Bringing to a close the weekend and it has been full of ups and downs! Yesterday afternoon we had the social worker over for Ali’s two-year post placement report and the girls one-month report. That was relatively painless! Then, last night the Brickner’s had our family and the Hamm’s over for dinner. Can you BELIEVE that there are people brave enough to invite us over?! There are, and we enjoyed the time there, watching the end of the Auburn football game and spending time together with friends. The girls did really well until the very end, when things started to get a little boring. But, they lasted a lot longer than we expected, so we were thankful for the time out of the house!

This morning was the second Sunday at church and we again spent it on pins and needles! It is like watching a volcano getting ready to erupt and you are just sitting there wondering if Pastor is going to get through all eight points and the close before one of the girls has a melt down! As the service wound to an end, we were telling this one to be quite, this one to stop stretching, and another that she couldn’t go to the bathroom just quite yet!! I’m sure it looks calm to others, but to us it feels like you are on the edge holding the dam back!! But, they made it through a second Sunday of church!

Yesterday, ahead of the dinner, Kelly and the kids made chocolate covered pretzel sticks. All the girls but Riley, who was involved in a puzzle, participated.

I tried to snap a quick picture of Riley and as you can see she has completely given into my photographic ways!

Looking at this, you would think Jessie is a perfect angel!

Leah took her turn at decorating.

Another try at Riley:

Caleb joined in on the process when we peeled him away from his DS.

Maxwell man-handled the chocolate application.

A final shot at catching Riley.

A week full of doctors and dentist appointments this week! And basketball starts for Ali, Luke & Caleb. I will update you as the opportunity presents itself! Please continue to pray for us as the process of understanding what it takes to be part of a family is still a difficult thing for some to grasp.

Cameron