First off, I must apologize for not updating this site all summer long! What can I say? We have had a fun and busy summer!

Madison took swimming lessons early in the summer and took to the water like a fish! She really LOVES the water! She also discovered water slides and squeals with delight everytime she goes down! Needless to say, bathtime is her favorite time of day.

We took Maddie and Little Joe camping for 3 days in a tent. Maddie had a blast. Little Joe would have rather we just stayed home! Maddie thought the tent, with it's big air mattresses, was her own personal jumping house! She also loved playing in the dirt and collecting rocks and climbing on the big rocks.

In July we started her in daycare 2 days a week. It is an at home daycare run by a wonderful lady named Jane Adams. Jane lives in Eaton and has been running her daycare for 26 years. We feel so blessed to have found her and Maddie adores her and really enjoys her time with the other kids. Mommy is learning to enjoy her free time as well, when I am not busy working!

Maddie has really blossomed this summer. She is still very active and curious about everything. She loves to dance and sing and read books. She has really started to talk alot now. She tries to repeat everything you say. In the last month her vocabulary has gone from about 10 words to about 100. She chatters non-stop! Her favorites are "I see it" when she wants something, "Oh no", when she is struggling with something, "Nigh Nigh Moon" when she goes to bed,

"Hellllllllllo" when talking on the phone and "Bye Bye, see you" when saying goodbye. So much fun to watch her grow!

Anyway, now that fall is here, I hope to have the time to update this site more often. So, bear with me and I will upload some more recent photos as well.

Also, we have officially started the process of adopting another baby girl from China. So check out the page "adoption journey" for more information and updates on that!

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Until next time,

Kathie