2011 in Pictures!!

I have been extremely bad with keeping up our family blog. Sooo... I'm taking the easy way out and posting pics from this last year.

Alex, Anthony and Love

Daddy and Love

Andrew, Erica, Alex, Anthony,

Josiah, Love and Edline

Anthony's birthday

Easter!!

Alex turns 12!

Handsome hubby, Josiah and Alex

My kids love climbing trees!

My March trip to Liberia

4 new little ones!

Josiah's casting to straighten his ankles

Me loving Angel in Liberia in August

And November with Barry, Hope and Me.  These 2 melt my heart!

My wonderful friend and teammate, Josephus.

I can't tell you how much I love these special kids!

My friend Nikki and the kids.  She helped out while I was in Liberia.

Love and Joe!

Our new Star!

Christmas Family Pic!

My beautiful girls.  Going to tea!

Love turns 9!

Monkeys!!!

Some bits from 2010

A greeting by Smilebox

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Busy busy busy...

My blog has been neglected...soooo busy! A few events recently that have kept me busy...MY OLDEST BABY IS MARRIED!!! Yep! It was a beautiful wedding and oh so sweet! BUT, I did not know how hard it was going to be on a mommas heart. It's truly something that you can't prepare for. Andrew and Erica will be great together, and it's so precious to watch them ooze that 'new love!'



AND...I have ongoing work for the Forget-Me-Not Children's Program in Liberia, that has been keeping me very busy. One of the desperate needs we have, besides getting more kids sponsored, is the need for our own vehicle in Liberia. We just finished a Rummage Sale at our church...and so many from our church family showed up with wonderful donations and a ton of help! We raised just over $2000! What a great start in raising the $12,000 needed funds!



AND...we have been busy with four new baby alpacas!! One more on the way! The last month has been super insane with these new little ones! They are the cutest animals ever!!!

My baby is three!!!!

A few remaining pics from our trip...

Kenneth and a foster brother
Admiring Barry's smile!
Korpu and her sweet personality!
Our new deaf teacher, Monjue. Holding Melvin, one of our deaf children, standing next to one of Monjue's foster son's who is also deaf.

Day 5

Barry trying out the swing!
I consider the 5 of us a great team! Myself, Josephus, Pastor Peter, Donna, Tanya.
Beautiful Patience!
The swing set that Scott, I and the kids did through several fundraising pancake breakfasts at our church!

Day 4

Korpu getting weighed
Sweet Barry and his foster poppie!
Smiling Kenneth
Surprise getting measured
Some supplies we bought from donated funds!

Continued from day 3

We had the honor of visiting Pastor Peter's village, where he was born, deep into the interior in the bush. This visit was a very special day, it was a day that a water well was being dedicated. Looking at the pics here, you can see us crossing the bridge where they would collect the water for all their needs. It was green and filthy! People and children were always dying from getting illnesses from this water. A couple families from the U.S., took it upon themselves to raise the funds for this well, and we were so honored to be there for this dedication! Someone said we were the first 'white' people to visit this village. This village is very poor...no school, no latrines, no drinking water (until this well). The homes are squared huts made of dirt and sticks. The people there are amazing, joyous and dancing for us! You would have thought we gave them a million dollars! It truly humbled me to be among this tribe! What an amazing day we had!