Time marches on...

Well, day by day we get closer to Kenny's homecoming and out next court date.

The boys are growing and getting closer and closer to leaving home to lead their own lives. I can hardly believe that in less than two weeks, my baby boy will be a teenager. But, then again, my firstborn is old enough to get his license. And, we're hoping to start all over. Well, we've basically started over since Sydney came to live wiht us when he was 5 weeks old, but her future with us is so uncertain. We do not treat her as if she is with us for a short time, she is one of us. She knows that we are her family, regardless of whether or not we are biologically linked. She looks to us for love, stability and safety and receives it all 10 fold.

I have seen such a change in my boys since she came into our family. They take more time to stop and smell the roses so to speak. They don't immediately lock theirselves in their rooms or the bonus room, they come downstairs just to see what she's doing. They love to make her smile and giggle. They can't wait until she crawls and I tell them not to push because I want to savor every single thing that she does. I know, regardless of whether we get to adopt her or not, this is the last baby that I will raise. After Sydney, I'll just have to wait for grandchildren.

For now, time will continue to march on, we'll get Kenny home, our lives will return somewhat to "normal," whatever that is. And, we'll wait until sometime in September and see what the court says.

More to come...

4th of July

What a wonderful 4th of July. We were able to spend the evening with family and friends alike. We had great food (way too much of it) and fellowship. We were able to watch not only our fireworks display, but those of other subdivisions in the immediate area...they seemed to go on forever.

How awesome to see two children watch their first 4th of July fireworks.

The only thing that would have made the day better would have been if Kenny was here to share it with us.