Happy Father's Day..

Today is Father's Day and I didn't even talk with my own Father! I am feeling a little sad about that as we went to church this morning, picked up paper plates, and then did a few things before we had our friends over.

Then we had a really nice time with friends who have adopted from the same orphanage as us, and they have little ones, so our big ones helped with the little ones and it was a very nice day. After that, we headed out to pick up our van that was have the timing belt changed, the water pump, struts, and I think Chris mentioned something else.......and then to McDonalds for ice cream and play time.

It's 9:05 and I've asked kids to shower and read a little so they can have quiet time, and I can blog (I almost said glob..I guess that's how I'm feeling)....so kids are coming to me one by one smelling much better and going to their rooms doing something quiet and waiting for tuck in's from Daddy.

We hope to have our home on the market by the end of the week as we have so many weekend plans now for the next few weeks, next week James and I will be heading up to spend time with Grandpa when he has Chemo and celebrating with Chris' aunt at her retirement party, and then we have July 4th family weekend up at my parents, and then we are camping with church friends, and then we are visiting Glacier National Park and going to a wedding, and then we might have a get away weekend, and then we'll be home for August with hockey, so we need to have our old home on the market this week!

Anyway, here are our photos from Father's Day!

Amelia's parents of 1 year! They have 6 under the age of 9, after adopting 3 last year. They are doing well and have a beautiful family. Heath played a lot of sports with the kids while Ginger visited and kept her eyes on her little Evie, and really all their children are still little. I can't even imagine what it was like a year ago, but they said things are much calmer now and they can enjoy some adult conversations now!

David & Chris. Do they look like they have been through a lot in the last couple of months??? David is recently back from Ukraine after 9 weeks of adoption time, and Chris is just worn out from moving, fixing our older and new homes, and traveling for work. They are doing well considering all they have been through in the past few months. David kept our children laughing a lot and played volleyball, baseball and soccer with all the kids.

I definitely look tired! Jaclyn gets in the photo too! 

Nellie with her new daughter, Anya. Nellie said she didn't care for photos, but she is very beautiful and takes wonderful photos. It was nice to visit with her. She runs a day care with 2 year olds and younger, and plans to home school her little girl here, her 10 year old son and they have a new little 3 year old boy, as well as older 3 other older children in college and getting married! It was fun to see their new children again. 

Evie, one of the 6 under age of 9 family chalk drawing. She was a cutie pie, sweet little girl. She came up to her mama one time and said in this quiet little whisper, "Can I have a cookie?" which meant a chocolate brownie! With some kids being loud, it was soooo cute to hear her little polite quiet voice! 

Fishing on Father's Day...

A bubbly time....

Samuel from Ukraine..sweet, calm, good little boy....

8 of our 17 children playing..should have had a group shot..maybe next time..

           

Samuel & James

That's all we have for photos. It wasn't a great photo shoot, but it was a good nice time with families who have and are traveling down the path of adoption like us, and to just be able to relax and let children play and parents visit. Everyone had a very nice time, not really any major problems. A little Jaclyn/Jonathan squabble that was fixed a few minutes later. Lots of baseball, volleyball & soccer, Bingo, bubbles, chalk and Little House on the Prairie. Good food and time for families to play.

Love from Chris & Alesia