Message from Weyesa

We got an email from someone at Sele Enat about Fisher.

also weyesa.why don't you write me? when do you come again

our reply to Weyesa:

Weyesa, we are still waiting for America to say we can come and bring you home. We think about you all the time and miss you very much. Mommy, daddy, Harper, Ellie and Tate are very excited to see you. We hope we will be able to come in a little more than one week, on Monday, January 24. We loved seeing the pictures of you on Christmas. Here is a picture of (Daddy) that he just took. We love you.

Mommy, Daddy, Harper, Ellie and Tate

Just makes us want to get on a plane today and go and get him.

Daddy's Girl

Harper got home from swimming tonight and was excited to have some mom and dad time. I loved taking her picture while she was hanging with Peter! She is getting too big!

Haircuts

The girls were off today for haircuts. EB got just a trim and Harper got lots cut off.

BEFORE

AFTER

The Camera is back

I am so so excited to have my camera back and could not help but snap a few of the kids. SO much more fun to take pictures with my good camera instead of my small point and shoot!

Tate came home from school today and could not wait to play Webkinz. Not sure what he is doing there but apparently building a special room for his pets. He wants it to be a HUGE surprise.
Today there was a much bigger snow than expected and Ellie could not wait to play in it! She has started building a big igloo but got no help from Harper or Tate. Love how she may almost be 9 but she is still wanting to play in the snow.
Hard to believe by looking at this picture but Harper was home sick today. She was not sick enough to sleep but okay with laying on the sofa. She will be going back to school tomorrow!

Sandwich Kiss

Grandma and Grandpa came over for dinner and to see the kids. Tate was so happy to have them here and before he went to bed he got a sandwich kiss!

Swim Harper Swim!

It was a fun meet for Harper this weekend. She got to sit next to her BFF Anna who swims for Riverside. Got this cute picture of them.



I also got a nice note from a mom of a fellow swimmer. I was so proud of Harper I had tears in my eyes reading it.

I also wanted to let you know that Harper was wonderful to X yesterday at the swim meet. X has been having a hard time with the swim practices and the meets ... feeling lonely, overwhelmed, and not wanting to go to practices. She was really upset at the meet yesterday morning. I had to work the admin table and was stressed with that and keeping X positive. I asked Harper if she could hang with X and she was a great friend!! Please let her know I really appreciated her help. She is a lovely girl.

Harper

Grandma emailed this video to us. She had found it on her itouch. I am confident that Harper did not know it was going to be posted. Know it will make for many good laughs in the years to come.