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Sunday, November 29, 2009

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Utah this year... Family, Friends, and FOOD!!! By far the best part of the trip was having Kyle sealed to us. He was so good during the whole thing. I think he really knew that something very special was going on!

Makayla had so much fun with grandmas, grandpas and cousins. She is such a friendly little girl and wasn't shy at all. Everyone loved seeing Kyle again. He had changed so much since the last time they saw him.

What adorable little Harward side cousins!

Kyle and Makayla with Grandpa Harward. Kyle absolutely loved the camera. Every time he'd see the camera he'd break out in a huge smile. Makayla is doing one of her favorite things...holding baby Zoee.
Kyle with Grandma Harward.Kyle with his new cousin Zoee. I am not sure who is bigger though???Makayla loved her cousin Benny. They had so much fun together. At one point they were just a little too quiet so we had to check and see what they were up to. Ben found them watching a movie in Benny's bed. How cute!!!

Snuggling with Grandpa Shawcroft.

Makayla had fun teaching the Shawcroft cousins how to make apple turkeys with Grandma Shawcroft.Makayla has turned into quite the poser. Not sure where that came from!I just love this picture of my Ky Guy. What a cute little boy!Kyle got his first haircut. Thanks Meg!!!
Makayla had a lot of fun with her cousin Addy. She loved showing Addy how to do "big girl" things and Addy just followed Makayla everywhere. If Makayla would disappear Addy would come to everyone and say, "Layla?" Makayla loves her long hair and has informed me that she is never cutting it. She told me she wants Rupunzel hair. She is always asking if it is Runpunzel hair yet. This was a great picture to show her how long her hair really is.

Thanks everyone for a wonderful trip and see you soon!!!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Funny Girl

Makayla keeps me laughing everyday. This is the latest... She loves the show So You Think You Can Dance. I had recorded it so today at lunch Ben and I were watching it. Makayla was in eating lunch and I told her to hurry and drink her apple juice so she could come and watch with us. This was her response, "What is Cat Deeley wearing today?" She keeps us laughing!!!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Dungeon

Lately Makayla has been obsessed with daddy's job of putting the bad guys in the dungeon (thanks to the Barbie movies.) Each night at dinner she asks Ben if he put anyone in the dungeon that day. The other day she asked the questions and Ben said he didn't that day because he needed to find him. Makayla decided to make a map for daddy on where to find the bad guys. This is the map. She told Ben to follow each line to find the bad guys. What an adorable little girl!!!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Hat Day

The other day at Makayla's preschool it was Hat Day. She was so excited to be able to wear her new hat to school. That morning when we were getting ready for school I turned and looked and found this...
My little elf!!!What a wonderful day!!!

Monday, November 9, 2009

ALL OURS!!!

What is that you say...I am officially adopted?!?! Yippee!!!!!!!
Today was the day we were able to finalize Kyle's adoption. What a wonderful day it was. Everything went so smoothly and now he is ours. We are so blessed to have such a beautiful little spirit in our family.The judge was such a nice man. It was so funny because he said something about "Kyle Benjamin Shawcroft". Makayla started laughing really loudly and told him, "He's not Kyle Benjamin you silly goose - he's Kyle, my brother." I guess we haven't really discussed his middle name with her. Afterward, I was able to explain to her why he is named Kyle Benjamin. It was pretty funny! What a precious, sweet, amazing little boy. Ben, Makayla and I are so happy to have this little guy in our family and we love him more and more every day. Thank you so much Brooke for making this all happen. We will remember and love you for the rest of our lives.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Halloween Fun

We all had a wonderful Halloween. Makayla was the prettiest princess in the land and Kyle was our sweet bundled up baby. I am sure that Kyle will enjoy things a lot more next year. Hope everyone also had a great holiday!!!