Heidy in French Country..........

My friend Daleea, at.... http://jewels-of-my-heart.blogspot.com/ made this dress for Heidy. She is thinking of making and selling more of different styles.....

Of course the poodle, Lilly, had to be in all the pictures too :-)

Heidy was tagged....

Heidy was tagged by her friend.... Sophia of http://our-journey-for-sophia.blogspot.com/

Rules are:
Post 10 bits of random info. about your child and tag 10 others.



1. I am almot 4 years old, on April 10... My Grandma's birthday too!!



2. I came home from Guatemala when I was 23 months old.



3. I didn't like my mommy for a few days. She was there when my foster mommy left and it made me mad.



4. Now I am a mommy's girl!!!


5. We are getting a new sister, She will be named Eden, she is my "sissy from Afaca" that I have prayed for, for a long time!!



6. I have one big brother, one big brother in law and 2 big sissys and one big sissy in law.



7. I have a funny sense of humor. I make people laugh a lot.



8. I have a boyfriend, my mom says he is too old for me. His name is Jason, he is 22 and I am only 3, but I am almost 4!! But I really like him!



9. I love to swim, I can't wait for summer!! I can swim the length of our pool 2 times!!



10. I had hip surgery when I was 2 1/2 and was in a body cast for two months and then in a brace for 1 month. I had Congential Hip Displacement. My leg was never in the hip joint so they had to put it in there. Though it didn't stop me from doing whatever I wanted, like jumping on the trampoline or swimming or running and walking or riding toys or anything!!!



Now... to whomever wants to be tagged, consider yourself tagged!!!


Here is my Guatemalan daughter in a Guatemalan dress, holding a Chinese flag at a Chinese New Year party and saying the Pledge of allegiance to the American flag in America. Does anyone else see how funny that is????

Heidy's Readoption 3-19-08

The state we live in requires that a child adopted in another country, even though they came home on an IR 3 visa, be readopted to receive a domestic birth certificate. So we finally did this with Heidy. It was a fun time actually.

First of all, a week or so before we had to go to the Sheriff's office, so they could present Heidy with her summons. The sheriff was at the court hearing so Heidy "knew" him. They hit it off, he has a 3 year old son. I think they were planning a play date!!!

They called me to the stand first, because our attorney said I was the expert!! HA! But he asked me all the important questions and then when they called Mark to the stand, they asked him the basic name, address, etc. But then they said, Were you in the court room when we asked your wife these questions? Mark replied, Yes. The attorney said, Do you agree with her answers? Mark said, Yes. So they were done with him!!! It was kind of funny.

The Judge Steve, Heidy's attorney John, and our attorney Bill, Mark, Heidy and me.

The Judge made the declaration that she was ours again :-) , and he declared her name change from Heidy Susana to Heidy Lynn Susana.



We can now get her domestic birth certificate and a passport, to go with us to Ethiopia when we go!!! It takes two months to two and half months to get the birth certificate by mail, so I am driving to Springfield today to get it. Then we can send in her passport!!

Easter Party at Pre School 3-19-08

This the Easter part at Heidy's preschool. I am late posting pictures, I have been running back and forth to my parents because of my mother's knee replacement. She is doing well by the way!!

Heidy being coy???

Coloring eggs....

Heidy and Chloe, these two girls can't be serious in a picture together, I don't think!!

Heidy playing the game, carry the egg on the spoon!! Heidy, I don't think you are suppose to hold the egg on!! It was raining that day and we had to have the egg race and Easter egg hunt inside!!

After the egg hunt....

The loot...

I don't know what she was doing in this picture, but I love the picture.

She had a fun day!!

Easter 2008

Our Easter weekend started with Skyler flying off to Florida on Saturday morning. She went to see Milady and Chad. It is her Spring break and even though I couldn't go because of my Mom's knee surgery we felt like Skyler should. I hope she has a great time!!!

Giving kisses good bye!!

Easter morning for Heidy. She loved her basket, She wanted to take the Ladybug sprinkler out then and hook the hose up and it was 37 degrees!! She loved the little Easter apron and cookie cutters for her kitchen! Her Easter Dora movie and ABC music CD. The only sweet thing was sugarless bubblegum.

