BIG NEWS!!!

We are no longer on the waiting family list in our adoption process......we officially accepted a referral for an adorable 13-month old little girl from Ethiopia this week!!! We aren't able to share any photos or any other information right now, but would appreciate your prayers as we work through the process of bringing our baby girl home!!!

Fall Recap

It has been a long.....time since I last updated this blog, so here is a quick recap of Fall 2011 ~ This one's for you, Grandma!

Connor and Spencer are in Kindergarten and are LOVING it!

Graycen started taking gymnastics.....

Boys went to hockey camp.....

Ryan and Leslie went to San Francisco!!!!

We made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.....

Spencer and Connor played another fun season of soccer!

Halloween with Yoda, Obi-wan Kenobi and Little Bo Peep

(yes, Graycen is still obsessed with Little Bo Peep)

My babies turned SIX with an Angry Birds party and

lots of kiddos throwing bean bag birds at things....

Children's Museum during fall break.....

In our pjs ready for a train ride to the North Pole.....

Dinosaur dig at another children's museum...

Yellowstone Trip 2011

Back in the summer, we were able to take a fun vacation with Mimi and Poppy, Aunt M and Uncle C and the cousins...... we had a blast going on a rafting trip, a wildlife safari, hiking, fly fishing, jewel mining, going to the spa (ladies day out) and especially during the bi-annual Dorr Family Talent Show. Here are some pictures from the trip.....

Graycen, you're kinda missing Old Faithful...

Spencer

Connor

Ready to raft.....

Little Bo Peep

Since the boys had a Mother Goose party back in the spring at preschool, Graycen has been enamored with Little Bo Peep. She told me that this year she wanted a pink, Little Bo Peep party for her birthday!! It seemed like an odd request to me, but it turned out to be a really fun and cute party theme. Here are some pictures from Graycen's third birthday party - I can't believe it's been three years, already. We are so thankful for this little sweet pea and can't imagine our family without her spunky little spirit. She loves playing with her big brothers and does a pretty good job of keeping up with them. She has moved out of her crib (she really did love sleeping in that thing) and is now in her big girl bed. Happy Birthday, sweet girl!!

birthday girl with her cake......

Mimi made this quilt for Graycen's big girl bed...

All of the kiddos went on a search for Bo Peep's missing sheep.....

showing off the sheep she made.....

A BIG thank you to my talented mother-in-law and sister-in-law for making the awesome birthday cake and sheep cupcakes (although I did take part in sticking little marshmallows all over the cupcakes :), and to my mom for staying up late with me glueing cottonballs on about 75 little lost sheep..........

Hip, Hip Hooray for Holiday World!!

Well, we are a little late in posting these, but what's new? Over Memorial Day weekend, we took the kiddos to Holiday World (amusement and water park) in Indiana, and had one of our best getaways. My mom came along and we had so much fun. The park is geared toward small kids and even Graycen was tall enough for more rides than she could ride in a 12-hour period. The park has free drinks all day long and a water park with cool rides for adults and kids. We were one of the last 5 vehicles leaving at closing...... here are a few pics from the day.

Go Shock Wave!!!

The boys are playing their fourth season of soccer, still loving having Dad as their coach. They are doing so well and have such a good time playing - it's fun to watch them and their little friendships with the other kiddos on the team.

the cheerleader....

Connor kicking the ball....

Taking it to the goal...

Spencer running...