Six Years Ago

Six years ago today, twin boys were born to a 30 year old woman in Russia. According to our records, they weighed in at approximately a whopping 2 1/2 and 3 pounds. They would spend their next 3 years plus a little living with their grandmother. Their grandmother would eventually have her daughter's maternal rights terminated and would place them in a Russian orphanage. There, one of them would undergo 3 surgeries and they would be separated quite a bit. Until one day when they were almost 5 years old and a family would learn about these two precious boys. God would place these boys on the parents' hearts and would lead them to a small remote orphanage to meet them. A few months later they would come home to live with their forever family.

Today, they are still very small, weighing in at 28.8 and 29 pounds and measuring 39 1/4 inches and 39 3/4 inches tall. The shorts they are wearing in the picture(will post later, having Blogger trouble) are size 18 months, the only thing that will stay up on them. Their shirts say, "Little Guys Rule".

Today, they will go swimming for their birthday at the local pool, pass out birthday cookies at gym, open presents from all of their siblings and their parents, and will know without a doubt that they are loved.

Today, they will play with all of the toys they received at their first birthday party a few days ago, including a Kawasaki 12-volt 4-wheeler given by all of our church small group.

Today, we will all be thankful to God for bringing us together as a family.

Happy Birthday L and El!