Just wanted to jot down a few things to help me remember this trying/enchanting time with Kevin and Claire.
Claire dresses up in some sort of crazy outfit EVERYDAY. She says she is dressing for dinner (yea like we have ever done that). She loves to put scarves on her head like long hair. She wants long hair so bad but doesn't like to have it brushed.
Claire can't say vanilla...no matter how hard we try and no matter how hard she tries it still comes out valilla. She used to say live room instead of living room and now that is gone. She is crazy about art and drawing. She still has to go over the schedule for the day about 700 times before noon....even if there isn't a schedule of anything to do. I know that school is so good for her because of the schedule. She does so much better with that.
Kevin loves his shopping cart. He carries everything he can in there. Still having problems with him taking things that aren't his, but at least we know where to look now. He is still Claire's shadow. Sometimes that is good and sometimes that is bad. He doesn't understand the concept of personal space, so he frustrates Claire often. They do love to play together and the worst punishment they can have is to be separated. I wonder if he wouldn't benefit from a little brother.....Duane says no way, but I am continuing to pray for wisdom and strength to parent him correctly. He is still so new to the family dynamics, I believe he will find a comfortable place in his own skin.
Kevin loves to drive anything....scooters, bikes, cars....He loves to throw the ball and we are working on his aim. I see NFL in his future. He loves his Daddy like no other. He so wants to be big and do everything Claire does, but he can't do everything. That is VERY frustrating to him. He has started saying "but I only have one hand" Don't know where that came from, he can't use it around here to get out of work. It must work at Nana's house. HA HA
Every call has a beginning. A quiet moment when God whispers a promise to a mother’s heart . A holy place where a father bows and faithfully accepts the journey set before him. A miraculous morning that unexpectedly dawns… Casting its first light on a chosen threshold. A gentle knock..a closed door opens, a sacred invitation sent by the Father.. leads to the other side of the world. Where lonely hearts stare out orphanage windows praying for someone to care.. and then one morning, on an ordinary day an orphan’s life changes... God sends them a second chance...Through you..
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Favorite Poem
We are a family now, a whole,of which you are a part,and you are just as much our child as any in our heart. We do not love you differently,nor would we give up less of all that life has given us to bring you happiness.There is no limit to our love,no boundary you might cross,no price you may be asked to pay,no need to fear its loss. We are now one, the five of us,windows of one home. As long as we have life and breath,You’ll never be alone.~Nicholas Gordon
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They are so darn cute! Blessings
OMWORD! They are so cute! Thanks for posting pics. We missed you so much at the reunion. I still have to post the pics. Hope you all are doing well. Love ya!
HA!! I *love* Kevin's "...but I only have one hand!" comment!! We're recently home (May) with our 2-year-old son who is LBE amputation. I can't wait until he gives me that excuse as well :) Good luck!
Amy
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