Awards.......

Awards... and more Awards!!!! The boys had a great year in school! We are so proud of them!

Jordan received 4 awards yesterday. Along with A/B Honor Roll and this was his first year he had perfect attendance! This was Jordan's first year of Middle School. Way to go Jordan!!!!!
1. Science Award
2. Family and Consumer Science
3. Reading Achievement
4.Community and Service

Josiah's Awards: (4th Grade)

1. A/B Honor Roll

2. Awana Award (at church)

Josiah only missed 4 days of school from when he went to Guatemala with me to pick up Lilee. He would have had perfect attendance too! Way to go Josiah!

Joel Awards: (1st grade)

1. He made great grades this year! ( if 1st grade had A /B honor roll he would have made it too!)

2. He had perfect Attendance for the 2nd year in a row!

3. Awana Award (at church)

4. He also made Terrific Kid last month!

Way to go Joel!!!!!

Sara Ava:

1. Awana Award( at church)

2.Most helpful in Awana's (at church)

Good job Sara Ava!

Kids singing at their Awana Awards on Wed. night. Sara Ava is at the end in the bright green. Josiah is in the middle top row with the aqua shirt.

Josiah with his Awana's group.


Joel receiving his Awana Award.

Schools Out.....

Schools Out .... Teacher And The Monkey's Out.....


Joel is one happy boy that school is out! Today was their last day. For their treat once we get the house cleaned up , lunch ate, and naps taken I am taking them to the pool. Notice Joel's hair no faux hawk in the first picture the 2nd he has one. He had to go fix his hair. Hee Hee!

The Joy's Of Potty Training!

I have been sticking Lilee on the potty the last few days before her bath. Last night she went Pee Pee for the first time. Jordan was so excited about it he had to give her candy!

Her favorite part is getting the toilet paper ready.


Waiting patiently waiting for her bath water to be ready.

We had a bad day yesterday. Since we do not have a kitchen right now we have to eat out alot. After I had taken the kids out to eat, while we were trying to get into the house Josiah bumped into Sara and made her fall and scrape her knee. As I was unlocking the door I heard screaming. So I ran to see if she was ok. When I got her to stop crying , I asked Siah to give her a hug and tell her he was sorry and he did. As I turned my back to throw something into the trash outside I heard a loud thud and then everyone started screaming. Josiah was carring Lilee into the house, (because our front step is to big for her short little legs) Jordan opened the door into them and Lilee went flying out of his arms. Jordan caught her leg on the way down but she hit her head in the edge of the concrete step and scrapped her arm. Lets just say my heart stopped. By the time I threw everything downI ran to get her she had a huge knot on her head already. I held ice on her head for a while ,Josiah felt so bad that he wanted to take over and then Jordan sat on the couch with her and watched TV holding ice on her head. All the kids hoovered over her all night long. Even after they went to bed Josiah kept getting up asking me if I am checking on her. He felt so bad! I explained to them why we had to watch her so closely and what can happen. She still has a nice size bump on her head but it looks alot better then last night. I was ready to take her to the hospital if I saw any head injury signs but she did ok. She was crying a little in her sleep last night but I woke her up several times checking her and watching her eyes. She start running around the house last night before bed acting her old self. But she kept saying SCAREY SCAREY! I guess she heard mommy saying it Scared the life out of me!

Joel said," it must of made her smarter because she pee peed in the potty last night."

CELL PHONE FUNDRAISER

Just wanted to remind everyone about our Cell Phone and Empty Ink Cartridges Fundraiser will end on June 5th. So if you have any old Cell Phones or Empty Ink Cartridges you would like to donate or just want to get rid of and do not know what to do with please let me know. All funds raised will go to pay on our Adoptions.

Only 1 week left!!! Please Pray that more will come in this week. Please ask your family, friends, co-workers anyone you know. Thank you all!!!

You can leave a comment here or you can e-mail me at karlton5@juno.com.

Jordan's Birthday...

Jordan's Indiana Jones Cake


Jordan's cake lite up. The boys said it was the Temple of Doom torches .

Make a wish and blow out your candles.

Our crew and Cali and Curtis playing basketball before his slumber party.

HAPPY 12TH B/D JORDAN!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH! YOU ARE A GREAT SON AND A GOOD BIG BROTHER !WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!! YOU HAVE HAD A GREAT YEAR IN YOUR 1ST YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR WONDERFUL GRADES AND AWARDS YOU HAVE EARNED THIS YEAR! (FAMILY I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS PICTURE OF JORDAN THIS IS THE ONE YOU ALL WILL BE GETTING OF JORDAN THIS YEAR. I TOOK THIS AT MAGNOLIA PLANTATION, LET ME KNOW WHAT SIZE OR SIZES YOU WANT.)


THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN ON OUR FAMILY VACATION IN APRIL IN CHARLESTON, SC.

JORDAN BEING PUNISHED ON A PLANTATION. NOT REALLY! THE KIDS ALL HAD TO HAVE THEIR PICTURES MADE IN THIS!

Please Pray For Steven Curtis Chapman's Family!

Their 5 yr. old daughterMaria ( the youngest of the 3 girls adopted from China) was hit by the car of her teenage brother yesterday in their driveway, and did not survive. Please pray for this family especially the brother! This will be a very hard time for this family!

This family has helped so many people be able to adopt with Shoahannah's Hope. They are the reason Lilee is with our family today!

CHECK OUT MY CLOTHES FOR MISSIONS BLOG!

I have a new post on there and have updated the things that were sold and Lowered the donation prices. The clothes are the 3rd post down.

http://clothesformissions.blogspot.com/

NEW CLOTHES WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS A FEW MORE ITEMS SALE!

The Latest update on Willy.....

is on my ministry blog. http://loveforthechildren.blogspot.com/
Please keep praying that we meet the amount needed soon!
We are almost there!

Lilee's New Do!

LIKE IT???

I thought this would be a great laugh for you all today!