She's A Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea Gabriella!!! Gabriella won the Marshall Fire Prevention Poster Contest!!!! The Marshall Fire Department picked one person out of grade level K-6 in the Marshall School District. Gabriella's picture was chosen out of all the 3rd grades in our town!! Congrats Gabriella!!!! She did a fantastic job!!!

                   The two+ hours you worked on your picture really paid off Gabriella!!!

 Here's all the winners from each grade level that won!!! Gabriella is in the middle wearing an orange hoodie!

                                                     My little artist!!!!!!!!!

Happy Gotch'a Day Mr. Magnus

On Wednesday, October 10th we celebrated Magnus' gotch'a day together as a family of 6!!!! It was a special day that I'll never forget!!! One year ago, the girls and I met lil' Magnus at his orphanage in Chengdu, China. He warmed up to us quickly and settled into our crazy family. Magnus hasn't slowed down since...instead he is accelerating at great speeds!!!!!

Magnus is the sweetest lil boy that I have ever met! He has impecable manners, is a wonderful helper, and has momma wrapped around his finger!! He loves his sisters and his family. Everyday he comments on our new house and says, "Momma's, new house? Magnus' new house! Finally home momma and Magnus!!" He has it all figured out and life is 4 times sweeter with him in it!

China is minus one orphan! And we are plus one amazing little boy!!!! Happy Gotch'a day Magnus!!!

Happy Birthday lil' Ahnya Leigh Meretech

We celebrated Ahnya's 4th birthday this weekend!!!!!! Last week was her official birthday, but we were not settled in our new home yet. So we celebrated in style with family on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for a party! 

 Here's a picture of the girls in their new Matilda Jane clothing that I have recently fell in love with. The patterns are so fun and girly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to Dana and Brooke for getting me into another addiction of children's boutique clothing!!!!!

 The kids were excited to celebrate yet another birthday party. It seems that we are always celebrating a birthday or gotch'a day in our home. But then again our family does LOVE parties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Ahnya loved her new party dress!!!!!!!!!!! It totally fits her personality!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 She's wearing her new bracelets that a friend bought her from India!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks Nikki!!!!!!!!!!!

 twirling in the grass........................precious!

 Jocelyn and Ahnya...........................

 The big 4 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 Momma and the birthday girl!

 She was giggling when we were all singing happy birthday to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Gabriella............

 Here's Nana with Ahnya outside.....She's totally pooped and asked Nana if she could go to sleep!!!!!!!!!!

She laid down and within minutes was sound asleep!!!!!!!!!! Hope you had a great day my precious baby girl. We love you!!!!!!!!! Thanks Nana, Bumpa, Holly & Harley and Nic for coming and celebrating her birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holmberg Orchard Visit!!!!!

 It's our fall tradition as a family to visit the Holmberg Orchard and have a hayride through the pumpkin patch!!!! We had another fabulous time and this year was Magnus' first time visiting it!!!! We measure each of the kids on the apple chart and they love standing by the sign and seeing how "big" they are!!!

Jocelyn had a huge growth year. She's about 3 inches shorter that  Gabriella. And very excited to be wearing the exact same size as big sister!!!!!!! Plus, it's fun to share your sister's clothes, right!?!? 

Sweet lil' Ahnya is also growing and growing. She has such long legs and skinny skinny mini!! So fun to dress my girls.

 Magnus is not excitied about momma taking pictures anymore. I think he tries to make the most ridiculous facial expressions when he sees my camera.

 The kids loved the apple orchard and pumpkin patch. What a fun time.

 We went on a hayride through the orchards to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins! We decided on the biggest pumpkin we could find and let daddy carry it!!

 face painting.................

 Daddy and the kids..............

 Gabriella.................................

 Jocelyn...............................

 Ahnya................and Magnus too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                    Playing in the corn

                           Sistas

              Momma and her babes

 This was actually Ahnya's birthday family celebration, too. Ahnya turned 4 years old. We came home to our new home and had cake and opened presents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Ahnya loved her American Girl table and chairs set!!!

 Happy Birthday my sweetie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was such a fun day!!!!!!!!!!!!!