Vivianna's 1st Birthday Party!

Vivianna is One Years Old

12 months old

Two days old

Well our baby girl has reached her one year milestone. Can it be that a year ago we were in Waco holding our sweet little Vivi? Tomorrow is her big birthday party. The house is pink, pink, pink! We are especially excited that her birthfamily is coming. This will be their first time to see her bedroom and all her pretty things. We can't wait! Stay tuned for party pics!

Party Planning

Ya'll know I love to plan a party! This Saturday is Vivianna's first birthday party and a first, first for me too! Isaac was a toddler when he came home and none of our foster children reached their Big milestone with us. So this is a fun, fun time for me. I came up with the theme of Pink Polka Dots back in August one day with Paige while we flipped through a Martha Stewart Kids entertaining magazine. I love the color pink and polka dots are so fun. The details have really been coming together for the party and I am so excited to see it all set up. I have had to be oh-so-resourceful as there is not a single party place in town or on the internet that has this theme all wrapped up for me. I stumbled across plates at Hobby Lobby, polka dot balloons online, cupcake wrappers at Michaels, pink hats and blowers at a place called Party Animal :) And various other things around town. I'll talk more about Vivi herself on her actual birthday and post pictures of the party this weekend. It is going to be A- Adorable!!

Prayer Request

Billy's Dad went into the hospital on Tuesday with pneumonia. He has progressively gotten worse. His white blood count was really high and they have not been able to express the fluid from his chest. He has 4 bags on is IV and the antibiotics they have been pumping into him have not been taking the infection away. Last night he was transferred to the intensive care unit of another hospital to await surgery this morning on the fluid. Billy is going to Houston on Tuesday and coming back Wed. night.

Please pray for his Dad to be healed, for the surgery to go well, and for him to be able to eat and walk around. Right now he does nothing but lay there trying to sleep. Also, please pray that Billy's travels will be safe.

I am nervous about him being gone even though it is only for 2 days. As you know, we have two very active children and it is tough to go that long without another adult around! I can't even shop with them these days because no grocery cart seatbelt can hold Vivi down, she wriggles and pulls to standing non-stop, and Isaac constantly talks! I have noticed lately I am at some store almost every day because I can never concentrate to remember everything I need!

Thanks for your prayers! I'll update when we get some significant news.

We found an apartment!

Yesterday we went to 5 different complexes and finally found one in our price range that had a 2 bedroom available in 3 weeks! We turned in our application and deposit today. We will now be residents of Carrollton, Texas. It is more square footage then we thought we would be able to get so that is a bonus! The kitchen and foyer are pergo and the kids have a big closet, yeah! And I love that the dining room is a separate room. Now we are waiting to hear if we are approved. It is a mile from the mall and one of my favorite kid's clothing stores...Carters! Not that I will have the money to shop there! :)

Here is our floor plan (minus the annoying fireplace)!

**UPDATE!!! Less than an hour after I posted this, they called and said we were the easiest approval that particular agent had ever had. Billy dropped off our stuff around 1:30 and we were approved 2 hours later. YEAH!!**

More Snow Pics

Our 8 inches of snow was of course still on the ground this morning. I had a peaceful drive into town to get a few groceries. The city roads were dry and the scenery was beautiful. And then we took the kids outside to play!

We found several HUGE icicles

BRRR

My snow angel.
"Hey, where's your other eye? And why are you wearing my scarf?"



Lovin the snow!