Welcome summer!  

And swim team - year number NINE!

We have four swimmers this year and all are amazing to watch!

Ryan and I went out for a moment one evening and left the boys in charge....we came home to find sweet notes from our big girls who cannot wait to have their sister home with them!

Maddox prays for Chapman always and says, "Please take care of Chapman in China because we are far away from her in America."

Little Debbie

Our children have never really indulged in these little cookies so I thought it would be fun to have a Little Debbie a week during the summer and decide which one we like the best!

This girl is one tenderhearted baby!  We went to Publix one day this week and she asked for a balloon.  When we arrived home she ran upstairs and got a marker and wrote, "To Nannie.  I love you! Love, Maddox."  Oh my heart!  I am so thankful that my children knew my Nannie.  And, more importantly, I am so thankful they knew how much they were loved by her.  She was so proud of me and of them.  I miss her everyday.  Maddox later looked at me and said, "You know Nannie probably didn't get many presents on Mother's Day in heaven so I am glad I sent her that balloon!"

Our little Maddox has started a new era in her life.  She has asked and asked to do gymnastics.  I FINALLY signed her up and she was/is beside herself!  She loved every minute and told me she was going to be working hard in her class!

Miss Maryn is learning to write her name!  We began with the letter M and she was thrilled she could make it all by herself!

Maryn had her preschool performance and rocked every bit of it!  

These three were thick as thieves this year in school.  The one thing I worried most about with MK going to school were friends....I prayed for her to make good friends!  She met Caleigh and Camden and never looked back.  So thankful for their time together!

And Ms. Fortino

She made our third grade year a dream!  We are beyond thankful for her love for MK!

Lastly, we received 12 new photos of our girl!!!  We were so excited!  We can't share her sweet face just yet but here she is sharing candy with her friend!  Her hair is amazing!  And she just looks so happy in every picture!