Well, since January is more than half-way over, I thought I’d just do a few goals for the year instead of the month (because let’s face it…recover from jet lag is my only goal right now for January). I saw…
Cherry Berry Cobbler
I just cannot stop making this cobbler. I made it the first time back in November and then have made it about four times since (including this past Sunday for Smith’s birthday dinner). We just love, love, love it! It’s…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Our Adoption Process
Over the last month, I have received hundreds of emails from you wanting to know more about our adoption process for your own family. I always answer every single email that is sent to me but due to the overwhelming…
Dinner Tonight: Mushroom Sausage Kale Pasta
My family loves pasta for supper, and I love making pasta like this for my kiddos because they eat it up…kale and all. We used a nice chicken sausage on this night but you could use turkey or pork sausage…
Home.
After 18 days in China, we came home on Thursday night. Opening the door to the baggage claim area in Dallas and seeing all of our friends and family waiting there for us was one of the sweetest moments in…
Meal Planning Monday #68
I’m baaaaaack! Whew! That was quite the little adventure I was just on! We’re so thankful for our trip to China and even more thankful to be home now as a family of five :). As for food…I’ve had nothing…
Happy Birthday Smith!
Today, my sweet little Smith turns five. Five. I really can hardly believe it. My relationship with Smith has probably surprised me the most. I didn’t know how much I needed a boy until I met this boy. I…
China: Day 16
Ahhhh! These two pics are from yesterday but I thought they were worth repeating :). Today, we had our appointment with the US Consulate to finish up our very last piece of adoption business. No phones, cameras or whatnot…
China: Days 14 & 15
We have almost made it to the end. Tomorrow, we have our Consulate appointment and then Wednesday, we pick up Ashby’s Visa and fly back to Beijing to spend one night before flying home on Thursday. Whew. I’m ready. One…
China: Days 12 & 13
Hello from Guangzhou, China!! We are doing so well here on our third (and final) leg of this adventure. Yesterday, we waited around the hotel for Ashby’s Chinese passport to be issued, we picked it up and headed to the…
China: Day 11
Today was a very bittersweet day. This morning, we left and were able to visit Ashby’s orphanage. We took turns going inside, so that Ashby could stay in the van the entire time. We had several people (including our social…
China: Days 9 & 10
I could have named this post several things: China: New Baby China: New Routine China: Still eating rice China: Still no tacos to be found China: Smith has officially turned into a middle child China: That time we got into…
