ZOO time!! :)

We went to the ZOO!!!
We had a BLAST and the kids were very good!

My favorite.... the TIGER....



He looks more vicious than he was.. he was eating grass......



kids and the tiger.....




They were scared to go by the dinosaur...



The birds! This was a FAV also, they came right up to us and sat on our shoulder or stick of food.....










Jellyfish....





seahorses...






Giraffe...




And sharing a photo of ANNA... the cutest baby in Korea... my sweetie!

NEW ANNA PHOTOS!!

I was talking to Kelly on the phone when a call rings in and it says "HOLT" my heart stopped, I let Kelly go and answered PRAYING she was going to say your EP is approved, but no, I got a "this is Mary filling in for Lisa, I emailed you some photos of your daughter" YEA I said! But then I said OH I thought you were calling me for my EP approval! :) She said no but you will be the first to know when it happens! SO the next best thing is PHOTOS! :)
Here is my baby!!!! She is so precious and I can't wait to get her home and give her a million kisses!

My fortune :)

Tonight I had my niece Sarah over and my great nephew Aiden. The kids played in the sprinkler again (who knew a $10 grass quencher could bring so much fun). We had a nice Chinese meal. I opened a fortune cookie and read.........



I am STILL waiting for Anna's EP approval. Well when I "get" her approval it will be a email letter from Holt. SO IF my fortune is right... it will be soon! :)
SO PRETTY PLEASE with sugar on top, let this fortune be right this WEEK! I really need this approval.

The kids had a blast here are more random photos...














and my little ANNA....

Sprinkler videos!

Not much to say! Here is a video!

Sprinkler time!

It was hot outside this evening and the kids were bored! Well the grass needed some water so we broke out the sprinkler! Not sure why kids love the sprinkler so much?! The fact that they can get all wet with a few sprays might be a clue! Isaac and Ella thought it was funny to pick it up and try to get me wet! I let them AFTER I put the camera away.
I bet Anna would have loved to see her big brother and sister running around like wild chickens!

My crazy BOY......



Ella bell.....



Isaac spraying Ella but she ran away!



so sweet and innocent.....




Ella giving me the sweet shoulder look!



Isaac backing up then running when he got sprayed...




They had a BALL!



The AFTER photos.....







AND my post is not complete without....Anna.... my little love who is still in Korea.... I LOVE YOU ANNA!!!!

photos to music

This is so adorable! It was on the CD from Anna's Foster mother! It is a video of Anna's 1 year photos. I love the song! :) Enjoy!

Come on EP's!

COME ON EP'S!!!!!!!!
We need a EP (emigration permit)approval for Anna to leave Korea. We were submitted on 4-28 and are hoping to be approved soon! If we are approved soon we could get our travel call as little as 3 weeks to 5 weeks. I am praying hard we are approved this week. I want to spend some time this summer with Anna. The kids all together is what I long for.
The wait is getting harder now. But I am having faith we will be in Korea holding Anna soon. The kids are getting really excited to hold Anna too. They know she will come home in the summer time and they are almost done with school. I am thankful they will be in school till the 2nd week of June because they will wonder why Anna is not home yet.
Last night we went to a friend's house and had a cook out. We had lots of fun and the kids were on thier best behavior! I was so proud of them!

I am so excited to call this baby girl my daughter!!! few more photos from the CD!

Heard a noise outside, hmmm sounds like...water?

UM YEP, it was WATER being turned on by ELLA! She was turing the water on and filling her "pool" up! Isaac was playing in the water and getting wet. They were so quiet except I could hear the water turn on. So I went outside to tell them not to turn the water on and play in it then decided...sure why not have some fun! :)
Sometimes I feel I am wound up too tight and don't let them get messy and have fun. SO I let loose and let them get wet and dirty!

Sometimes all you need are some photos!

Today was a sad day, I thought of Anna a lot and the wait we have yet. The BIGGEST thing that cheers me up is photos! I will look at Isaac's, Ella's and now Anna's.
I like to think of all the good times we have like birthdays and holidays.
Today I looked at these 2 photos and they cheered me right up!!!!

LOVE her tiny little tongue and she is looking at our photo album! SO SWEET!



In this photo she is wearing some jammies I sent her! She looks like a little DOLL!