It seems like I never get the chance to sit down and blog anymore. I recently had my blog made into books for the kids - a kind of journal with pictures for them to look back on and know what we were doing and how we were feeling. They came out better than I had expected for a very reasonable price and so now I am more committed than ever to blogging regularly. That being said......the twins and Annie don't really have the patience for my time at the computer and I am usually so tired at the end of the night that this is the last thing I want to do. Let's see ho it goes!

Lizzie unabashedly wrote to Uncle B (through Mommy) on Facebook and reminded him that she had not seen him in a long time (3 weeks or so). He was at our door the next night just in time to witness the bruised noggin thanks to a ill placed step stool. She has a huge egg on her head and was really droopy until her godfather walked in the door and then she lit up!
Lizzie, her baby and her Goddaddy!

Annie also did some showing off for Uncle B - she enver lacks for attention when Uncle B is around but she still likes to play coy sometimes.

Peter loves to spend time with the babies in the morning before he goes to school and Lizzie could not be happier than when she is in her big brothers arms!

I missed the kiss but it was really bute how Lizzie kisses Peter and then lays her head on his shoulder - makes my Mommy heart swell!

It's my blog so I can admit that the next few pictures of Ellie were too good for me to pass up, however the black and white motif was less my creative side than the fact that Ellie was so ashy that I was embarrassed and the Black and White makes it less obvious.

We had some wonderful news this week from our social worker who informed us that the judge has accepted our petition for adoption and DCF has accepted the workers placement plan of adoption in our family. This means that the delays are finally over and we can set the big court date - the adoption date! There is nothing that will make us happier than having this all behind us and having Ellie in our forever family for good!

Mommy got a little bit fancy! How cute is my girl?

And then I tried to get some of Lizzie......Bob said she looks like him after Thanksgiving dinner - not her best shots!

I had to include this shot of Lizzie - she got her big noggin stuck in between the couches one day. The funniest thing is that she got her head in there somehow but could not get it out!

Sisters bonding!

Ellie found something that she can sink her teeth into!

Molly has her Irish Step Dancing and Ballet costumes all picked out for her recital. The Irish ones are beautiful - the Ballet ones are very foo-foo and Molly loves both of them. Molly is going to march in the Saint Patrick's Day parade with Griffith Academy so she is hard at work practicing her Slip Jig - apparently whenever they stop along the parade route they do a slip jig - very cute. Last year I thought she was too young to March so we went and cheered but this year Molly really wanted to be a part of the day so I couldn't refuse - hopefully Daddy will want to march with her.

Papa has pictures on his blog of Molly's latest basketball game - she is one amazing kid! She runs up and down the court smiling and shooting and rebounding. It is as much fun to watch her have fun as it is to see her shoot - she scored 2 points this week!

We were lucky enough to have a sleepover with Abby this weekend while Peter had a sleepover at Uncle Colins house. Abby was excited because she never gets to sleep anywhere without Tyler - it was very cute. You can tell I was busy because I don' t think I took one picture. Peter refused to tell us what time he went to bed but judging from the bags under his eyes I think I can guess. My kids are so lucky to have aunties and uncles who love them and love spending time with them - we are so blessed!

GNM - ILY!