Case's 1st Concert

video credit: Lauralee

Less Rubbin'

More Scrubbin'

Gifts

Some of the coolest ever.
An 'R' and a cloud.

And a quilt that I snuggle under with Coco every single day.
Thanks Lauralee, Kelly & Mom!!!

The Merriest Christmas

Public Crying

It almost happened last night.
One therapy appointment was cancelled this week.
Great!
One less thing to worry about.
By the end of today I will have had FIFTEEN "appointments" in three days.
I'm considering anything that I have to -be there on time- an appointment.
Therapy for Camille and Cody. Both have more than two therapists.
Doctors.  Christmas program at school.  That sort of thing.
FIFTEEN. I've never been a hit the snooze button kinda girl.
I get up and shower so that I can cross that task off of my list.
The last two days I have debated even taking a shower at all.
I have taken a shower but only after snooze has been hit 3 or 4 times.
I've been having to feed Cora from a bottle because I haven't been in
a position to nurse her during the day.
Calan's VERY FIRST school performance was last night.
We all attend. Including my camera.
Case wouldn't sit still so Codes takes him into the hallway.
Camille finds it necessary to join in the play.
So somehow someone somewhere dresses her as an angel.
I'm now rocking Cora because she starts crying as soon as Calan comes out
dressed as a sheep.
I'm holding the diaper bag and trying to see
so that I can get a great pic of Sweet.

Ok...got all that pictured?
Well not me.

I get this pic of Camille and then my camera which hasn't been charged
since the beginning of November dies.
As in won't even turn on.
I take out the battery and by some chance I am able to take one more picture.
Here it is.

The only picture of my first born at his first school performance.
He's not looking.
His costume isn't even on.
I held it together and we got out of there.
No public crying for me.
I'm just so tired.

you'll never guess

who we got to see

AGAIN

At Grandma's

Sweet did these things.
Can't really tell you much because I wasn't there.

Big Surprise...

Santa AGAIN!

ADOPTED

 Yesterday we adopted Camille Neviah Rans!

 Tara (our caseworker) & Emily (her CASA worker) joined us (as well as my mom) even though they didn't have to be there.

The judge gave the kids suckers. 

This is our lawyer Christine.

We are done having children if I ever want to ride an airplane again.
This is according to Cody.

So this is it.

All six of us.

Just another Day older

Coco turns TWO months old!!!

What a Deal

Chuck E Cheese.

Great idea for family photos.

One token and 15 seconds later a beautiful portrait.

That's it.

It's Santa

for the 12th time this year.

OK.

Maybe only the 9th time.

Seriously. 

Santa for the 9th time this year and we still have a bit before Christmas.

The Lighting Happened.

 Mishawaka's Christmas tree is in full effect.

Calan and Camille ran the entire way to the unlit tree. 

Coming home was a different story.

No one ever wants to leave a beautiful tree behind.

We can see it from our house so I'm not sure why it was so sad.

Va-ROOOOM

Just Varooming around in Ohio yesterday.

(photo courtesy of my wonderful photographer of a mother, Plant Whisperer, using her epic sized cell phone.)

Place Milk Here, Please

Hocking Hills

Finally got some pics downloaded!

Gift Wrapped

Need to finish the rest of my gift wrapping.