Date Night With Mommy

After many home haircuts and much money saved, I thought it was about time to introduce Samuel to his first real salon haircut. We built it up and made it a big outing for Samuel and me. It was our first date night together and we were going to get ice cream afterwards. We made some great memories and he did fabulous at the hair cutters.



I just had to take a picture of this enormous sunday we got. Look how big that thing is... and yes we ate it all!

It was a great night. We're both looking forward to our next date. But, Samuel says next time, he doesn't want to get his hair cut :)

Katya is HOME!

About 2 weeks ago we drove to Dulles Airport in DC to welcome home the Finley's newest family member, Katya. After a year of praying for this day to arrive it was quite an exciting time.

Our boys are really starting to see some of their BIG prayers answered. It's such a faith growing experience for us all. We are so thrilled to be a part of such a beautiful story.





Always room for one more!

Advent Time Is Upon Us

The older I get the more excited about Christmas I get. Sounds strange, I know. Usually kids are the front runners with the holiday spirit, but not in this house.

Someone asked Samuel the other day in a store what he wants for Christmas. He gave them a strange look and said "nothing". Now, that is S-T-R-A-N-G-E! But, I love it. He just doesn't get 'it' that he's expected to want everything he sees. I hope it lasts forever...

Seeing the sparkle in the kids' eyes during this season and seeing them try and wrap their minds around the concept of a baby that was miraculously born who later was killed and rose from the dead and now is ALIVE. That is the true miracle of the season! And I LOVE seeing the freshness of their faiths blossom with each new day.

With the beginning of December here we've already begun our advent season and are having a blast with our new calendar.

Ours of course does not say Whitaker... it just says Merry Christmas.

We're using the same idea that we did last year and are having much more fun now that the boys are getting older and can grasp deeper concepts.

It's not too late to start celebrating advent. Go here to read our post on advent from last year and start celebrating the birth of our KING.

Happy December, friends. May the miracle of Jesus' birth be constantly on your hearts this season.

Our Three Pumpkins

We have been blessed beyond measure again! We stand in awe of God and his abundant blessings in our lives. We are thrilled that baby #3 is headed our way and is expected to arrive mid-June.

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Psalm 127:3).

Christmas Rag Wreath

Once I get done the 20,319 other craft ideas I've got mulling around in the back of my head... I'd like to do one of these. Because any one who sews knows that when you have fabric it multiplies like mice... and using some of it up for a project like this is great. And I'm all about free decorations!

You can find the wreath here. She's a fabulous crafter!

Any fun crafts you're working on?

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