Adoption!

So after a couple of challenging years of miscarriages and Infertility Andy & I have felt really prompted to submit our adoption papers! I am so excited for what the future might be...and It doesn't matter to me how we complete our Eternal Family, just that we do! And that we do it the way the Lord wants us to. At this point we feel its very important for us to begin this process. The more I learn about infant adoption, the more excited I get.

We were told in our adoption class that more than 60% of adoptions that became final this last year were through a friend, of a friend, of a friend. So we are asking for everyone's support and listening ear. By the end of January all of our paper work will be done and our file will be posted on the LDS adoption website, as well as a couple other places. If you know of someone now and we are chosen before all of our paper work is done...(which isn't likely, although I would welcome it...) it's totally fine. So in other words if you know ANYONE that is considering adoption today or anytime in the future, please have them contact us, we would be very grateful!

I'm adding two links of an LDS adoption story from Utube. Watch it if you would. They both really touched me, what a self-less gift! Thanks for taking your time..I really am so blessed to have such supportive family and friends!

Narlins & Florida!

So Andy and I had the chance to go back to where he served his mission. New Orleans! It was a really good opportunity to meet some of the people he taught and to hear him speak Spanish with the members there! We ate at some AMAZING places...I lost 15 lbs before we went...and seriously gained all of it back! Terrible I know!

We also went to Florida for a couple days! It was so fun...being in the gulf and the water about 85 degrees...amazing!

And for those of you that read my blog a few weeks ago! I am doing lots better! Thanks for all of the positive comments and phone calls! I can't help but be so grateful for all of the wonderful people in my life! Test so far are showing good results! So we remain optimistic!









Cooking Class-Learning to cook local food! So good!

Yep thats a baby Aligator I am holding...if you're wondering!

And we Saw lots of BIG Aligators too!

So many things have happened...

If I may just start out by saying Thank you...to all of those wonderful people in my life that have been such a support! I know many of you look at this blog, and I hope you know what an important part of my life you are. These last few months have been a challenge. But from dinners people brought, to kind notes, to flowers, to gifts, to cookies, to phone calls, and everything else I was blessed to receive...THANK YOU! I know its not easy to know what to say to someone that's going through a rough time, and I know it can be uncomfortable for you! But thank you...for doing the uncomfortable...because its made a huge difference to me!


And this is my Joy!



This month has had some really fun things happen. My brother Justin...just returned from his mission in the Baltic. He learned the Lithiuaian Language and is as skinny as a string bean! But I love him! He is for sure one of my best friends! On the Flip side My other brother Matt, who turns 19 TODAY!..will be leaving to Scotland for his mission in 2 Weeks! He will be missed. Another best friend of mine!

So this is just a bunch of Random Pics...From Andy's 32 Birthday, Easter, Girls night out with my little sis, to the airport and getting Justin, to Kaden using himself as a coloring book!


Happy Birthday Baby!






Girls Night!



Elder Martin Returns!










Seriously two of the cutest boys I know!



Kaden Loves to Snuggle with his Uncle Matt! We stayed at my parents house for 2 Weeks while they went to pick up Justin! He and Kaden became good little buddies!


Kaden And his Great Grandma Marchant!


So Kaden has had this new little hobby of coloring things he shouldn't...one of them is himself! But I couldn't help but laugh (and take a few pics) when he came walking up to me...looking like this...and saying..."Mama me pretty"






Easter!

Christmas 2009!

Santa was a hit at our house this year! Kaden kept telling us all he wanted were trucks and train's for Christmas....and I'll tell ya that's exactally what he got!

It was Hilarious! We set up the remote control train before he came down, we turned it on and as he walked down the stairs he was like "oh my goodness, oh my goodness, a train a train, it's a train.." over and over....It was the funniest thing I have ever heard and I have it all on video!

So needless to say it was a very fun Christmas..!