Lookie what Sophie is getting!

A fellow blogger adoptive momma and I "met" a few years ago through CaringBridge. We used to e-mail prior to her adoption journey about the blessings of adding to our family with the children that are so amazingly meant to be ours through God's perfect timing. I love to follow her journey and life with her two beautiful baby girls and her zest for life! Melanie is one of the most energetic, loving, talented, crazy fun people I have ever known! And, did I mention TALENTED!?!?

Not only does she run a pediatric physical therapy practice, scrapbook, make beautiful jewelry, raise two baby girls, build houses, Shake for Jake, go on fabulously fun trips with her family and friends... she also finds time to paint some beautiful canvases. I e-mailed her less than two weeks ago about a canvas for Sophie... without much from me to go on, she created this beautiful canvas for my little Bug!


Look at this beautiful little detail that she so perfectly surprised me with... because "she looks like a "Sophie Bug"... PERFECT! I love it!



I can't wait to get it and hang it up in Sophie's room! Thank you so much Mo for the sneak peek tonight on your blog!!

Love you!

Favorite Foto Friday #101 - FRIENDS!

If I can be thankful for nothing else, I am most thankful for my friends. They have become my family and I am extremely blessed!! It has been so sweet watching my youngest learn what friendship is about... I would have to say that she is also very blessed!!!

Most recently, we had a cruise on a local Paddlewheel Steamboat with some of our friends with other Guat Tots... Sophie had a blast dancing and playing with her friends... old and new...

Sophie~Bug, Ella and Sophia

Sophia, Kate, Sophie and Ella

Proud to be Guatemalan Americans!

Come on Sophia, let's dance!!

Let's ride off into the sunset on my faithful pony, Ella!!

Here is Mcklinky!! Can't wait to see your FRIENDS pictures!!



Since many of us have kids that have gone back to school recently, next week's theme is BACKPACKS!!

FFF Winner!

I am so thrilled that we have returned to Favorite Foto Friday! Welcome back!

Sorry to have been so secretive about the prize... but the prize is a beautiful custom picture frame like the one modeled here by the beautiful Sophie~Bug!!


I ordered ours and fell in love with it... handcrafted by another blogging mommy, Kelley! She has an etsy shop called Shorty Bananas, that you can link to here.

The winner can choose the frame or anything else from her etsy shop.


I just love her sayings that are engraved into the frames... and the winner can choose which saying and choose the colors for the frame.

So, without further delay... the winner, determined by random.org is the 14th commenter, Kerri!! I think Kerri may just be ordering two for her beautiful girls, Medina and Ruby! Congratulations Kerri and thanks for always being a loyal FFF participant!!

Favorite Foto Friday #100!! - TINY DANCER!

My tiny dancer has been so excited for her ballet classes to start! She has been dressing up in her leotard, tutu and ballet shoes for our dance parties on the porch, and even though I messed up the lighting, I just love this series of pictures... there is something so precious about seeing the joy on a little girl's face when she thinks she is a ballerina!

Love this action twirl shot!

Yeah! My 100th Favorite Foto Friday post! This calls for a little giveaway for my FFF friends! To enter, please post a direct link to your FFF for today AND leave a comment letting me know that you are entering! I will draw a winner on Sunday evening! I promise you will love the prize... but it will remain a surprise until I draw the winner!

In the meantime... here is MckLinky to help get you linked up!!



The theme for next week's FFF is FRIENDS!

Wordless Wednesday

How can I say no to this face?

Favorite Foto Friday #99 - MY GIRLS!

My oldest baby girl is a SENIOR in High School!! Morgan had her senior pictures taken last month and they turned out GORGEOUS! It is sometimes hard for me to look at her and realize that my baby has become a young woman!


We also had a mini session for Sophie~Bug during the shoot while Sissy was changing her clothes... and I was so pleased with how ALL of them turned out! I am much poorer than I was before I saw these pictures! I could not walk away from all the amazing pictures (over 275 poses) of my beautiful baby girls.


I wanted a picture of the two of them together so that someday, they could look back and see just how much they loved each other at this time of their lives! These two were always meant to be sisters! I thank God for the gift of all three of my children every day!!


Grant did not come to this photo session and I know that many of you have sent me private messages asking about him. He is doing very well and I will share some pictures of my growing boy very soon!

Here is MckLinky!! Be sure you are linking your blog post and not just your blog address in the linky!! Can't wait to reconnect with all of you!



We are going to finish out the rest of August without any themes... just continue to post your favorite FFF of the week and link back to here to join in! Next week is my 100th FFF post. I am going to do a surprise giveaway to one of you who link up here next Friday!!

Welcome Back Wednesday

(Sophie in her hat from Lori at Charlotte English Boutique)

Helloooo!!! Missed me?? Have been enjoying the summer with my kiddos. School has started back and I am trying to get things back in gear... but I plan to be back this week to host Favorite Foto Friday (no theme)! Is anybody still out there?? Sorry to leave you hanging for so long!!

Have been keeping up with many through Google Reader and Facebook, but have missed blogging. Looking forward to catching up with all my friends!