Half a Dozen Plus 1

Well, I haven't written on here in a really long time, but since then we have had a lot of changes.

 My family grew from four to nine.  We have adopted 6 children and we have custody of another child.

 In this picture, you see Alexia and Jacob.  They are my two oldest children.  Both of them love to be in charge.  Jacob is my comedian (everything is always funny)!   Alexia, well, she is still the same Alexia as she was when I started this post, without the major meltdowns.  She still struggles with anger and expressing her feelings, but she doesn't scream at me like she used to.

This is Hunter and Cassadie.  Hunter sure has grown like crazy over the last few years.  He is super smart, but has "lazy kid syndrome" with his schoolwork.  Cassadie is quite bossy, and will make a great mother or teacher someday.  She loves to tell me how to do my job!

This is Skylar and Michael.  Skylar thinks her name is ugly, and prefers to be called Anna.  She is tiny and chunky.  She is a super smart, straight A kid.  She is a perfectionist with all of her school work, and she gets mad if she doesn't make an A.  Michael is also very smart, but struggles with PTSD.  He went through some traumatic things in foster care, and he is still (after 4 years) trying to overcome all of those feelings and fears.

One thing that I can say for sure is that I have 6 beautiful children!  I was blessed more than words can ever say.  Sometimes things get tough at our house (a lot of drama), but at the end of the day, I would do it all over again.  Actually, I plan to do this again someday.  I would love to have a really big family, but I can only handle half a dozen at a time.

Look at my handsome boys.  They all have such bright smiles and sparkling eyes.

My girls are such beautiful treasures.  I just wish they always got along as well as they did in this picture.

Jacob...Jacob...Jacob!  I love this boy.  He opens my car door for me EVERYWHERE we go!  My husband isn't even that good!  LOL!  He will make a great husband and father some day.  He is super smart, and was a straight A kid until he recently got an 89 on his last report card.  He was pretty unhappy about that, but hey...at least it was close to an A.

Such a prissy little girl.  You can look at her pose and see how much attitude she has.

Momma's little peanut!  He plump little cheeks remind me of peanuts.  She is such a shy little girl when she first meets new people, but she quickly warms up to anyone who is nice enough to give her what she wants! HA!

Another picture of my little peanut!  Such a beautiful smile.  Enough to light up the world on the darkest days.

Might I add that she has daddy wrapped around her finger.

Well, I have many more pictures, and I have a lot of catching up to do.  But for now, I am out of time.  I have lost touch with almost everyone I followed, and I forgot all about this blog until about an hour ago.  I am so excited to check in on some of the blogs that I used to follow years ago.  I am going to try my best to be a better blogger mom!