Family Weekend

If you have or have had teenagers you will understand this post.. if not your turn will come.

I have three. We went camping last night, my husband and his brothers have some land where they have hunted for years. We took all three girls and our son up there yesterday it was pretty uneventful.

I got to spend the evening with them by the campfire and they talked and teased. It doesn't happen often, it was nice. My girls are all kinda girly girls, oldest and youngest TOTALLY girly, Shanna can be but can get dirty and be ok with that too! She went with Dan and Ethan to the woods in full camo gear and they attempted to hunt. I say attempted as the Turkeys didnt cooperate but, Shanna and Dan got back up this morning and still no turkeys just a beautiful sunrise.. a teenager woke up to see the sunrise. WOW! I really enjoyed the time with the family and want to hold on to these moments as long as possible the older three are all so close to being on their own and theses moments will be just memories... Thank you God for these wonderful kids whom I have been blessed to share my time with.

In all of this time with the kids I couldn't help but think of a Shawny across the globe and praying to get him here and have him be part of this AWESOME family. I will have to have FAITH and trust in the LORD that things will happen as he wants not when I want. Please Lord give me strength to follow you and not question.

The family

My family is amazing. I have a wonderful husband Daniel, we have been married almost 1 year. What a year it has been, but that is another post! We have 4 great kids between us. I have 3 girls, two are biological, 1 adopted from Russia. Lauren 16, Shanna 14, and Alina 11(my Russian princess). Dan has one bio son Ethan, 16. We have a houseful when all are with us, the girls are all loud and outgoing, Ethan seems to balance them out he is quiet, reserved, a thinker!(Alot like his dad). Two dogs,(Kiya a bischon frise, Layla a terrier corgi pound puppy) and a cat Chole.

We have a wonderful extended family who has blessed us in more ways than even they know! One would think this was enough.

After I adopted Alina I truely felt my family was going to be just the four of us, my girls and I.

I always said God would have to place THE MAN right in front of me. Well he did. Dan and I met in 2008 and married in 2009. Ok so with 4 kids the family is complete. Or so one would think, but I have this nagging tug at my heart strings(same one that I had 4 years ago when the journey to get Alina began).

Ok so yeah we have 4 kids over half way of being empty nesters....BUT OK GOD are you trying to tell us something is what I keep asking? Forget about it is not going away. We have began to seriously look into a adoption. Dont worry no babies, or girls! We are looking into adopting a preschool boy from Eastern Europe. This is going to be about the journey of our family and to see if the little guy we have fondly been calling Shawn will become a member of the family...Only GOD knows the answer to this time will tell.