Basketball and the sickies...

Things haven't been too exciting around our house lately. Beckett and Levi have been sick with upper respiratory infections for the past week. They've had fever on and off and still have these terrible croupy coughs that will not go away. So, we've been missing out on a lot of church and activities until they are better. Nobody wants a croupy baby in the nursery.

We did get to eat at Ryan and Tara's one night, so the guys could watch the national championship game. The kids sure enjoyed being able to get out of the house for a bit, and they always love playing with cousin Eden!

Brody is back in school, and Beckett is missing him terribly. He asks at least 10 times every day when we can go pick him up. Brody also started Upward basketball this week! This is our first time to be associated with this program, but I think it's going to be great. They practice for about 30 minutes, rest and have a devotional for about 15 minutes, then finish out the rest of practice. I'm so excited for Brody to be a part of it this year! He didn't get on the team with his best friend like we requested, but thankfully Brody is quickly friends with pretty much any kid he meets, so once he got over the initial disappointment, he's been fine. Looks like we will be spending Saturday mornings in the gym for the next two months! Go Cheetahs! :)

On a different note, these three littles have been a bright light for me this week. We found out we wouldn't be getting an update or picture of Lennox this month. A new social worker took over his case at the agency in Seoul, and they sent notice that there would be an interruption in his updates for a "while". Who knows how long a while is. They are just wanting to give this new social worker time to get the hang of everything. But I will be honest...I was really disappointed when we got the email. Since we didn't get an update after his December appointment, I have been looking forward to this January update for weeks. There's nothing I can do but pray that he is being taken care of and hope that we get an update as soon as possible! I just can't imagine how much he will have changed already. He was only 5 months in the picture we got in November, and if we don't get a new picture until after his Feb visit, he will be 8 months old! I can't wait to see him again :) Beckett asks about him daily now. It's so bittersweet.

Speaking of Beckett, I think he's getting ready to drop his nap. He is showing signs of not needing an afternoon nap anymore. This mama is sad. I'm not giving up yet...that 2 hours when they nap together is much-needed. But I see it ending soon.

Here are some iPhone pics from the last couple weeks!