First Family Photo

It's not the best photo, but it's all 5 of us as a family. After a long energetic day for the kids, night-time isn't the best time for taking pictures. :)

Pretty Girl

The 3 kids

I've tried attempting some pics of the 3 kids today. My oldest just doesn't know how to smile when he needs to smile. I'll have to get more when Mark is around, but here are a few for now to tie you all over....

13 hours?!

Holy cow! She slept 13 hours last night!! How awesome!!!

I'm attempting some pics today of all 3 kids. I want to get some of all 5 of us too, but have to wait till Mark gets home for that. I'll hopefully be posting those pics today or tomorrow!

A few more pictures from today

Addison 1 week later

In between naps and running today, I've gotten to sneak in some picture taking. I'm not done just yet...I want to get the 3 kids together yet for sure, and hopefully a family picture also...but here are 2 that I've gotten today. How adorable is she?!?! The bench she is sitting on in the one picture was from my sister and her family. Her husband does FANTASTIC woodworking...as you can see!!

We're doing well

We've been home for a week now. Wow! Seems kinda crazy to think that! But all is good. Addison is adjusting to many things very nicely. She's getting acustomed to baby food (which she is completely in love with, no matter what kind it is!), her 2 brothers (now that she's had time with each of them individually, it's not so bad), the time change (there has only been one night during the past week that she woke up around 2, otherwise she's been sleeping thru 10 hours), and other things. She's very happy, most of the time. When you wipe her nose, then it's a different story! It's just a blessing to have her a part of our family--FINALLY!

She has met many new people this week and takes to everyone without crying. She's probably used to having lots of people in and out of her site with families visting the foster care home in Addis. But, it's probably also in her Ethiopian blood to just be happy and friendly anyway!

I plan to post more pics when I get the chance, hopefully this week. I'm also trying to upload pics into a book I'm going to have printed of Addison and our trip, instead of just scrapbooking it myself. I'm trying to beat the sale deadline!! :)