Mason hit the gavel and it was done. The adoption is final.
Well…it was actually final when we left China but now it is doubly final. The gavel has come down on this ruling. Mason is definitely a Wescott.
Mason is enjoying his first Christmas at home with his forever family! It truly has been an amazing season of love and giving! Our hearts are so blessed by the birth of Jesus! HIS plan for us is always so much better and more challenging than the one that we have planned for ourselves!
Singing an early “Happy Birthday” to baby Jesus.
Santa made an appearance on Christmas Eve.
Paige~always joyful!
Jesse~ relaxing in her new dog bed.
Sam in his jammies enjoying the morning. He especially loved the scavenger hunt that Santa sent the kids on to find their last (but definitely not least) present!
It looks like this deer is still hoping for a last minute call from Santa.
Happy Holidays.
Jennifer
Can you guess what we have been doing on this beautiful Sunday afternoon?
That’s right, we are making the outside of our house festive. We weren’t going to put up lights this year. We had decided that with the kids it was too much work and that with the garland and wreath on the door we were finished with outdoor decorating. Well, we woke up this morning and decided that it would be fun to put up a strand or two. Unfortunately, we never learn our lesson and we are now up to our ears in Christmas lights. Thank goodness for the warm weather. We all spent the afternoon outside enjoying the warm sun on our faces and the spirit of Christmas in our hearts. Merry Christmas to all and to all a BRIGHT night.
Here is the run down of the last month….
*Celebrated his first Thanksgiving.
*Met Uncle Matt, Aunt Tracy, Jacob, Kelsey and Kate
*Helped decorate his first Christmas tree
*Met Santa Claus.
*Ate his first candy cane and really liked it!
*Had his last foot appointment for six more months!
*He is walking and now running everywhere.
*Joined his brother and sisters in the annual Christmas pj picture.
*Learned to say Sam which made his brother really happy.
*Only signs Thank You and Sorry. His last two hold-outs.
*Loves Kai-Lan and repeats the Chinese words really well!
Have a great weekend!
Paige made it 2 minutes and 30 seconds….
Samuel gave up after only 6 minutes….
Alice was the long lasting winner at 12 minutes 33 seconds….
……..playing in the snow on a really cold day!
Yesterday the high in Col Springs was 5 degrees and the low was -5 degrees. Brrrrr!!!
Looking forward to a warmer weekend. I would say that I am really looking forward to summer but that might make me sound a tad crazy in the hair*.
Warm(er) wishes,
Jennifer
*Crazy in the hair is Sam’s reference to somebody when he or she gets overloaded. I don’t know who he would be refering to as I never get overwhelmed as a mother of four.
Okay, so if you check out my last post you will read about all the fun stuff that we did last week with our company. Here are the pictures to go with it. Thanks again to Matt and Tracy and fam for making the long trip from MI to visit us…..we had a blast!!!!! BTW, you might want to get a cup of coffee and get settled in your chair. I added…well…a few (hundred) photos for your viewing pleasure.
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