Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I hope everybody had as wonderful a Thanksgiving as we did. We (along with about 80 others) went over to my parents house for dinner at 5:00. It's so much fun to be around that many family members and friends. It's like one giant Turkey Party! I did miss seeing my cousins as they spent this Turkey Day with their spouses families (missed you Joel, Julie & Jenny!).
Every holiday with the kids seems to be more special than the last. I had no idea having kids would truly change the way I see everything. It's like seeing and doing everything for the first time all over again - I love it!!!!

I am so fortunate in life. I have an amazing family, a wonderful husband, a job I actually enjoy, great friends, an incredible circle of "Adoption Friends" I have met online and in Vietnam, and two of the most amazing children I have ever known. I am truly blessed to be their Mommy. I am so thankful for the kids birth Mothers and their families in Vietnam. I only wish they knew how amazing these kids have become. I will be forever grateful to them for the sacrifice they made. I love my babies more than I could ever say.

On our way out the door

At the kids table (the birthday hats were for the turkey, not for an actual birthday. Still doesn't make any sense does it??) :)

Cousin Archer

Big brother Ethan

Mom, Rhett & Nicole

Joseph sitting at the kids table (home from college!)

Todd & Archer

"Unka Rhett" & Iz

I love this expression (I think she's confused about the party hats as well)

Ella (the party hats were her idea)

Iz clinging to Nicole's leg

Aunt Ann with Archer

Kevin & Jackson

He is checking out the food - so cute

Beautiful girl

Watching a little "Ruby & Max" over dinner

Time for cupcakes

He is threatening to go downstairs after I said no 8 times

Bath!!!

Just because they were being really cute......

Happy Birthday Landon!

Saturday was Landon's 2nd Birthday Party! I have worked with both of Landon's parents so I have known him for most of his 2 years.
The party was at 3:00 which falls right in the middle of nap time so both my kids had to be woken up which can be really ugly. Jackson did great but Isabel was just a little on the grumpy side. It was a fun party - the kids (and some of the adults) colored and played with play-doh, played basketball and with trains (guess who loved that?) but I think the highlight was the kids got to decorate their own cupcakes. It was so funny! Jackson discovered a love for "sprinkles". He never ate the first bite of his cupcake but he was eating "sprinkles" and icing by the spoonful (talk about a sugar high).
I also discovered that Isabel may be my athletic one. She had a blast playing basketball! (I don't think the older boys that were actually trying to play basketball thought she was helpful but she was entirely too cute!)
Here's a few pic's of our day:

Here's Landon, the birthday boy

Let the cake decorating begin!

Jackson's cupcake