JOY

We are all doing great! Our little miracle Hadassah Zafua has been home almost 5 months now!!! She has brought us unmeasureable JOY! We are all so in love with her. She has the most amazing way with people. When you hold her her reaches our and gently touches your face and smiles at you. She is now crawling and pulling to stand at nine months! She is so precious and sweet. She knows her mommy and papa is very attached. She is still nursing and finds comfort in being close. Hadassah is in love with her brothers and sister and thinks they are very entertaining and laughs at them. She loves to play peek-a-boo and responds with belly giggles. She has really thrived and is gaining weight. She is now almost 20 pounds! She is so affectionate and loves to give kisses and snugle. She is a delight! We are so thankful for her and look at her with admiration, love, and hope. We know God has great plans for her life. Because of her beaming way other families have approached us and asked about adopting from Ethiopia.

Dominic is almost 5 and is doing great. He is very smart and loves learning. He loves to be with his family and is very protective of his brother and sisters. He is so affectionate with Hadassah and he and Cecilia have an occacional disagreement about whose turn it is to hold her, for how long, and who she like best!

Cecilia is 4 and is doing well. She is growing up into a wonderful little girl. She is an amazing help to me with everything. She is in love with Hadassah and never seems to tire of her. She is always wanting to hold her, change her, feed her, and bathe her. Cecilia and I love to do art projects while the boys play wild with swords and Hadassah sleeps. Cecilia is so fun!

Remi is a cuttie pie. He just is so charming and it covers up for so much mischief. He has a sparkel in his eyes and an adventure to discover all the time. He makes us all laugh and enjoy simple things. He brings life to our family. He is very possesive of Hadassah and gentle with her! He has done so well with having a new baby in the family. He does not like people to ask if they can take her home. That will set him off!

We are so thankful and humbled by the precious gift of our children. We know raising children is a great responsibility and we rely on God for his wisdom, grace, and prespetive.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!