w.o.w.

Today has been good. Very, very, good.

Why?

Because I can finally tell y'all something that I've been dying to tell you.

You people are not going to believe it. It took be a couple weeks to get used to the idea my self.

Ready?

We're adopting again!

And yes, you read that right.

they say a picture is worth a thousand words...

{So I'll stop talking now}

a glimpse at my turkey day

Hey y'all!

Wasn't yesterday just wonderful? Food, family, everything! I wanted to share with you, a couple of things I'm very thankful for...

A- amazing friends B- Bible C- {my} cell phone

d- dogs, little ones! e- email

f- friends, I love y'all! g- the grace of God H- {MY} HOUSE

I- ice cream j-jokes k- kisses from Mei-mei

L- lip gloss m- my mom n- netflix o- old navy

P- PURSES Q- quotes, especially inspiring ones!

r-rhyming

s- sunshine t- target! u- ultra amazing earrings

w-washing machines x- 'xtra cute shoes

y- yellow pencils z-zebra stripes

Life is good!

For our turkey day, we got to go to my grandma's house, which was amazing, as always!

Here's some pics from yesterday!

Hope your turkey day was as amazing as mine! I'm so thankful for all of you! :)

what happens when you put a city girl in the middle of a farm?

Well, that's exactly what I figured out last Friday. And yes, I even had fun! Apparently, putting a city girl in a farm isn't as harmless as it sounds!

Having fun in the car...it was a LONG drive!

Moriah and Josiah in a cute little corn maze

Aubrey and the Rooster...America's cutest couple!
"And it's all freaky freaky fresh...WORD!"

This, my friends, is how to sit upon a car....with STYLE!

Any place that has a PINK tractor has to be good!

Whilst I was out of my element, I did learn several things...

Rules are totally made to be broken....
Corn can be gorgeous!

Yellow Brick roads really do exist
Some people find mountains of dirt good entertainment...

When you ask a ten year old to look like you're having fun, this is what you get...

I also learned...

Ducks like to drink from holes in hoses...
Big huge balloon things attached to the ground are awesome....

and...

Even though most the time I'm more like this...

It can be really fun to get a little crazy, try different things...and dare I say it....get a little dirty!

Isn't that right Mr. Rooster?

So, when you put a city girl in the middle of a farm, she may scream a little, she may get a bit grossed out by all the bugs, she may not like all the dirt, but she may also have a lot of fun!

i love you moriah mei!

Two whole years ago today, one of my biggest dreams came true...Having a sister. Two whole years ago today, my parents were in China meeting a scared, little 19 month old girl. And on that day, I got a sister.

I didn't end up meeting her until 11 days later, but I'll always remember the night mom and dad called to say they had gotten her. I could hear her in the back round, laughing. When I heard her, I started crying, because it was really true. I had a sister! My very own sister.

Then the day I met her was probably the best day of my entire life. There we were with all my cousins, all my grandparents, my aunts and uncles. And then they walked out of the plane. I remember feeling so incredibly happy. There she was! In real life, right in my mom's arms.I was much too happy to even cry happy tears. It was a little bit hard to take it all in.

And that was two whole years ago! Two years! It seems like she's been with us forever, but that day I met her seems like yesterday.

Now, she's not scared anymore, she doesn't eat and eat and eat because now she knows she'll always have food. She's not sad when mom has to go to the store, because she knows she will always come back.

She is my sister. And I love her so unexplaniably much. I am so thankful God provided a sister for me and a family for her.

At this time next year, she will have grown even more, learned even more, and be even more secure.

Back to the present....

I am so thankful for this little China doll. I love it when she asks to have tea parties, and when she wants me to put make-up on her and do her hair...

The times, when we go to parks and I push her in swings, or when she climbs in bed with me at night. Or when she walks up to me and gives me a hug and tells me she loves me. Those are the moments I live for.

Moriah Mei, I love you so much, and I am so tremendously blessed by God that he gave me a sister-especially one just like you. Happy gotcha day, little sister, happy gotcha day.

{If you would like to read the full and total story of how we got Moriah and the day I met her in full detail you can do so HERE }

my fabulous vacation -part 3

Here's part three!

On one of the nights we were there, they had western night!

There was a lot of fun stuff you could do....

Horse back riding...

Face painting...

This weird {but fun} green thing, where you run around in circles in...
Square dancing...

and...

Root beer floats

Pop corn

A mella drama put on by the Horn Creek staff

Singing

And a lot of laughter and fun! And by the way, have you ever been square dancing? It's actually quite fun! I was beyond horrible at it, and probably embarrassed myself for eternity, but it ended up being a blast!

Of course even when we're away from home, the boys always seem to find some sort of either gross or semi-interesting creature. This time, they managed to find frogs. One of their friends had gone fishing that day, and brought each of the boys a frog...which was so sweet of him, but ew. There were lots of them. And they were green. And slimy. And...well, they were frogs...need I say more? =)

There were basketball tournaments...

A horse shoe Tournament...

Tether ball...

Pancake toss breakfast. They actually tossed you your pancake and you had to catch it on your plate!

And...

Water Slides

Swimming pools

White water rafting

A hot tub

A gym

A climbing wall

Game room

A gift shop

A snack Bar...

And much more!

And of course even with all of those fun things we did, there was a lot lot lot of time to just spend with friends.

I don't think I've ever had so much fun all in one week. It was absolutely positively amazing. I am so thankful to have been able to spend this week at Horn Creek. I felt like I learned so much. It was unbelievably wonderful. I spent time with friends, learned so much more about Jesus Christ, had {awesome} food, and had the best time of my life! I can not wait until next year! I'm already excited for it!!

It was wonderful. Simply wonderful.