Keeping Up

There have been so many times in the past couple of weeks that I knew it was time for this blog to end. It has been kind of fun blogging about our adoptions and just our everyday lives, but the truth is that we are pretty boring people. We do the same things day in and day out and we don't even go to many places. So, I am feeling that the blog has become the same thing over and over and over. It seemed time to end. I kind of hated to end it, but things to write about seem to elude me.  Then last week my daughter that is in nursing school texted a question about Claire -- questions about years and years ago when she had leukemia. I answered the first question easily and the second one part way. I realized all of a sudden that I had actually forgotten some of the things I didn't think I would ever forget. But, there were some details and dates I could not remember. That made me think of my blog and how many times I have gone to it to look up dates or little things we could not remember -- like how many hours did Bethany use her vest in 2016 or when did she get her last vest. I usually mention some of this stuff on my blog and can find out the answer to quite a few questions we might have in less than 5 minutes. It was this that made me want to try to revive my blog and hold on a little longer. That and the fact the kids absolutely love to look at it and go back several years to see what they were doing and what they looked like. There is not a day that goes by that one of the kids isn't looking at the blog or one of our blog books.  It seems important to them. 

So, I guess I will try to continue though I have very little to say and we tend to do the same old same old constantly. But, I know I won't journal and I probably won't take the time to write the little things that happen or little details of our lives anywhere but here. It does make a nice yearbook at the end of the year. 

Our weekend was nice, but we were here just about all day every single day. The kids played out and I took a few pictures. I can't wait till it is really warm and we drink iced coffee on the porch every morning. I am hoping my daughter will come by occasionally and join me. 

Piper has worked so hard to lean to jump rope. It didn't seem like she would ever really get it. Then this weekend she called me out and she could not only jump, but for over 20 times straight. She was so thrilled and so was I. She is loving her new jump rope for sure. 

Sarah's Baptism

Today Sarah was baptized. She has been talking about it for a long time and finally decided she was ready. She actually could not be submerged because she has two perforated eardrums. So our pastor said he would just pour water over her head. As you watch the video you will see that her ears were definitely on her mind and she could not stop thinking about getting water in them. 

I really enjoy Michael being the piano player at our church. He has been playing the piano there since he was only 5 years old - when he did his piano recitals there. He has actually only worked there since he came home from Poland in 2011. He has always loved music and even as a small child would sit at the piano and pick out little songs. I wish I had some other kids that loved the piano, but right now none seem to want to take lessons. 

The Weekend

I haven't had much to post lately - really not much going on. I feel like we have done pretty much the same thing day in and out for the past few weeks. But, we did have fairly nice weather this weekend and got outside some. This makes me feel like spring is almost here. I can't wait. 

Though I don't have much going on or much to say I thought I would post a few pictures from our weekend. I'm hoping we will get out and do a little more in the next couple of weeks.