Category Archives: Everyday Life

Everyday Life, Project 365, Second Adoption

Laundry, Zingo (Day 23)

January 23, 2012 Molly 2 Comments

Lena was exhausted this evening, so she went to bed early. Meanwhile, I asked Reed if he’d help me with the laundry and then the three of us would play Zingo, the game he got for his birthday.

Folding and putting away his and Lena’s laundry is one of the easiest tasks that he can do. Lena can do it, too, but Reed does it in about a quarter of the time it takes her. Since we got this dresser with drawers right at their height, it has been their job to fold and put away their clothes. It’s awesome!

We have played Zingo a lot since Reed got it, but it was a different dynamic without Lena. It was fun.

I wish I had gotten a photo with Lena in it, too. They both chose to wear their Superman shirts today. And we went over to Topeka and got some more papers apostilled. Our paperwork is so close to being complete. What we are finishing up now is supplemental stuff for court, to make it very clear that we are the perfect family for Helen.

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The True Reed (Day 22)

January 23, 2012 Molly 1 Comment

Reed was being a goofball before bed and I got some fun photos of him. He normally gives me a cheesy smile for the camera, but these are a bit more genuine.

Showing off the boat he made at Sunday School.

And the sister was finally ready for bed!

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Sugar Cookies (Day 21)

January 21, 2012 Molly 2 Comments

The bad part about blogging a photo every day is that you realize when your kid wears the same shirt two days in a row. But apparently Aaron washed it, so we’re all good.

Today was a fun day. We went to the bank this morning and got some papers notarized. Hopefully the last stuff we’ll need to get notarized for awhile, except for some paperwork to leave with Aaron’s family while we are out of the country. Hopefully the last adoption-related paperwork. Yay for that!

Danae and Kyle came over for dinner tonight and Danae brought sugar cookie dough. The plan was to roll out the dough and cut them out with cookie cutters. That didn’t go so well, so we just made them into little circles.

Trying to scoop them out.

Decorating cookies is hard work… you need to focus.

It was a lot of fun and we have a lot of colorful, yummy cookies to show for it. Thanks, Danae and Kyle!

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Boring (Days 19 & 20)

January 20, 2012 Molly 2 Comments

The last couple of days have been mostly around the house, just hanging out. It is COLD here. Well, 30 degrees feels really cold after 65. But, the high for Sunday is 51.

I took these pictures yesterday morning when I first went into their room to get them out of bed. Lena was climbing on top of Reed and clearly thought that she was in trouble! I brought the camera in, because I knew she was up to some kind of mischief. At first, I heard “WEEEEEEEED! WEEEEED!” And then I heard “Wooo woo woo woo woo woo!”

Yeah, Lena, of course you are sleeping.

This is for Aunt Rachel! They love doing these little puzzles.

This is my picture for the day… Lena eating dinner. Sometimes I feel like all we do is stand around wishing she’d move faster. Tonight was and hour and a half for dinner… because she took a half hour potty break in the middle of it. We’ve learned to just let her take her time, because asking her to speed things up just usually ends in frustration and tears all around.

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Oops (Project 365- Days 16, 17 & 18)

January 18, 2012 Molly 1 Comment

I’m sorry I haven’t posted. I had a bunch of Etsy orders to fill, but I am all caught up now. I did remember to take pictures, though.

But, I didn’t take this one. Danae was off work for MLK day on Monday and we went for a walk together. Reed is playing an instrument here. As always, we enjoyed her company. And I was grateful for the literal hand (or back) carrying Reed back to the car.

Danae gave them these cute little placemats. They love them. They are super cute. Reed’s is cats and dogs and Lena’s is matryoshka dolls. I can finally spell matryoshka, without google’s help. Yay, me!

What can a year of being home do?

12/26/10, 1/18/11.

Do you see how much they’ve grown?!? How much happier and healthier they look?

Looking at that, and knowing my kids, I think we’re going to have two big kids and one little squirt. Reed and “Helen” both have a larger bone structure– huge hands and feet. Miss Lena is so tiny, all around tiny. She and “Helen” are actually the same height right now, but “Helen” has weighs 5lbs (18%!) more. And “Helen’s” medical needs explain why her growth has been a bit stunted in the past.

When I walked in to take those photos, they were goofing off. I actually thought Lena was hurt or sick, because she was quietly curled up in Reed’s bed, blankets and everything. Until I saw this face…

Laughing hard… she melts me.

I don’t think Lena is feeling too great today. So, when we went out for a quick walk, I gave her the choice, of carrier or walking. She picked the carrier. I wasn’t sure how this would work for us with layers on, but it actually worked very well. It wasn’t necessarily the most comfortable way to wear the carrier, but I would do it again and could do it for a long walk. Lena just cuddled up to me. I asked her if she was sleeping and she said “YUP!”