Mom's Day {2014}

Being a mom to these three sweet boys is the greatest gift ever. They'll never know how much I love them. And their baby brother on the other side of the world. 

We spent the morning at church, then had our families over for Mother's Day lunch. Brent cooked us a delicious meal!

Tara even surprised me by adding Lennox's name to my necklace. It's so special to look down and see him there with my other boys. I spent much of Mother's Day with Lennox's other moms on my mind. His birth mom and his foster mom. One who loved him enough to chose life for him and to make the unimaginable decision to place him for adoption with the hopes of him growing up with a loving family. And one who loves him and cares for him every day without reservation even knowing that he will soon leave and join his forever family. These two women are my heroes. 

After lunch, we drove to Bossier City and spent the evening at The Boardwalk. Lovely Mother's Day indeed!!

Brody's first Taekwondo belt promotion!

Brody started taking Taekwondo around Christmas, and he had his very first belt promotion last weekend! 

It was so much fun to watch! He was so nervous because he didn't know what to expect, but he did great!!

So very proud of this kiddo!!

May

I just can't believe May is halfway over. It's been a very busy, fun month - but we are oh so ready for lazy summer mornings!

My sweet boy reached 100 Accelerated Reader this week, so we celebrated with snow cones!! So proud that he loves to read. I hope he sticks with it!

What's the best thing to do on a rainy afternoon while little brother naps? Watch a movie under a homemade tent, of course! 

Or dress up like a fireman. :)

He also loves to water my plants when it's pretty outside! Cutest yard boy ever :)

Mayhaw 5k

Beckett loves to run with Brent and has been asking to run a race with him, so Brent signed them up for a local 5k!

He was soooo excited! Seriously, you would've thought he was getting to go to Disney world. Haha

And they're off!!

Brent pushed Levi in the stroller and Beckett ran along beside them. Brent said he made it about a mile and a half before joining Levi in the stroller for a break. :)

So proud of my little runner!!

April

Levi was so excited to get Eden's Dora birthday invitation!

We got Brody and Beckett's passports ordered a few weeks ago! So exciting! We hope to be using those puppies in a few months! 

Brody's first grade class picture - he's front and center. Can you tell I forgot it was picture day? Oops. 

Brent and I had to go to Little Rock a couple weeks ago for full psychological evaluations. This is a new requirement the Korean courts have released. Anything to get our boy home! 

And it has begun - baseball season!!! We love this time of year! Evenings spent at the ballpark!

The new bedroom for Brody and Lennox is still a work in progress, but I'm loving how it's coming together!!

Easter {2014}

Travel Immunizations!

As we are hopefully only about 4-5 months from travel, we went ahead and completed our international travel immunizations that are recommended for visiting South Korea. I knew that if I put it off and waited until the last minute, I would never get it done. And because the older boys will be traveling with us, I want to take every precaution that I can. 

This is also a good time to address the fact that my dad will be making the first trip with us! We have several very important mandatory appointments, meetings, and court session, so Dad will be there to help with the boys. We do plan on taking them with us to court and to our meetings with Lennox, but it's such a comfort to know Dad will be there to take over should one of them not feel well or something. It will also be helpful to have him there taking pictures, video, and helping with the boys while we are exploring the city! I'm very excited to have him experience Lennox's birth country and culture with us. 

Levi was asking if he could get a shot too. Lol. He must not realize what that means yet. ;)

These two were laughing and being silly right up until their turn to sit on the table. Beckett insisted that Brody go first. Ha. 

Brody never cried or made much of a sound, he just had this really pitiful look in his face. It was almost funny. Almost. :)

Now poor little Beckett. I'm sure the whole building could hear him when it came his turn. It only lasted about ten seconds, but he was loud! 

All done!!

We are glad that is over! Now to get the boys' passports!!