Monday, April 28, 2014

March Madness

The girls love getting their finger and toe nails painted and showing them off to everyone.
Look at Jaymi fly.  Last year she could barely get a centimeter off the tramp and now she jumps like a big girl. 


March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day (3-21)

We like to celebrate WDSD with Ice Cream!

Miss Amazing Pageant  

Jaymi was able to participate in the Miss Amazing pageant in Logan and had such a great time.  It was such a fun experience.  She got to do some fun crafts and then got her hair and make-up done by a Salon that donated their time for the day.  Then we got to enjoy a talent show and for the main show Jaymi got to go out on stage and introduce herself.  It is such a great program for girls with special needs and was so touching to be a part of it.
The stylists from the salon loved working with Jaymi and all came back and asked if they could get a picture with her.
We were so lucky to go up to the pageant with our friend Taylor and her mom Emily.

The judges included professors from USU and even Miss Utah
Jaymi with her cute buddy that helped her throughout the day.

We had a wonderful get together with a couple of our dear friends from the neighborhood who have sadly moved away.  We miss seeing them regularly but are thankful for their friendship, because they are the type of friends that we will always keep in contact with.





When we all moved into the hood there was only one child between the three of us.  Things have changed quite a bit in the last 5 years :)
The daddy's. These guys have all finished up graduate degrees in the last couple years while the mom's kept from going crazy while they did...most days that is :)
Friends forever!
We have been getting good use out of our pass to the swimming pool this summer.  Its one of our favorite things to do with friends.


Cute Nelson kids
Jaymi loves her UTES! 
The girls in Wayne family had a shower for Emily and her new baby boy.  I assured everyone I could get us all in a picture without having someone take it for us.  Not too bad. 
Okay, I guess this looks a little better.
Bryn's little friend spent a few days with us and it was so cute watching them play together and learn from each other.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Gracelynn

Are you my mommy?


I can't stop thinking about this sweet little face and praying that her family will find her.  She has waited far too long.  She looks so much like our little Jaymi.  Look at that mischievous little smile!  She already has $10,000 in her account.  That is HUGE!  Close to 1/3 of her adoption is covered.  Please help me spread the word about this precious little girl, we need to find her family!  She is in Eastern Europe.  Many families I know adopted from her country.