We just finished our 3rd day at the beach here in Hawaii, and I can't even believe how many turtles we have seen. When we first came 2 years ago, Jared and I paid to go on a snorkeling trip where we saw ZERO turtles. It wasn't until Jared started exploring and asking that we actually found turtles right off of the local beaches that you ...
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The Luau!
We took our little booty-shaker to a Luau because, let's face it... Joelle LOVES music and dancing of any kind. Plus, she loves to eat, so a buffet makes sense :) We had lots of fun, and I think Joelle learned some new moves, so I call that a success!!! Here's some pictures from the Luau! ...
Joelle’s First Ocean Experience
Good morning, friends! I don't know if I'll be able to document our every day in Hawaii like this, but the other 2 people in my family are being quite the sleepyheads right now. I mean, it's 6:45 am here... time to wake up, people ;)! So, I thought I'd take this opportunity to walk you through Joelle's first day in the ocean ...
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th of July, friends! Every holiday that we get to celebrate this year is extra special. When we were going through our adoption process we would often measure our waiting time with holidays... if we could only get Joelle by Halloween, or Thanksgiving, okay just as long as she's here by Christmas. As each special event and ...
The Children’s Museum
Oops! I have had this blog post in "draft" mode since we got back from Utah. After a few days of getting caught up on sleep we are trying to get into some sort of routine around here! Thankfully our routine does involve sleeping until 9-9:30 in the morning... I mean how lucky are we?! We have a 3 year old that sleeps until ...
Five things about Joelle
Five things you should know about Joelle:1. She dances all.the.time- literally. So far she has danced her way through Honduras and Utah. If she sees a mirror or hears a song, you can be sure she will be shakin' that booty! It is also her official "exit" when she leaves a room.2. To help her understand the Tooth Fairy, ...
A Utah Kind Of Weekend!
So, we've been home a little over 4 months. To be honest with you, I truly feel like Joelle has always been a part of our family. I really can't believe that it's been such a short amount of time. This weekend we packed up our little family for a trip to Utah. Our agency was having a little reunion and Joelle's BEST friend ...
My name is Joelle and I’m a fish!
We definitely have a little fish on our hands. For someone who had never seen a pool, she sure has made quite the progress in 1 1/2 months of swimming. If the weather is nice, or even a little decent she wants in that pool! Being able to swim consistently has definitely helped her get more and more comfortable and allowed her ...
Our little singer!
Can you believe it?! Two posts right in a row... you would think they things have slowed down or we have all this extra time on our hands! Sadly, that's not the case, BUT we are so super proud of our little girl that we just have to share!Joelle has been going to school for about 2 months now. When we decided to enroll her in ...
Another trip to the zoo :)
Texas weather this week has been CRAZY! On Wednesday it was raining/freezing (to me at least) and today it's beautiful! Since we never know what tomorrow may hold, we decided to take a short trip to the zoo this morning. The weather was perfect for us!Stopped by to check out the creepy owl :) And, of course we had to visit ...