Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hope you all had a happy St. Pat's day. Did you remember to wear green?

Here's a layout in honor of the treasure we found at the end of the rainbow:

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Where did this past week go?

It's been over a week since I posted, and I can't for the life of me think what went on this week. It just simply disappeared!

We have a sick boy AND a sick cat on our hands. Both of them have infections and are on antibotics. Between the two of them, we are dispensing medication 5 times a day. Niether one of them is too fond of the "pink stuff" and we have to be careful not to mix the "pink stuff" up. Both bottles look alike!

Hopefully Kaden and Naboo will be feeling better soon. Then maybe I'll remember to take some pictures so I can scrapbook. I really need to get some pictures of our monkey boy in action. I closed my eyes for one second this morning (Kaden got up at 6:00 a.m. and I was not ready to be awake yet), and when I opened them again, Kaden was on the couch and headed overboard. Yikes!

New Layout

Kaden's shirt for his finalization looked so "Americana" I couldn't resist making an Americana themed scrapbook page. I found these great papers by Gina Cabrera and a quilt template by Ikea Goddess. I think it turned out cute!

It's Official! Kaden Is Ours FOREVER!

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Yesterday was quite the day! Kaden's finalization hearing was at 10:30. Despite being during naptime, Kaden did great. It was a short process and the lawyer and judge were both wonderful. They even agreed to pose with Kaden for some great photo opportunities.

Here is a collage of a few of my favorite pictures from yesterday:


We had a great party to celebrate last night! There were 63 guests in total. For those of you that have been in our house, you know how amazing that is! The outpouring of love that we felt from friends and family was amazing. A big THANK YOU to everyone for your support.

We are so blessed to be Kaden's parents. We have always considered him ours, so it's nice that the government now considers him ours as well. Yeah!

First Attempts At Walking!

Kaden has not been the least bit interested in walking. Last night we finally got him to take a few "lunging" steps toward us. I don't think it will be too much longer before he's all over the place!


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Kaden's 2006 Scrapbook Is Being Printed

After a lot of hard work, I am finally done creating scrapbook pages for 2006. And, believe it or not, I am just a few pages away from being current in 2007!

Shutterfly was having a 25% off sale that ends soon, so that motivated me to get the scrapbook done. Hopefully it will be here in time for Kaden's finalization party. Here is the link if you'd like to view it. -click here-

One day, before we even had Kaden's referral, I was lounging in the bathtub (must be nice, I don't really remember those days now!) and I was thinking about our baby and my hopes and dreams for him/her. I remember thinking that ultimately I hoped they would know how much we love them and how much more our Heavenly Father loves them. That lead to a prayer that I wrote. I finally got around to making a scrapbook page with it and I am very happy with how it turned out. Here it is:


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Template by "Mighty Nice" and Background Paper by Kim Christensen.

First Bike Ride & Trip to the Park

Yesterday, which happened to be my Dad's 60th birthday, was an absolutely GORGEOUS February day! It was so nice that Kaden and I enjoyed getting outdoors after a long winter spent mostly inside. We went for a walk and then played at the park. Kaden had a blast riding on the swings and going down the slide for the first time.

After Ryan got home, we went for a bike ride. This was Kaden's first time to ride on his new bike seat and wear his bike helmet and knee pads. He looked so cute! Then we stopped by the park again to show Daddy how much he likes the swings.

Here's a few pictures of our happy, outdoor-loving little guy:

We have a court date!

Wohoo! We're going to finalize Kaden's adoption on March 8. What is true in our hearts will finally be legal on paper; Kaden will OFFICIALLY be our son!

You are all invited to a finalization party. Here's your invitation:

The blue paper is by Theresa Kavouras; the background paper, ribbon, & paper clips are by Andrea Gold; the word art is by Leah Riordan; the notebook paper is by Valeri Brumfield; and the fonts are J.D. and Ribbon Happy.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful "day of love"! We went out to eat for lunch, with Kaden, but it was still nice.

I know you have seen this already, but here's a Valentine's Day card from Kaden:

Happy Birthday to Me

My birthday was really on Saturday, but most of my family was out of town, so we are going to celebrate today. It actually works out well, because I was sick and in bed on Saturday. I had the flu. Uck! But, Ryan took care of Kaden all day and pampered me, so that was nice!

Kaden is now 9 months old. Before we know it, we'll be celebrating his Tol. For those of you that don't know, the Tol is a big First birthday celebration in Korea. It's a very special tradition, and we are looking forward to it!

Here's a cute pic of our 9-month old big boy:


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Valentine's Day Scrapbook Page

Happy Valentine's Day a little early! Here's a layout I created using the "Pic of the Month" featured in the sidebar.


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Template by Brenda Miller; Kit by Jan Hosford; Word Art by Tina Chambers; Wings by Bannerwoman.

