We have been blessed with ten of the most wonderful kids anyone could ever ask for. This last year has not been all that easy but we have grown more then we even thought we could. The kids have all grown taller & are beginning to talk better. Last year I home-schooled them all, which was very hard. So this year we are putting them into public school. The people from the home school said they should do very well as they all want to learn so badly.
If you knew Destiny before this year you would not recognize her now. She was a little girl that was not very nice to others. She would not give you the time of day or even look at you. Now she will talk to you & you may even get a smile most of the time. She has come out of her shell. Allan & her are best friends & always together.
Allan has been the one that is giving us a run for our money. Out of all the kids we have had none have been as hard as this little boy. There are days were I have to keep him right next to me all day long as every time I turn around he is getting into trouble. The problem is that he looks so cute that everyone sees him & says, " Not him, he is so sweet & cute."
Then we have Carolyn. Carolyn is the one that can do anything that she puts her mind to do. Watch out because she is good at everything she does. If she does badly, though, she falls apart & gets very mad. She is a daddy's girl all the way, although sometimes she shocks me. She is also the one that needs the most work done. She needs to have her jaw fixed & she grinds her teeth very badly - even in her sleep. She has 20/20 eyesight but one eye will not look at you, unless you call her name. She loves the boys so that is the biggest trouble we have had with her so far.
Then we have Jessica 2. I know, why the 2? Well we have a Jessica already. So they picked 1 & 2 instead of big & little. Jessica is so very pretty & has a smile that can stop a car. If she does not know what you are talking about she will just smile at you tell you to shut up, which she did a lot this year. She is liked by all that meet her but she is shy most of the time. She is very smart also. She just gets it very fast. She is not sportsy but she likes to watch other people play. She just adores her older sisters & would stay with them at all times if they would let her. She watches everything they do when they are not looking. If they will try it she will too - even if it looks bad.
Angelo has been good so far. I know that this will not last forever so I have been loving it for now. He is very good at any sport that he has tried so far. He also likes to dance but will not do it when he thinks everyone is watching. A lot of girls are starting to look at him which I think we might have to get a gun for.(lol) He loves to go to camp or camping as long as he can spend time with friends. He is scared to go to school so that will make this year a little bit challenging.
Allex has been home for the summer which has been so nice because I miss him. When he is good he is very good & loving & caring. I miss that when he is gone. Allex & Aaron both go to school in Coeur d' alene & will be going back soon.
Aaron also has been home for the summer. He has been working very hard all summer long almost everyday. I think he has liked it as he is working with a friend. So he has been very busy. He always knows how to make me laugh so I will miss him when he goes back to school.
Damian has been home all year. God is working on him - we just don't know what He is doing with him. I know in a year we will find that out. It takes time to see all that God is doing with you. It has not been all bad as he has been forced to get to know the other kids, which I think has been very good.
Brittany & Ryan are doing very good. They have two babies, OH I guess I should say they have two dogs - no kids. They work very hard & have became the youth ministers at our church. Brittany has changed jobs but is still working with kids. I keep praying that she will get to go back to school someday. We have been working out 2-3 times a week which is good for me. They also sit with me at church which makes things so nice. I love to hear them sing.
Jessica 1 has been home for some of the summer. It has been so nice because I miss her very much. She always makes me think more than anyone else does. She likes to keep me on my feet, always going somewhere all the time. Our talks always blow my mind & you never know how they are going to end.
So that is my ten wonderful kids, that I love more then words can say. I have been doing good, & Terry is always good I love him very much. We have good friends & family. God has been so very good to us.
They all smiled at us & laughed all the time, I think they thought we sounded funny. As I know some of the things they say make me laugh. The sounds & just not knowing what they are saying sometimes make you laugh. So we must be very funny because they were always smiling.
While they were here last time we went though some hard times. As the two little one both had to go to the hospital to have their teeth fix. Our sweat little girl had to have 15 teeth pulled, & our baby boy had to have 5 teeth pulled. That was just their first week & half with us.
Then we were able to start to have some fun with them. As you can see she was fine after her teeth got fixed, she is a little monkey.
The kids were always smiling when they felt well, they are very happy kids.
Our baby boy was very hard to get out of the water. You would just get him cleaned up & back in the water he would go. I know that is what four year olds are good at.
This is the sweet boy that just loves to be arounded people. He is the quiet boy that would do anything you asked him. Then it was time for them to go home. It was a hard day, & our oldest boy would not leave Terry's side he didn't want to go back.
After they went home we work very hard to get them back. We had a fundraiser that was so much fun. We had awesome food, great friends. There was pie in the face. There was raffles for Ipod & a Kindle, a silent action. So many people that we were so happy & so thankful to them. It was so awesome to see all the people that cared for the kids.
This was the day they went home. It was hard to look happy that day.
This is a photo we got of the day that told the kids. That we were going to adopt them.
This is the first time we ever saw her with teeth. It was sent to us from another family that was going over to pick up their kids. Their kids happen to be our kids best friends. They adopted three kids the same ages as our three oldest. We hope to be able to go see them sometime as they are only a state a way. 
This is a photo of our girl & her best bud that got adopted & moved on the other side of the states, so a long ways away.
This is a photo of our baby boy when we first saw him. He is showing us his bed. His is one in the middle. He liked to sleep on the girls side of the room.
This is our boy, he is just about to do a show for us. It was so much fun he did a very good job. We were very proud of him.
This is the photo that we took right before we left there home.
This is a photo that we took at the hotel the day we got the kids done at ICAB. As you can see our little girl is sick, but she is a real trooper. The very next day we left to take the kids back home for good.
This is the dock that was over the water. It is made out of bamboo, so you can see though it. You could see all the islands around you.
This is the look down from our room we stayed in. It had very pretty walk ways that you could look at all the shells places in them. That is the place we would walk to to go eat. It was very nice as you got four meals a day with your stay. They would come fine you when the food was done.
This is another look from our room. You could just sit & look at the view for a long time. It was a very peaceful place. Just what we needed before we went to get the kids. We played on the beach & went sailing if was just very nice. They only have 8 room so it was just very peaceful. There was only one other couple there. So that was also very nice.
