It has been 1 month

Wow, it has been 1 month and it has flown by!  Each week has been better than the week before and everyone is doing amazingly well.  I think that adopting 2 small children and going from being a family of 3 to a family of 6 within 6 months is kind of a shock but I honestly do not feel like it has been as difficult as I thought it might be.  We have had our fair share of moments where I felt like crying, the kids crying, the kids fighting, some impatient moments, some blank looks, a whole lot of questions, a lot of change, a whole new routine and on and on......but there are many great and unexpected things!  Here are just a few things:

- Kaden telling Joey he does a good job at coloring

- Joey bringing Mia and Kaden their cups all of the time

- Mia being a very good helper

- Piper cracking up just watching the other 3

- Kaden asking me where his green card is

- all 3 of the bigger kids constantly wanting to ring the dinner bell

- Mia asking a gazillion questions and always wanting to know about everything

- Joey always wearing shoes around the house, no matter who they belong to

- Kaden waking up from nap time and excitedly saying to Mia and Joey "hey guys, want to play"

- Joey always carrying around Mia's dolls

- the kids always giving Piper her toys that fall on the ground

- all 3 kids calling "mom" from their rooms when they wake up ridiculously early in the morning

- all 3 kids laughing like crazy as they run in circles in the living room

- Mia petting the cat

- Kaden learning to pray "thank you for our aunties......and what else?"

- Joey loving to sit on anyone's lap

- Piper just being the sweet and easy baby she is

Those are just a few things from this month!