Dedication day!

Well yesterday the 28th of November was a very important day for us as a family of 5.
Our church had a annual dedication service for kids and we were blessed to be there as a family with my dad and Shane's mom and aunt to dedicate our children to the Lord. The Lord has blessed us so many times over and over. And our children are a blessing everyday.
It was wonderful to be able to HONOR GOD and give our children to him in a commitment that we will raise them in the Lord to the best that we can. We will instill in them just as the Lord wants us too. As our pastor said,it's not a magic ceremony to say they will always be perfect. It is a serious commitment that we wanted to make to God and to our children. The entire sermon was about children and how they should be raised. At the end all families stood in front of the church and we prayed for all the families and children. They each recieved their very own bible and certificate. The kids had their matching Christmas outfits on which were so sweet. Maybe I can get our picture posted here soon of this day,thank goodness Shane's aunt had a camera.

Thank you Lord for who you are, and for all you do for us in our lives.

New Fenwick addition and more...

Well we finally got Maiya's corrected birth certificate back which has India listed as the country not Indian. :)It has taken about two weeks or a little more to get the birth certificate right. Make sure you double check it all before your lawyer sends it off or have them too.
So I go hopefully Monday and apply for her social security card. Then we might try to get her citizenship applied for by November 23, if finances permit. If not we will just get it at the first of the year. No big deal,Dillon gives you back four hundred anyway so the most we will be out it a little over 200 if we have to wait. But it is not like she is starting school and has to have it immediately. So we will see,and I will be so glad when the bucks stop coming out. I believe that they just put any price tag on what they want cause they know people will have to for their adoptions,to me,kind like roberry.:( I have never said that,until now.
Of course she is priceless so the thought of maybe having to wait till Jan and apply for the citizenship doesn't bother me,what is 200 more when we have come thus far?
DRUMROLL PLEASE....On the other hand,is a handful sweet Yorkie that we just got yesterday and suprised the kids. The boys love him,and well...Maiya just wants to squeeze him. So no puppy for Maiya for now. We just let her pat and say EASY. This doggy will go out on a leash,it will be mostly me training him,but I don't mind since I am at home all the time. The boys can help with other things like the feeding and playing. We are trying to decide on a name,we like JOJO or Simon? Watcha think? UPDATE The little guys name will be Simeon.
A early Christmas present for all of us. Cami was such a sweetie and we hope this one will be too,I believe he is a winner.:)He will be about 3 lbs full grown.

Shane and Bailey went dear hunting this morning,I hope they get a buck for Bailey.
Tonight at church we have our missions conference and Maiya and I are gonna wear our Indian outfits. They will have different booths set up to represent certain countries.Hoping our special email goes out by the end of this month.Stay tuned.
Another special event coming up is that we will be dedicating all three of our children to the LORD on November 28th at our church,they are having a ceremony.I hope to have pictures too! Bailey came home yesterday with 4 A's and 1 B HONOR ROLL and he also got high CATS test scores from last year. He will get to attend a honor roll breakfast,a ceremony later in the year and get a metal. We are so proud of him.
Adyn has learned to write his full name,YAY. And Maiya is learning what baby discipline is like. With a ferm NO,NO.! Hoping to get our family pictures done soon.
It seems like Nov and Dec are such busy months. Have a great weekend. GiGi

Date night...FINALLY!

Well this past saturday,Shane and I had our first date since Maiya has been home. It will be six months on Nov 15th since she has been in our arms.:) Time is sure moving on as always. We had a great time together! The drive to Indiana was so peaceful.We first hit OUTBACK to eat,and the food was grand. Nice conversation and laughs without interruption. Priceless. We went a few places,but the ones I like the most was the VINEAYARD christian bookstore and starbucks drive thru.:) We did check out Toys r us just a little for the kids. We shopped a little for each of them. It was fun to look around and so much easier without him sitting in the van with the kids why I go in and scope out the store. That's what we did last year and my dad watched them the day after thanksgiving,we will never do that AGAIN. Atleast... not this year. It was too crazy at the stores, but fun on the other hand,and napping in the car in the parking lot was not fun,he slept,but not me.LOL.:)
We have decided that we should do this atleast once a month. Maiya and the boys did so good. Our pastors daughter came over to watch them and did so great with the kiddos. They went to the park,pizza hut, and walmart. I think she said next time she might skip the walmart trip,I told her...GOOD IDEA!!! LOL. So we will be using her in the future more. I like it cause she can come to our home and she only lives like 10 minutes away from us. So excited for us that we can now escape parenthood for a few hours and just be a couple in LOVE.
More to come...

Smarties and more....

Ok well Maiya just absolute likes smarties candies. Let's just say the other day I spotted her in the boys room looking under their chest where they had some candy hid,and sure enough she got a hold of her some smarties.Wish I had the camera at that time. We are now waiting on Maiya's birth certificate so I can go get her a social security card. Then the Citizenship application and I am so ready for this FINAL STEP!! We have been in this process since FEB of 2008,WOW oh WOW!But worth it all,priceless.

Maiya is quite becoming a little on the go girl. When Adyn has something she wants,she starts to raise her voice and then you see her neck stiffen and she is reaching and hoping to have her way. Now that will be a NO -NO- NO.:( I have been teaching her to say NO NO and to say baby. She is doing good. Mama and dada are popular and so is shewh... when she lets out number 2. She likes to still suck her thumb and play with your ears when she is tired.:( Hard on me,LOL. Likes to clap to patty cake and likes to feed her baby. Elmo and baby einstein she likes too.When we go to get Bailey off the bus,she smiles and points. She knows it is Bailey time,how sweet. She just eats and eats too. This sweetie loves blueberries,loves them. She could eat a whole container if I let her. The boys won't touch them,their favorite is watermelon.
We go at then end of November for some shots and her second dose of the flu shot.
Trying to figure out something to break this thumb deal. Maybe some tape around it,any ideas?
I am looking forward to my husband and I having a date for the first time together since we have been home with Maiya. Our pastors daughter will be coming over to take care of them here at the house. She is good with kids and babysits lots plus she just took care of Maiya last Sunday in the nursery.:) She only lives about 10 minutes from us which is good. Maybe I will rent something out of the red box for the boys.
Trying to work on fall cleaning for now along with regular family duties and Bailey is hopping along in bible quizzing,piano,and just made the Pride school academic team.YAY !!!
Adyn is doing great in preschool too and growing up so fast.
Hoping to have some family pictures of us all soon along with Maiya's Gotcha day movie. I am hoping to start weight watchers soon,for me.I have got to get more in shape,I might make a journal about it. With God's help I can do it. Bible study meetings are going great,the next one is Nov 16th. We are excited about what God has in store.
I am a busy bee,but loving every minute that God gives us!! Have a great week to you all.
GIGI :)