Our little cheerleaders

First of all, I feel so silly having to blur baby T's face, but obviously it's for our own safety. I wouldn't even post a picture of her, but it's really just too cute not to post! Saturday was the one day out of the year that Corby and I are enemies. Thankfully, I've gotten very use to losing, so Saturday's game wasn't any different than any other year! I had made Harper this little outfit to be able to cheer on any team that wears red, so when T came along, I quickly made her one too. I think they are probably the cutest cheerleaders out there!

I'll be honest, this isn't the only matching outfit they have!

I think I'm going a little overboard!

Corbs with his girls!

Also, Happy birthday to Gama!!! We hope that you have a great day today!

Neglected...

It seems that when we get a foster child, my poor blog, Harper's scrapbook, gets neglected! We got a baby girl last Friday, and we love having her here! She's 8 weeks old and such a cute little chunk! Currently, we're doing our best to keep her from getting the stomach bug that Harper and Corby have had... so far we've been successful! I just keep praying that neither of us will get it... that, and I spray Lysol all day, on everything. Other than that, we're doing well. She sleeps really well for a 2 month old, so that's a huge blessing! I think we're going to have her for a while, so I'm thankful she sleeps!

Harper is doing well. She loves Baby T! She's asked to hold her a few times, and it's hilarious! She continues to ask about her momma and dadda, which I can answer...oh, they're right down the street. Yes, you read that right... pray I don't ever run into them at the store!

Her Favorite Things...

Harper turned 2 1/2 yesterday, so I want to write down a few of her favorite things...along with a few of our favorite things she says!

1. The Sound of Music Soundtrack

She used to be obsessed with songs from Wicked, but she has moved on! She was on a real "Maria" kick that's sung by the nuns. She has thankfully learned to enjoy a few other songs too!

2. The hammer head shark

She calls hammerhead sharks "hamburger head" sharks! We will never correct her! It's just way too funny!

3. Goliath and his shin guards

We have finally convinced her that Goliath is a bad guy, but it took a long time! But she still requests to see him every night before closing her Bible! I think it was his shin guards that initially pulled her in... I've never talked so much about Goliath in all my life!

4. Mary's bonnet

When Corby was reading the story of Jesus' birth to her, she could only focus on Mary's hat. We both got so tickled because of her fascination! She now wants to see Mary before we put up her Bible, and she always reminds us that she would like a pink bonnet when it gets cold!

5. Instead of saying "uh oh spaghettios", Harper says "oops spaghetti"! It used to be just "oop", but then she started adding the s.

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Ballet!

Harper had her first ballet class this morning and she loved it! She's taking lessons at Dancing Angels, a Christian dance studio. Now, she didn't necessarily dance very much...but she definitely watched and took it all in! I think she will love it, it just might take a while. She was more concerned with running to the window and waving at me! But she ran right in and didn't cry, so I call it a win!

Looking as cute as ever in her outfit!

Walking into the dance studio

Sitting by her teacher

Learning how to do "butterfly" legs

Dancing with a baby doll

Ending her class by getting a sticker!

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First Day of School!

Harper started back at Jubilee Junction today, and she could not have been more excited! She will be going 2 days a week again this year. I don't think it phased her one bit that I wasn't working there this year. She ran right in, and hardly said bye! But that's the way I prefer for it to be. Her teacher, the fabulous Ms. Gigi, said she had a great day. I was thankful to see her in the same outfit I dropped her off in....no potty accidents! She never has any trouble, but I was worried she would get too into playing to remember to tell her teacher... but she did a great job! I took a few pictures of her this morning, and I can't believe how grown up she looks!!!

Giving her "cheeeeese" smile...that really doesn't look like a smile!

That smile is a little better!

This is the treat I sent with her to give to Ms. Gigi.

I had a mom do fun things like this for me last year, and I loved it!

So I thought I would try to do the same for Gigi.

I found this idea on eighteen25.blogspot.com,

and just made some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to put in the mason jar.

It was so easy and cheap too!!!

Divine Interruption

It took me a while to get to the point with the Lord that I thought His foster care idea was a good one. Now that we are in the midst of it, I absolutely agree with Him. A few months ago, I got Priscilla Shirer's Bible Study on Jonah. I started it immediately, but stupid excuses kept me from continuing. Basically, me and discipline do not get along! So, I got it out again today, and even though I'm still on the first session, I really have loved it! It's about the divine interruptions that the Lord places in your life, and how they will change you for the better, if you let them. I loved one of the paragraphs today. It was about letting your feelings towards something the Lord is calling you to do persuade you to disobedience.... Priscilla says it much better!!!

"God's plans for us are so overwhelmingly beyond anything that we could ever imagine that our feelings or ability to reason His directives cannot be the determining factor for choosing obedience. Making sense of what God has asked or feeling compelled to cooperate cannot be the prerequisite for choosing obedience. His Word must be enough." Priscilla Shirer

This hit me hard! What if I had let my feelings toward foster care keep me from obeying? What if I let others opinions persuade me??? I can't even imagine all that I would've missed out on! I'm so thankful the Lord didn't give up on me, since it did take a while for us to say "yes" to His calling!

Birthdays and Tears

Life got in the way of blogging. In the last week and a half, I turned 29, my sister turned 32, our sweet foster son went to live with a relative, and I've lost a lot of sleep. I've also broken out on my forehead like a kid going through puberty. The stress of foster care does not look good on me! Thankfully it's calmed down a bit... just in time for Corby's 10 year high school reunion. Tomorrow is our 6th wedding anniversary, so you can assume I'm really excited that I get to spend it with a bunch of people I don't know. But seriously, I'm looking forward to meeting a few people I've heard about and then working hard not to share with other people the stuff I do know about them... thanks to all of the stories I get when I'm with Corby's friends (Shout out to Warren and Chris!). So there you have it... lots of birthday celebrations and a lot of tears when baby M left. But we're doing well, and most importantly, Harper hasn't missed a beat!