a double ear infection and the croup! Yep, that's right ladies and gentlemen, the girl who always looks like this has been sick with one of the worst ear infections our pediatrician has ever seen. We knew she had to be tough to have four older brothers, but, whew, this girl is REALLY TOUGH!
Tomorrow is our court date where we readopt ALL of the children at the same time. We will swear in front of a judge to love and protect them for the rest of our lives. The boys are excited about the judge part...they think he is like a policeman and will have a gun I think :0) Samuel is excited because we told him he will have to promise too. Please say a prayer for us tomorrow at 9am.
The littles had a Christmas recital last week which was super cute and we finally decorated the tree. Believe it or not...ALL of our shopping has been done for a week! Although I will admit shopping for five children is a bit of a marathon sport it was fun to try and get them both the things they wanted and the things they need. We opted for Santa bags this year to cut down on the shaking and the competition of counting who got how many and guessing who got what. So far, all the presents have remained intact...even dear Scott's who is dying to know what we got him.
We are also blessed to live in a totally cool and loving neighborhood. Over the last three nights we have been visited by a different neighbor bringing the joy of the season and some baked goodies too. We have also received some beautiful ornaments for our tree. I must admit, I have missed being in a neighborhood. The boys and I will be baking tomorrow!!
I will close by sharing some pics of our tree decorating and the boys recital. We wish all of you a most glorious Christmas and the most spectacular New Year!! God is so good!!
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