A month in review

I started this blog to keep family and friends updated as we went through our adoption process. It has changed over time and now I just write about our family in general (though not always very often). I keep this blog so our family can cherish our family memories. Here is what we have been up to in the month of June....

Fishing in our pond

Having lots of fun with daddy

Daddy having fun with us

Olivia in her new toddler bed

Mya in her toddler bed. No more cribs.

Taking baths

Lots of baths and hair treatments

Eating birthday cake

Trying to figure out how to blow out candles

Turning 2!

Opening presents

Exploring with friends

Camping and 4 wheeling

It's not that I don't want to blog...

..it's just seems like every time I finally get a chance to blog, my computer won't load photos. And what is a blog post without photos?

Trying to get a good picture of 4 little people can be so difficult! I had a bunch of pictures to put up...but they will have to wait for some other day.

One year ago today...

....we first laid eyes on our Olivia Jean Takelech Haynes. She had just come into a new orphanage, had her head shaved, and looked so sad. At first look, we were not even sure if she was a girl. We only received a vague medical report and three blurry pictures, but we knew she was to be our daughter.

It truly is amazing what 1 year and the love of a family will do! She hardly looks like the same child!