Favorites from December 2015 ~Adoption

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This is almost too cute.

Ha!

This wagon has gotten so much use!

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They love taking pics with mom 🙂

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I can’t resist little ones in hats.

I had trouble narrowing these down at all.

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Zipline helpers.

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So beautiful.

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Sisterly help?

Ha

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This one moves the slowest so she gets the most pics.

ha!

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Science Museum

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Big brothers are made for teaching you how to slide on things right?

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And bust some moves…

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Nick’s family drove down to us last Christmas!

So much fun!

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Nick was in charge of gift buying last year.

Can you tell?

Hot wheels and motorbikes.

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A lot of people sometimes mean you stay outside as much as possible, even to open gifts.

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Her holding her babies always gets to me.

So cute.

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Cousin help.

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So much cuteness!

It is so much fun to share last years December pics this December!

Favorites from November 2015 ~Adoption

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Looking back at these pics makes it hard to remember that these months were filled with hard days and harder nights.

 

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Look at these precious faces.

Makes rough nights worth it.

Ten times over.

I love sleep so if you had asked me during I might not have been as upbeat.

Ha.

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During rough moments my youngest boy showed me what love was.

He offered his hand to someone no one wanted to be near in that moment.

And he always seemed to be able to offer grace in those moments.

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These moments.

So beautiful.

I want to learn from the others but remember these the most.

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They might have to share a birthday but they did NOT want to share a cake.

HA

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Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge ~Okmulgee, OK

We went to three different wildlife area’s in the Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge last month!

It is such a beautiful place with so much to see.

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Our first walk was at the White Oak Area.

We have never been before and it is basically a wide open field like area.

I would love to go in the early morning or right before dark to look for animals.

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Beaver Slide

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Our second hike was near the Wildlife Office.

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Lots of silly faces…

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Third walk was at the Boardwalk trail near the Wildlife Office.

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It is one of my favorite places to go in the area.

So pretty.

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Ha!