It's Here!!!!!!

The magazines finally arrived!! I have been searching the mailbox now for 2 weeks and finally we get to see our sweet Jadon in the pages of Adoptive Families magazine! Here he is!

Jadon's first big purchase!

Jadon started doing "chores" a few weeks ago and is learning how work = money. He has been saving up for weeks to purchase a hot wheels track that he has been eyeing. It was so fun to see his excitement tonight when he was able to make that purchase all by himself with the money he had saved. Enjoy the pics!


The money I saved . . .

My choice . . .

Paying "All by myself"!

Reward!

My little Super Star!

Here is Jadon on the web for Adoptive Families Magazine. I am still waiting on the magazines to arrive . . . (obviously not so patiently). When they originally called me they told me he had won, I have since found out he was runner up but hey . . . I am still happy with that! For now . . . he is on the web. I am a proud momma! You can see him online HERE. Leave him a comment on his picture if you will! I will scan the magazine when I get it!!

What Faith Can Do . . .

I heard this song for the first time tonight. It struck a cord with me as it seems fitting for this time in our lives. It is a song by Kutless. GREAT song . . . thought I would share the lyrics.

Everybody falls sometimes
Gotta find the strength to rise
From the ashes and make a new beginning
Anyone can feel the ache
You think it’s more than you can take
But you are stronger, stronger than you know
Don’t you give up now
The sun will soon be shining
You gotta face the clouds
To find the silver lining

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do

It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard
Impossible is not a word
It’s just a reason for someone not to try
Everybody’s scared to death
When they decide to take that step
Out on the water
It’ll be alright
Life is so much more
Than what your eyes are seeing
You will find your way
If you keep believing

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do

Overcome the odds
You don't have a chance
(That’s what faith can do)
When the world says you can’t
It’ll tell you that you can!

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains
Hope that doesn’t ever end
Even when the sky is falling
And I’ve seen miracles just happen
Silent prayers get answered
Broken hearts become brand new
That’s what faith can do
That's what faith can do!
Even if you fall sometimes
You will have the strength to rise

He lost it!

Well, Jadon has lost his first tooth . . . exactly 1 month and 1 day into being 5 years old. And when I say he LOST his tooth . . . well he did. We can't find it! I think it is in his belly with the steak he was eating. He was so stinkin' excited to loose his tooth he kept saying "I really really did it! I lost my tooth!" He was so happy!

So last night we wrote a note to the tooth fairy explaining why his tooth was missing. He kept asking if he could see the tooth fairy and I thought he would be too excited to sleep. Finally this morning Jadon woke up to a $1 bill which he was so excited about! He has been saving his chore money to buy a special toy so he was very excited to put that new $1 bill with it.