Temples in Autumn

This is the KC temple a few weeks ago........we are so excited it's coming!!!

The Temple Lot in Independence, Mo.......with the Community of Christ Temple in the background and gorgeous fall color!
We went to Nauvoo last week and I was hoping the trees were still in full color, but we were a week or two too late! Still amazing though....

Some fun pictures

love this....

This is the reason we went to Nauvoo..........this darling couple got married!

Congrats Kayla and Gene!!!!

Grateful

I am so grateful for my children! We attended an adoption fireside a few weeks ago and I was reminded just how miraculous my family is, I don't think about my children being adopted very often ~they are just ours. There were several couples earning to have sleepless nights holding a newborn baby just waiting for their dreams of children to come true. Matt and felt so seasoned as adoptive parents no longer waiting to add to our family content with the 6 we've been blessed with and giving our words of support and hope to these young couples. I will eternally be grateful to our children's birthfamilies for their faith and trust.

I love my children more than words can express......I feel so blessed!

Grandma came to visit

We had a super fun visit with my mom this past week! She spoiled all of us and we had a fantastic time!

New Build-a-bears :) We love when Grandma comes to town!

help!

Where did the colors for changing fonts go? I can't figure out where it went......I'm seriously technologically challenged.

All about my middle child :)

These past few weeks have been big for Miss Courtney, so this is all about her!

She's getting so big and turned the big 10, celebrating with a Luau

She got braces 2 days before her big double digit birthday!

Had a big singing role in the 4th grade play, this is the outfit she wore

I love you sweet girl and hope all your wishes come true!!!I'm ending this with an email she wrote me this week that cracked me up, she has quite the boy following at school because she's naturally flirty and as sweet as can be :)

"i know right now lots of boys at school are in love with me why do I have to be so pretty and a have a nice personallity mom why?"

Glad she has a good self-esteem!!!

Summer trip

We finally got a family picture, everyone is looking at the camera so I think it is a huge success!

We had a fabulous trip to California and Oregon, we had lots of cousin time, grandparent time, aunt and uncle time, mountain time, beach time......all the things we miss the most

living in the midwest.

Returned to Heaven

These sweet little conjoined twins are my SIL's sister's girls on Matt's side of the family, their website has been on my "blogging buddies" role for awhile now. They passed away this week during a routine surgery in preparation for them to be separated. Each day was a miracle, they shared a heart and were joined at the chest. They touched so many lives and no doubt have an amazing work to do on the other side of the veil.

I am amazed by the faith and love of their family and I pray for them to have extra strength and comfort as they say their final earthly goodbyes to these darling little girls!