Some New Photos

Again, sorry it has been so long I have updated the blog. Life is so busy! Jake is doing great. He is so smart and happy and blends in with the family as if he has always been with us. He has a great personality and loves to be silly. Rick jokes he has two volumes...."loud and louder"! He is going to make sure we hear what he has to say! It is soooo funny when he says, (loudly) "MAMA MAMA"...and then he says very seriously a long jumbled sentence as if he truly knows what he is telling me. I say, "really?" and then he says, "yea".

He is learning so much English. He is even trying to sing the alphabet along with Luke. He loves music and is singing the Barney song and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". He loves to watch Diego and Barney with Luke. He loves to play outside, go to his sister's soccer games, play on the swing set, help mow and cries when he can't stay at preschool with Luke. We were showing off his counting talents to our friends who own a Chinese restaurant (they are Vietnamese and speak it fluently) and they told us that some of the numbers he was saying was actually in Vietnamese! He mixes them back and forth...such as "one, two, ba (three)" etc.

We recently adopted Jake in the U.S. He did great with our attorney and in the court room...we were so proud! I think he knew something special was going on. He and Luke have become fast buddies. The play together all day and chase each other up and down the halls. We were laying in Luke's bed the other morning and he said, "I like having a brother".....melted my heart.

We plan on taking him to the beach in Florida for his 2nd birthday in June. Uncle Jeff will be flying there to meet us. We are so excited for him to experience the beach for the first time in his life....especially since it is all of our favorite place. We have a big trip planned to Big Cedar Lodge for the 4th of July too. It is another one of our favorite things to do with the wonderful fireworks show and beautiful scenery. It will be extremely special to us this year to have Jake home and experiencing the American celebration for the first time with us.

We are so blessed to have Jake in our family. He brings so much to our lives. God is so good.


Jake in our attorney's office.
Mommy and Jake outside the courtroom.
Daddy, mommy and Jake in the courtroom.
Mia, Nadia, Luke and Jake on Easter morning.
Kids getting ready to surprise daddy with his birthday cake.
Daddy and Jake
This stuff is good mama. He said, "MORE MORE MORE".
Luke and Jake helping mommy mow.