L and El dressed for church in some of their new clothes(2T)
Toys and More Clothes
 Tons of Winter Clothing
Our Sunday School class gave us a shower Saturday night. They had talked about giving us one before we brought the boys home, but decided it would be a lot funner to have them there since they were older and could enjoy it. It was!! The boys were absolutely thrilled.
On Saturday morning we told them what was happening later in the day. They were so excited to know we were going to a party for THEM. They asked, "Jus a Minuh(just a minute)?", all day long on Saturday. They kept pointing outside to the van.
Of course, we live in the heart of Sooner territory here and every Saturday in the Fall is devoted to football. No festivities could begin until the big game was over. Needless to say, for anyone who follows college ball, there was outrage and disappointment for all Sooner fans at the outcome of Saturday's game! After mourning for a while, the fun picked up. We had a potluck dinner and then went to open presents.
The first present was the little Corvette and the big Bass Bro Shop truck. They just wanted to open the packaging and play with them. I encouraged them to move on to the next gift, promising that we would open them later. They really got the hang of the present opening and loved it!! Everyone enjoyed watching them open their gifts, hugging their new clothes, wanting to put them on and playing with their toys.
We are so grateful for all of the gifts we were given, along with several gift cards. There were a few things we couldn't find when it was picture time. We had very little for the winter, but are now fully stocked. The boys truly felt loved. It was quite an experience for two little orphans from Russia. They now know their family reaches beyond the ones who brought them home.
I also have to praise my other kiddos. They were so excited for the boys to get everything. Even J, who has given up everything he had and who has had to share everything that was "his", was an absolute angel, never asking about something for himself or anything like that. He is such a wonderful big brother! I am so proud of him, very mature for a 6 year old. A little girl asked E if it was both of her brothers' birthday. E replied that it wasn't their birthday, we were just making up for all of the birthdays that they never had. I thought that was so sweet and full of understanding for an 8 year old. |
That's so nice! Everyone was very generous.
I just attended the 10th birthday party for one of Peanut's friends. This little boy had never had a party before or even a birthday cake. He was grinning from ear to ear. When he was opening gifts he'd find the person who gave it to him say "Thank you, I love it" before he evened opened it. It was so cute!
p.s. He got a sleeping bag from someone. Later he came up to me and his mom and said "Aunt Margaret - Look!" "Mom, today I sleeps on floor, OK? Is funny thing to do." I cracked up!