More pictures from Layla's day!

Here are some more fun shots of our 2 cuties having fun!

Layla turned 3 on November 4th!!

Layla planned her big day out "all by herself" as she tells us. She woke up to her room decorated with Ariel decorations. Then, it was a big birthday breakfast and opening presents. Then, we headed out for the day at one of our favorite places, the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler. We had dinner that evening at her favorite restaurant, CHICK-FIL-A. It was a great day.

Tatum

Ok, we're finally getting some pictures of our new house and church up, sorry it has taken so long.



This is the front of our church.










And next to it is the fellowship hall.
















Behind it is our house. This is our back yard.











This is the front yard.










And another angle of the front yard.

Halloween

Here are Layla and Noah in there Mickey and Mini Mouse costumes. We had our churches Trunk or treat last Saturday night so they get to wear their costumes more than once.

Noah wouldn't wear the gloves at all, Layla did for 5 minutes.

And here's a cute one of the girls!

OK this is us sitting in the dark in a hotel room in Tyler TX waiting for Layla to fall asleep so that we can turn on the tv. We will be up here until Aug 8th visiting Shannon's parents so stay tuned for more pics soon.

The Great State of Texas

Today we took the kids to our state capitol. For them the coolest part was standing in the center and screaming.....WOW does it ECHO!!! Layla did stand in the very center and look up at the star. Today's visit to the state capitol was symobolic for our family I believe after all we have been through legally to become a family. We promise to continue as a family to be a voice for children and other families in our legal system as God calls us to!

Austin Zoo

We visited the Austin Zoo on Monday. It is a small non-profit zoo that takes in rescue animals only. You can read more about their rescue efforts at www.austinzoo.org
Noah made good friends with a goat and Layla loved the peacock. When we were leaving Layla told us we should get a chicken, a goat, a snake, and a tiger for our house.