My First Favorite Friday Photo's

I have seen this idea on alot of my forum buddies blog's and thought it would be a good way to bring alot of older pictures that I have on here. My fav's this week is of the girls referral pictures. That way I can start at the beginning.



Lilee's referral Picture
She was around a week or 2 here. She was so tiny!

Sara Ava's referral pictures
She was so sad and afraid at this time of her life!
This was before she met her Mommy and Daddy.


Sara was about 20-21 months old here. Same age as Lilee is now.

Joel at 4 3/4. Isn't he just a CUTIE!

3 Silly Brothers before they knew what it was like to have sisters at home. These pictures were taken around Nov. 2005

Lilee's First Snow

and this is what she thought about it.... COLD!!!!!!




















AAAAAhh! Mom I can't believe you made me touch that stuff!

Why are my Teeth Chattering???

I can't believe my sissy and big brothers think this stuff is so wonderful!

What Mom?????? You said I can go in now and take a nap and get warm!! Ok I'll go for that!

It started snowing around 10-10:30 last night and by 11pm when I discovered it had snowed we had about an inch. We had around 2 in. enough to make everything very pretty and white. Then it started to rain this morning and slowing melt it all away. The Boys had a 2 hr. delay today. So they did not get to enjoy it, other then a few snow balls. I took the girls out for 2 min. before we went grocery shopping. Sara Ava loves it! This is her 2nd snow, and a few pictures I took of her.

Sara Ava Loves the snow and would freeze to death before she would ever want to stop playing in it.

Great News!

I just found out yesterday that these 3 little sweet angels that we really wanted to adopt (when Lilee's adoption had stalled and we really thought we were losing her in Dec. 2006) are being adopted by a loving family that is on my adoption forum. We plan to stay in touch. We all , Karlton and the Boys still prayed for these little girls to find a home every night. I always thought about these precious girls and prayed they would get a home before it was to late. there fee at the time was to much for us to come up with because we had invested so much already into Lilee's adoption. But God didn't mean for us to have them. They belong to another family and will have 7 other brother and sisters waiting for them when they get home.
I am so happy, excited, and relieved for them!!! We will not stop praying until they are home!!! They are stuck in the new adoption changes and that will hold them up for a while but hopefully not to long.

NOW.......... 1 more little Angel (that is very DEAR to Karlton and my heart) to go.
I pray for her to get the RIGHT family! Sweet little FLOR. We sponsor her.

Lilee is 21 months old today!

She has been home now for almost 3 1/2 mo. Her new accomplishments:
She has 6 new teeth since she has come home and gained almost 4 lbs. She has had 2 bang cuts and her ears pierst. She has made 2 trips to the Dr. for being sick cold/virus'. And burnt her hand really bad on a hot Fire place surround. She has mastered walking and now can run. She only had been walking 2-3 weeks when Josiah and I picked her.


She says Mama, Dada, Jordan, Sara, Joely, and Siah. She calls herself Lylee (Lie-lee) or LyLy or LaLa. Which Karlton loves so he now calls her Lylee or Ly Ly. She can say dog dog (and barks) hot! cold! Hey, Hi, Nigh Nigh, water, Bay Bay for baby, Yes and Yeah, Her new one Pee Pee.

She is totally into EVERYTHING! So we can not take our eyes off her for a minute!!!!! She eats and sleeps great!

My song choice that is playing now is Her Guardian Angels' ( Steven Curtis Chapman) song " When love takes you in". If it were not for this man she would not be here. HE/ Shoahannah's Hope sent us a grant that inabled us to continue her adoption. He is our Hero!

Neat Sweaters I found....

At out mall for the girls. I saw a little girl that is from Guatemala wearing one of these on her blog and really wanted one for the girls. Her mom said she has never seen any since she bought this one. I even had Yvonne our facilitator/friend who got Lilee home to us look for them right before Christmas. She said they only sell/make those in the Highlands where all the Mayan villages are. We were there in July at Lake Atitlan and went to Santiago , a mayan village and I did not see them. Anyway.......... the girls and I were at the mall Sat. and I walked by a new little stand in the center of the mall and spotted what looked like the very style of sweater I wanted for the girls. A little Inca Indian from Ecador was selling them and she said these were made by the Inca Indians in the Highlands. So I bought each girl one and Sara Ava bought a Poncho with the money Nana sent her for her B/D. The lady gave Sara Ava a deal on hers. She did not get charged tax. I paid at least double for these as I would have in Guatemala , but hey its cheaper then a plane ticket to go back and find them myself. Hee Hee! I think we really made that lady's day too. You could tell she had not sold alot that day and she made $85 from us that day.

Sara Ava picked this one out her self.

I think they are so cute and the hoods crack me up! And think they will be something neat to keep for the girls to give their children one day.

Nana the poncho is the one Sara Ava bought with her B/D Money.

Some pictures from Sara Ava's Birthday

These pictures are from Chickfila. I got her a dancing princess cupcake cake. Her BF Meredith and her sister Madison came.

Happy 4th Birthday Sara Ava!!!!!

Happy Birthday Princessa !!!!!

Wow!!!! You are 4 yrs. old now!!!

I can't believe we are celebrating our 3rd Birthday with you!!!!

The first was in Guatemala at Quinta Real Hotel, for your 2nd B/D. We invited all the babies that were being adopted to your party and it ended up being very special. We had a Dora the Explorer party with a yummy cake and a huge pinata.

Then Last year for your 3rd B/D we celebrated it at Chuck E Cheese, with all your family and friends. But you were terrified of Chuck E.

So this year she just wants to go to Chick fa la with her Bff, Meredith. That is easy and affordable.

Finally!!!!!

Here are pictures of the boys. My computer was having a hard time downloading for 4 days.

Once the boys saw Joel had his own song and picture on here then they wanted me to take pictures of them too!! Hee Hee!! No bribing at all!

Here are pictures of all the boys....... Being cool!

Jordan had his hair cut like Hannah Montanna's old boy friend. She cut lots of layers.

Siah has had his hair cut for a few weeks but decided to style it.

Joel wanted me to spike his hair this time.

Wondering about my song choice????????

Well check this out!!!!!!! One new little Shrum Boy!!!!!
Where did my little boy go!!!!!!!! I keep telling myself it will grow back!
There will be more pictures to come of all the New Shrum Boys, but they are not willing to get there pictures taken. Guess I'll have to bribe them!!!!


So the other 2 will have to be envious of their little brother getting his own song put on here for him.....
Here is the New Joely!!!! He was more then willing, very proud too!!!!!!

Stay tuned for more pictures.................

Little Miss Fancy Pants!

Lilee got her ears pierst! She never cried with the 1st ear and then only 2 seconds with the

2nd ear. She is one tough cookie! I have been dreading this since she came home, but really still

wanted them done while she was young. Little ones seem to do better when they are little with them not getting infected and growing over. Worried for nothing!

Here are a few pictures of her with them. She is pretty proud of them too! She had to show her

DaDa, which is her hero.... I am the one who has to tell her No and now when she gets in trouble

she yells for DaDa. She already knows how to work him, at 20 months.We are in for it with her!

Lilee after getting her ears pierst hold her shopping bag with ear cleaner.
Showing off one ear at a time.

2 earrings......

Oh yeah, check out" the pose".... She does this alot! We think it is so funny!

Both earrings !




equals sooooooo cute!