC.

As you can imagine, it was a very special Father's Day around here. The girls and I made a yummy breakfast for Mike and gave him a few gifts and their home-made cards. Rosie's was scribbled crayon on a piece of paper and Tia's had a hand-drawn deer on it. Priceless. We went to church, which was Rosie's first time, and now we remember what it's like to be in church with a little one.....................busy!! She was good, but just so busy. We couldn't have possibly packed enough Cheerios for that hour. Later in the day, we went to our friends house for a BBQ and swimming. It was lots of fun! They are such a wonderful family.

Other than that, the days are just flying by and all is really good. Tia's in Vacation Bible School this week in the morning, so that is giving her something fun to do without Rosie. She is loving her, but as she told me the other day, "just needs some time away from her cuteness". God bless her.

The pics are mostly from Father's Day, but there are a few other fun miscellaneous ones, too.

Sorry for the break!

I have been hearing some "rumblings" about my lack of posts recently, so I thought I better get on it here. :-))
As I mentioned in my last post, the jet lag hit us all really hard when we got home. It was a crazy first week, but we made it! We are now on a good schedule again and everyone is doing great. Rosie has settled right in and is doing so well. She is sleeping in her crib for an average of 11-12 hours a night. She is eating everything we offer her, including grilled asparagus and my spinach-artichoke ring from last night. It's not one of Mike or Tia's favorites, but Rosie made me feel good by indulging with me. My sweet girl.

We had a fun weekend enjoying some of the local festivities around town. Saturday, was the Strawberry Fest downtown and it was a beautiful day for it. She even had little pants with strawberries on them to celebrate the day. Thank you, Lee family. :-))

On Sunday, we enjoyed the Festival of Cultures, which was also a perfect, beautiful day. Throughout our outings, we ran into a lot of friends from school, etc. so it was fun for them to be able to meet Rosie. She blew them all kisses and showed them her sweet personality. She isn't overly excited about the stroller, but will tolerate it for a bit and as long as we keep her moving. We certainly don't mind carrying her though, either. :-))

On Monday, we went swimming at our friends and she really liked that, too. They have a beautiful pool that is nice and warm, so we all had a really good time. They are a wonderful family!
Today, we had a picnic in the park with a bunch of friends and that was really fun, too. What a wonderful time of year to finally have Rosie home! Any time of year would be great, but summer is just so much fun with everyone being able to be out n' about with warm weather and all the great activities.

I will try to better about updating from now on. Enjoy the pics!!

HOME SWEET HOME!!

We made it home safely and were so happy to land in Billings! It was a loooooong journey home, but we made it and are so very grateful. We were welcomed by a LOT of people (especially for landing at midnight!) and couldn't have been happier. We are so thankful to all of you who came to welcome us home at such a late hour. It was absolutely wonderful to see you all! Rosie did really well with seeing everyone -- she was happy and showing her sweet personality.

We are now dealing with major jet lag, but taking it one day at a time. Or I should say, one NIGHT at a time! The girls and I have been up from midnight 'til around 5am the last two nights. Tia has actually rallied even longer. It's the craziest thing! We are taking it in stride and hoping that we will be adjusted to Billings time soon. We've actually had some really sweet and fun moments in the middle of the night. Last night, Tia and I had Rosie giggling so hard.............you know the kind that comes from really deep in your belly? It was priceless. We are

 just cherishing all of the special moments and thankful to be home with our girls. Our family is complete -- what a wonderful thing!!