Oh, and as promised, I got some footage of Kaden on his rider and pushing the walker. Hop on over to Dropshots to see!

This month is going fast already

I can't believe it's already February 7. This month seems to be moving by very quickly. Kaden will be 9 months old on Saturday, which is also my 31st birthday!

We got Kaden a walker and a rider. He's learned how to use both. I need to get video clips of him with his new toys. He was pretty funny to watch with the walker at first. He kept "leaning" like in the picture below!

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It took him awhile to figure out how to push himself on the rider, but now that he's got it, he's all over the place. I'll post a picture and/or video sometime.

I'm trying to get caught up on my scrapbooking. Here is my most recent page. Kaden is always acting like a puppy!

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The template is by Misty Cato; Paw/Circle border by Rhonna Ferrer; Dog tag alpha by Barbara Snyder; Loop by Melanie Violette; Chain by Joann Blakely; & Punched Alpha by Leah Riordan. Font is Maiandra GD.

Cool New Trick!

I've had a lot of fun learning to digital scrapbook. I've also discovered a lot of other fun things you can do with Photoshop. The following are some optical illusions I've created. The frames were created by Elisabeth Weaver.


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Home 5 months tomorrow!

Can you believe it? The past 5 months have gone so quickly. In just 2 weeks, Kaden will be 9 months old. Wow! Kaden had a minor surgical procedure on Friday. He absolutely amazes us. We were expecting him to be in pain and fussy for several days, but he acts like nothing happened! He has always healed quickly from any bruises or scrapes. I wish I had some of his health!

Here's a scrapbook page I created of our day at the hospital:



Bulletin board by Kellie Mize, bent photo frames by Jennilyn Designs, Prescription & staples by Tracy Collins, Notepaper & Red circle by Tracy Blankenship. Fonts are "Rebecca's Printing" and "J.D."

Kaden's First Snow

We just had our first "real" snow of the season this weekend. I'd been waiting to get some pictures of Kaden out in the snow! He wasn't entirely sure what to think of it, but we got some cute pictures:


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Here is a scrapbook page I created as a Creative Team assignment for http://www.scrapamoment.com. The kit is called "Frolic & Play":

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Whoa! It's been awhile

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. Kaden is an active 8 month old and the only time I get on the computer is while he is napping. With house chores and other responsibilities that come first, my computer has been missing me lately!

Can you believe Kaden is 8 months old already? Boy time flies. In just a few days, he'll have been home for 5 months. Before we know it, half a year will have gone by. Then Kaden will be walking, and he'll turn 1. Yikes!

Here's video of Kaden's latest set of "tricks". He has perfected the "Give Five" that he has been able to do for awhile and has added waving and clapping to his list of achievements. We're still working on the fine details of clapping, such as using both hands and not just hitting one with the other!


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Please be in prayer for Kaden next Friday. He will be having an outpatient procedure done. Nothing big, but he will have to have to "go under" and he won't be feeling well for awhile. Actually, Mommy & Daddy are probably the ones that need the prayers the most!

2006 Scrapbook Pages

Now that the year has drawn to a close, it's time for me to hurry up and crank out some more scrapbook pages! I still have a lot of Kaden's first 4 months home to do, but looking back, I am amazed at how much I have already accomplished. You can view the pages I've completed and see the credits at Dropshots.

I also did several pages in 2006 before Kaden came home. You can also view them at DropShots as well. I put them on January 4.

Any know anything about Blogger?

Anyone here know anything about blogger? Ever since they switched to the new beta version, my sidebar is no longer a sidebar. It's at the very end of the page, which is not very useful. I'm assuming it's because my posts are too wide, but I can't figure out how to change it in the HTML.

Did you know......

that you can download pictures and videos from our Drop Shots site? All you have to do is right click on the picture and say, "Save As". It's the same process for videos as well. Make sure you have your pop-up blocker off.

You can also order pictures and products straight from Drop Shots. I know you're all just dying to have a Kaden T-Shirt, right? Hee...Hee..

Anyway, I didn't know if you knew about these features so I thought I'd spread the word. In other news, Kaden went to the doctor yesterday. He is now up to 20 lbs., 9 oz. He'll be 8 months old on Wednesday. My how time flies! Kaden has a bad cold, but the doctor says we just have to let it run its course. He is too young to medicate. Ryan, however, is not too young, so the doctor gave him medication. It's funny, because he didn't even have an appointment - he was just there with Kaden!

Happy New Year!

Wow! Where did 2006 go? On New Year's Eve, we celebrated two events: The dawning of 2007 & Kaden's 4 months home anniversary! I can't believe that he will be 8 months old next week. Boy time flies!

Our entire household is suffering from colds, so we haven't taken many pictures since Christmas, but I promise we'll start taking more soon.