Weekend at a glance

I don't have a whole lot of time
Because we are getting ready to head over to my moms for a bbq
But I just wanted to share some highlights of the weekend

Saturday was pretty uneventful
We stayed home unpacked, painted, cleaned
(I think I will have some pics of the new place for you guys tomorrow:)
It was a relaxed day at home and sometimes they are the best

Sunday we went to a Native American festival
Which was really fun
We took William to one about a year ago
And he hasn't stoped talking about it since
He says it Native Camericans 
Which is pretty adorable

He asked if we could go again on his birthday
Which is in 2 weeks from today
I did some research and the one closest to his birthday was yesterday
So we went and he had a blast

There were hoop dancers, and wovles, and peacocks
Flute players and lots of drums (Williams favorite)
Corn pounding was really fun!
William was so serious the whole time
And then he looked up completely amazed at the powder he had made

It was really cute

I think the birds of pray were the highlight of the day for me
Oh how I love owls

Check out this guys eyes
I love how they turn their head all the way around in slow motion
What awesome creatures!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend as well <3

Buddhist Feast

Every morning William and I past this Buddhist Temple
On our way to his school
They have this beautiful mural painted on the side of the building
And every day William asks if we can go there

The timing has never been right
Being that we are always running late for school
But William is staying home with me now
(thats a whole other post)
So we have a lot more time to do fun things together

This morning William woke up
And we talked about what he would like to do today
He asked if we could go to the Buddhist Temple
I wasn't really sure if we would be able to go in
But I said we could walk down there and check it out
William was beyond excited



We got there and the gate was shut
So we walked around to looked at the mural
And we took a few pictures
We were about to leave
When a man walked out of the temple


William waved and he asked if we would like to come inside
William ran towards the door
I followed
Once we got to the door there were lots of shoes
So we kicked ours off and stepped inside


There were about 15 Monks sitting against the back wall eating
There were little tables in front of them filled with lots a amazing food
People sat in front of the tables talking to the Monks as they ate
Asking them questions and listening to the Monks response
We sat down quietly in the back and watched


After the monks were done with their lunch
Everyone else began eating
The man that had invited us in brought us
plates fulled with rice and told us to help ourselves
There was lots of interesting food that I had never seen before
Vegetables that I had never seen
Some very strong tasting fruit
William eat everything
Smoked fish, some dried meat a monk gave him, some veggie soup
He ate and ate and ate



Then lunch was over and the Monks left
We stayed and help clean up
William gave the man who let us in a big hug and said thank you
He gave William a bunch of bananas and an orange
And we left
They said we could come back anytime
It was pretty amazing

Wordless Wednesday

Win a Beco Butterfly 2!!

Ok so I never do this,
Or almost never, but I want to win this giveaway so badly
So here I am blogging about it!

Let me just say this is one of the most awesome carriers I have ever tried
I had one with William but he was getting to tall for it so I sold mine
It was so comfy and easy to use
And now I am totally kicking myself because
It would have been perfect for Mia!!

Here is William in our old Beco!
He looks pretty comfy right?

I hope I win this because a Beco would be truly loved in our house
We baby wear everyday and I could not function with out my hands free
We baby wear at home, at the park, at the market, ON THE BUS


The bus is our new thing we have been trying
Michael's car has been pretty unreliable lately
So most days he takes my car
For the longest time I would not even think about taking the bus
Mostly because I'm not really a stand around and wait type of person
But we live in a major city and the buses come fast
Every 5 mins so there is really very little waiting
And no car seats to worry about or parking to find
It is actually quicker then driving to the store!

I just went on a bit of a tangent but the bus is much easier,
With your heads free, like most things
So this would be awesome if I won!!

They are all so pretty but this one is my all time favorite!!
Its called Lauren and if I don't win I think this might be
My birthday present to myself!



Hop over to Sevin Family Blog
and enter yourself in this awesome giveaway!

Good Luck!!

And then there were two!

The five year old boy who was placed with us last week
Went to live with his pre adoptive family today
He was really sweet and it was sad to see him go


He is with a family now where he will be the only child
And he will get all of the love and attention that he deserves
It was really nice having him pop into our lives for a bit
We will miss him
I know William already does


This is our first goodbye in our foster care experience
He had only been here a week
and it still was a bit harder then I though it would be
William let him pick out a bunch of his hot wheel cars
for him to take to his new house
and then Will asked for a marker
so he could write his name on them
that way he would remember that they were from William
It was really sweet and right before he left
he asked if he could hold the baby
He sat on the step and held her tight
Then he gave us all hugs and off he went

These are pictures from the park yesterday
We had a great time and even took a ride on the carousel
It was a nice ending to your time with him!

Settling in

We are settling in to our new house
Finally we have working internet
and now that we do I have no time to use it

I still have a living room full of boxes
And 2 case workers stopping by
An I can't find my smoke detectors
Or my cabinet locks
So I better get on that before they get here

I am so happy with the new place though
It is such a better fit for us
And its amazing how more space
makes parenting 3 so much easier
I can't wait to share pictures once everything is finished being painted
For now this will have to hold you over
I think its blurry enough to share:)


And these sweet little feet

Where to start

Its has been a completely crazy few weeks around here
I am not even sure where it begin
I guess I'll start with baby Mia (thanks Penny:)
Her mom is still struggling to getting everything together
So she will be with us at least until her next court date in October
Which is pretty crazy because 2 weeks ago
We thought for sure she would be going home on the tenth
But I am beginning to see that truly anything can happen in foster care

So this leads me to the next level of craziness
We had originally planned on only fostering boys
Because the way our house is set up any foster child
would be sharing a room with William
And in PA boys and girls can only share a bedroom until the age of five
William will be 5 in June and Mia will be one in September
And it looks like she will be in care longer then that
So we need to move!

I am actually super excited about the move
I have been wanting for this for a long time
but never really had the motavation
Our new place is so much bigger
and everyone gets their own room
Plus Michael and William can put a drum kit in the basement
Which was the big selling point for them
And William will have a playroom right off of the kitchen
Can you tell I'm excited?
The movers are coming on Monday
And all of our belongings are in boxes in the living room

Then I am packing yesterday and I get a call
From the intake worker from our agency
Don't you know they need a temporary placement for a 5 year old boy
We are moving and everything is boxed up
All of Williams toys are in boxes
All of his books
His crafts
It seems that every time we get a call the timing is always bad
And for some reason I always say yes
And it works itself out
So at 5:00 this little boy was dropped off
It is all so crazy and there is so much going on but somehow it works

I actually feel like a better parent to three then I did to one
Its only been a day so I'll let you know if I still feel that way next week:)
Not sure why, maybe its because all I have time to do at this point is parent
But I like it
I haven't slept through the night in over a month
But I am not tried
Its weird

I'm not sure what the internet situation will be like at the new place
Or how long it will take to get everything hooked up
But I am sure I will have a ton to share as soon as I do

The Unknown

Our first experience with the foster care system
I am now beginning to see, was a rare one
When William was placed with us
His parental rights had already been terminated
So there were no visits with his birth family
We never really wondered if we would be able to adopt him
When he came we pretty much knew he was here to stay

The case of the little girl in our care now
It could not be more different
Her mom is desperately tiring to get her back
We have visits with her mom once a week
And everything is uncertain
Its just so different from your experience with William
But I think it is closer to the norm in most foster cases

It is tough because I want this little girl to go home
I want her to grow up with her mom
But I also want her to have all of the opportunities she deserves
I know that she is right where she needs to be for now
And that there is a plan for her that is much bigger then me
In the end it will all play out just as it is supposed to
So I will have faith and let everything unfold

Smells like Spring