Slumber Party

It had been way too long since we had a slumber party with the nieces and nephews, so that is what we did this past weekend.

And with Grammy in the house, you know there were crafts involved! Coloring ornaments was first. Even for the little guys.

I must say I loved this craft project because it is a good record of how big Abram's foot and hands are at this age. I'm definitely keeping Abram's reindeer! Here is Greysen showing off his.

Snitching mini marshmallows!

Our slumber party staple is malts. Uncle Jason got a little carried away with the squirty whipped cream . . . straight in the mouth!

Abram and his malt.

After Abram went to bed, we watched the new Karate Kid movie. It was so good, but Aunt Nen couldn't make it through the movie and was the next to bed.

Hot chocolate in the morning.

We just so happened to get our first snow of the year the night the kids spent the night. The little boys were in HEAVEN watching the snow plow in the morning!

One last group shot before they went home. It was definitely a good taste of what it is to come this Spring when our house is filled with three more little people permanently.

And lastly, the little monkey all bundled up for the snow. He puts up with his gloves because they have soccer balls on them.

Adoption Program Director Coming to Ames

I've mentioned before that we are adopting through MLJ Adoptions, out of Indianapolis, IN. Sonja Brown, the country director for the country we are adopting from, is flying to Ames on Sunday, December 19th. Her purpose is twofold:

1) Meet with the families who are already in the adoption process - since there are several right here in one place!

2) Meet with families who are interested in knowing more about adopting from C-country in Africa. She will be having a roundtable discussion to give info, answer your questions, etc. Here are the details:

Sunday, December 19th

4:00p

Cornerstone Church Cafe area

This meeting is open to ANYONE . . . in Ames or outside of Ames, part of Cornerstone or not, thinking seriously about adoption, or just wanting to hear more.

Please join us and spread the word to let others know about this great opportunity.

CBS Evening News video about Adoption

You have to watch this VIDEO (please bear with the inital comercial). It is from the CBS Evening News recently about a family who have adopted orphans with HIV. So cool!