Five Years Later...

We started this blog when we went to the Ukraine to adopt our daughter Elizabeth in 2005. Five years later we are loving life with our daughter (now 6) and our son, Chris (23). Tom continues to farm and I have the wonderful job of a stay-at-home mother and farm-wife. God has truly blessed us with two wonderful kids, a great new home, all while being surrounded by a terrific family, friends, and church family!



Wednesday, June 04, 2008

A cute Bumble Bee


Her first dance recital
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Silly girl!!




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A stroll along the Mississippi




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The planting FINALLY begins




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Happy Mother's Day! & PreSchool Program




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Baby kittens




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Fun with Chris




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Easter Egg Hunt and Holy Saturday















GrandMary holding baby Dylan (Dustin & Valerie Hills' son)
#3 ~ Elizabeth, her Daddy, and Nancy Yates on Holy Saturday











Elizabeth, Tom and I the evening I joined the church

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A clown, a bear, and a rabbit...(Happy Easter!)

At the Paris Carnival













Happy Easter!!! Elizabeth holding her cousin Dylan (Dustin and Valerie's son)



















A rabbit (GrandMary, lol!) is holding Jacob Hills (Dustin and Valerie's son) and Elizabeth














#4 ~ We also celebrated Aaliyah's 6th birthday on Easter
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Jumping, eating, fishing, and painting....

A new trampoline...yipee!!!













Lane Willard and Elizabeth at Pizza Hut














#3 ~ Fishing at the Paris school carnival

















#4 ~ Elizabeth got her face painted at the carnival
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We got married (again)

Tom and I renewed our wedding vows. In March I joined the Catholic church, and just prior to that, Tom and I renewed our vows. Elizabeth was very excited about this wedding and was telling everyone 'I am getting married to Daddy." It was cute. As you can see, she was up front and center and a very active part of the ceremony


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