Don't miss us......

We are all very excited to be going on vacation. We will be meeting up with some friends over Mother's Day weekend (hi Gina and Mike). They have two little girls close in age to Em and Ali so it will be fun to get the girls together. Let's hope they forgive us in advance for any meltdowns that may occur. LOL. My kids aren't very adventurous as far as rides go, which suits me just fine. We will go at our own pace and enjoy every second of it together as a family!!

A few prayer request...

Our friend Jackie is heading toward a bone transplant next week. She is preparing for it this week with intense full body radiation and chemo. Please pray that she tolerates all of this well and that her CANCER is gone FOREVER. She has gone through way too much in her 5 years. Her Mom could use some prayers as well. She is a single Mom who has left her job to care for Jackie 24/7 since her initial diagnosis 12/06. Her insurance premiums are through the roof and she has to continue to pay bills that just don't go away because your child is fighting for her life. She does have a trust fund and as soon as I get permission from her mom, Cyndi, I will post the information here. She is in desperate need of help.

Another prayer request goes out to our good friends Lisa and Dave regarding their two year old baby, Zoe. I met Dave and Lisa....I guess about 7 years ago while we were waiting for Emily and Jordyn to come home. Little did we know it while we were waiting, but our babies would be only a couple of weeks apart in age and in the same orphanage!!! While they were in Disney a couple of weeks ago, Zoe started developing serious bruising. Thank God they have ruled out cancer!!! Basically she has a very low platelet count secondary to a virus and they are taking her to the doctor every few days to check that the counts are going up. If they don't, Zoe will have to be admitted to the hospital and treated. Luckily the last two visits her counts have gone up and they have not had to admit this sweet girl. Please pray that her counts continue to rise and that no other medical tests/interventions need to occur.

Hug your kids tighter tonight and enjoy EVERY moment that you have with them. I know that I am going on this vacation planning on savoring every single memory that we create as a family....even the temper tantrums and melt downs that are sure to occur :-)

We'll be back with plenty of pictures...