A little while later, Leti had a visitor come to our house. Yes, that would be Jill. Jill brought Leti a gift . . . a Bible. Considering our conversation less than 30 minutes before Jill came, it was incredibly timely! Leti had tears in her eyes.
We went to the 11:00am service at Cornerstone.
And gave Leti the tour (with help from Mya and Brady).
Leti absolutely L.O.V.E.D. Cornerstone! She described worship as what her heart has been longing for. We both cried A LOT of tears together while we sang. God orchestrated the PERFECT songs and message for Leti and the journey she is on (not to mention me, too).
After church, we stopped by home to change clothes.
And take a family picture.
And then took off again for the Ehresman Pad.
We had Leti-leftovers for lunch. Yum.
Leti got to have another Tia Leti moment with her little man after lunch.
She still talks about her first Tia Leti moment with Abram right after he was born. She was the first person who got to hold him and she told him all the things a loving aunt could to tell her precious nephew.
He leaned into her for several minutes, listening to what she had to say.
We went to the 11:00am service at Cornerstone.And gave Leti the tour (with help from Mya and Brady).Leti absolutely L.O.V.E.D. Cornerstone! She described worship as what her heart has been longing for. We both cried A LOT of tears together while we sang. God orchestrated the PERFECT songs and message for Leti and the journey she is on (not to mention me, too).After church, we stopped by home to change clothes. And take a family picture.And then took off again for the Ehresman Pad. We had Leti-leftovers for lunch. Yum.Leti got to have another Tia Leti moment with her little man after lunch.
She still talks about her first Tia Leti moment with Abram right after he was born. She was the first person who got to hold him and she told him all the things a loving aunt could to tell her precious nephew.He leaned into her for several minutes, listening to what she had to say.
After lunch (and putting the little boys down for naps), it was time for a Cricut tutorial. A friend lent Kate a Cricut machine (it cuts super fun shapes, letters, sayings, etc.), but Kate hasn't known how to use it so it has been sitting in a closet. Well, guess who also has a Cricut and showed us all how to use it? Leti, of course! Just one more crazy way Leti fits into the family - she and Kate and Leti share the same hobby of making creative cards. So fun! 
Once we realized it was 3:30pm, all the girls ditched the boys (and Amber Witt who had come over to play with Brady in the pond) . . . 
And headed to Sonic in Ankeny to catch the end of happy hour (half off all drinks from 2-4pm every day)! 
And did a little shopping. Leti and I had fun buying a few things for Abram's brother and sister.
We came home and read.
And played.
Someone acquired a new aunt over the weekend.
In fact, Leti said that we're not the only ones who adopted. She adopted two neices and two nephews this weekend.
More fun with his Tia.
Somebody got a new monkey blanket from his Tia.
We hung out and did lots more talking after Abram went to bed. We talked a lot about Leti's journey and all that God did during her short time in Iowa. She would tell you now that while she came to Iowa for Abram, God had other purposes . . . her trip to Iowa turned into a journey toward knowing Him more. (I can share this on the blog because Leti has been sharing about her journey with everyone she sees!) We have all been blown away by the awesome ways God is working! 
SISTERS! 
(Leti texted me last night to ask for Kate's phone number. She said she missed her new sister.)
Abram and his two wonderful aunts.
After we woke Abram up to go home, it was hard for Kate and Leti to say good-bye.
Once we realized it was 3:30pm, all the girls ditched the boys (and Amber Witt who had come over to play with Brady in the pond) . . . And headed to Sonic in Ankeny to catch the end of happy hour (half off all drinks from 2-4pm every day)! And did a little shopping. Leti and I had fun buying a few things for Abram's brother and sister.We came home and read.And played. Someone acquired a new aunt over the weekend.In fact, Leti said that we're not the only ones who adopted. She adopted two neices and two nephews this weekend.More fun with his Tia.Somebody got a new monkey blanket from his Tia.We hung out and did lots more talking after Abram went to bed. We talked a lot about Leti's journey and all that God did during her short time in Iowa. She would tell you now that while she came to Iowa for Abram, God had other purposes . . . her trip to Iowa turned into a journey toward knowing Him more. (I can share this on the blog because Leti has been sharing about her journey with everyone she sees!) We have all been blown away by the awesome ways God is working! SISTERS! (Leti texted me last night to ask for Kate's phone number. She said she missed her new sister.)Abram and his two wonderful aunts.
After we woke Abram up to go home, it was hard for Kate and Leti to say good-bye.
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Looks like you had a memorable and perfect time. So awesome to see God building families in fun ways.
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