Kylie on a horse!

Amazing - all the things you can get done on a Friday night after the 2 little ones are in bed - IF you don't have to do the dishes (Leilani's turn tonight!), go to a meeting - or ....

Here's another creation - this time it's some recent photos of Kylie! Enjoy!

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Leilani

Here it is - finally - the little photo-album-update of Leilani.
With SPECIAL FEATURE: her new school uniform!!! (I know, I know, it's taken me a while...)

Leilani is going to be 14 in 3 weeks - a "real" teenager!
I'm SO glad I got to home school her last year, because since she's gotten back and into school, I hardly see her anymore (sniff, sniff).
Between the long hours at school, homework, sports (volleyball and soon soccer again), church activities and social life, she's a very busy lady!

Leilani, you're an absolute jewel and delight and I am as proud of you today as I could ever be! You rock!!!!

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More photos...

As you can see, I'm really enjoying working with "smilebox" (and I've got the free trial-version until this week-end), so here are a few shots of Shayden's 2nd birthday (Dec.29th, 08).

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Family photos of our time in Germany

The photos in this slideshow do in no way represent our time in Germany properly. There are many beloved faces missing - and the best times of fellowship won't ever be caught on a camera.
But here's a glimpse of our time - besides the fun in the snow you've already seen.

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Musings

"Life is the best gift; the rest is extra." Swahili saying

On my birthday, I reflect and am so grateful that not only I've been given the best gift, but also LOTS of extras. YAY! THANK YOU, FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am forever grateful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Especially grateful that God sent some special angels around the car that Rich was driving in yesterday (he was going with somebody else). They had a very close call with a certainly fatal crash - but absolutely nothing happened - AMAZING!!!
There are so many times that terrible things get prevented - and sometimes we just go on as if nothing happened. Well, we are more than aware this time of God's protection - and ever so grateful!!!

first photos of our trip

Finally the first photos of our trip to Germany and the USA - the theme for this first album is coldness, ice and snow - brrrrr...

As I am writing this, I am starting to get cold - for reals - the summer is definitely FINISHED here - :(

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photo slide show

I know this may be overkill of photos of Shayden - I just put this slideshow together for Shayden's biological family - thought you might enjoy looking at it, too :)

I'll soon get another slideshow up with photos of our trip.

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Kylie's photos

cheeky, cute or sassy?! - our beloved Kylie-girlIn Germany: flowergirl at her cousin Jonas' wedding with Francince (from Brazil!)

happy about new doll clothes for Christmas after we lost all her other ones on our transit in Tokyo - no idea whatever happened to them...

tired Kylie waiting at some airport - she's still a heavy duty thumb-sucker (sigh)

enjoying a park in Santa Rosa, CA

posing at the San Francisco Zoo the day of our flight home

back home - offering "afternoon tea" to one of her neighbour friends

sharing her guinea pig Toby with her friends
too precious - we miss you, Mercedes, and hope that you are fine - wherever you are!

lil' miss LOVES playing out in the rain - this is how I found her the other day - in the rain - note the snowboots and sunhat!