After church, Heidy ran to the drums, she loves to play them and they let her!!! Don't they know the word NO??? Heidy was excited about church too, because Jason and his family sat right behind us and when we were standing up singing, Jason held her. She complained later, it wasn't very long though!!!

She and Alyssa had matching dresses, and no we didn't plan it!! Heidy is lavender and Alyssa's is pink! Alyssa was also born in Guatemala.

Mady and Heidy and their babies.

Chloe and Heidy being silly!!

This is the only good picture of Heidy I got, there was too much activity in the gym at church.

It was a great day!!!

FFF # 7 Easter Memories

This is Heidy's first Easter home with her Bubby Jordan, Sissy Rachel (Jordan's wife), Sissy Milady and Sissy Skyler.

Last year in Kentucky at my mother and father's house. Look how much her hair grew!!!

I love Easter!!

They Chose Me

I love this, please watch and listen.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3MdQP3OK4s

Thanks,
Debbie

Prayer time

Last night at bedtime prayers for Heidy, she was praying...

"Dear God, be with Mommy and Daddy and my sissy in Afaca, Help her to not be crying for her Papa and when she comes here she will not know us, not me or my mommy or my papa (daddy) or my sissy, or bubby Jordan or sissy Rachel, or sissy Milady or bubby Chad, or Gina or Donnie or MaciChina, or Peyton or Dillon"

and then she kept praying for other things and other people like my Mom in the hospital.

It almost made me cry!! I am so glad that Heidy is learning the power of Prayer and who Jesus is!!

And then I think of this prayer, I read on Jessica's blog....

An Orphan's Prayer

I am waiting... somewhere far... far... away on the other side of the world. I may not know who you are or what you look like, But somehow deep in my heart I know you are out there. That one day you will come and find me. It's a long journey, and it takes a lot of time... I wish it could be easier. But I know that the ones who come for me will not count the cost. They will only see the joy of finding me. For now I abide in the fields of the fatherless, Day by day wondering why I was born here and not somewhere else? Asking... why my life couldn't have been different? It is so lonely... Even though I am surrounded by hundreds of other children, I know that something is missing... I know in my heart I need a place to call home. My arms long to be wrapped in a father's embrace... I long to be saved by a mother's love... Gazing out the orphanage window, I offer a prayer of hope, "Oh God please help them come quickly." Even as I lay in the darkness each night somehow I feel assured, That no matter how lost I appear I am not alone. Holy hands guard my steps; sacred fingers wipe my tears, touching my lonely heart. The one who made me, The God that knew me before I was born, Hears me every time I call. He whispers His promises in my ear. I listen with hope to His voice. But what I worry about most is that no one wants to look for me. The fields are vast and there are so many scattered all over the earth. I wonder how one little child, so lost, can be found? Yet He calms my heart and assures me that He will find you. That He will make sure that you hear His voice clearly. He has promised me that He will make a way through the fields, That He will personally cut a path, and lead you right to my orphanage door. My prayer is... When He speaks.... please don't forget to listen... When He calls don't be too afraid to go, For I am waiting... somewhere, far... far... away, On the other side of the world to come Home.
-Author Unknown

Is my other little girl somewhere praying this??

Lord, Help us to listen!!!

My Mom

*Edit* My mom came through with flying colors!! She is doing well. Not in much pain and sent me home at 3:30, because it was raining so hard and getting foggy and it took me two hours to get there this morning!!! Once she woke up from the surgery she didn't sleep again until tonight!! Thank God she did so well!!

Please pray for my mother today, she is having a knee replacement. I will be back and forth for a while, I will have my laptop and keep in touch. I will also have my cell. They live an hour and half from me and it is pouring rain right now and I leave in 15 minutes at 5 am!!

Thank you so much!!
God bless your day!
Debbie

FFF # 6 Spring Fever

We are so ready for Spring here!!!

I love these pictures from last Spring!! Our grass is still not green and we have really only had 2 days she could go outside that were pretty!!!

Come on Spring!!!!

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