19 months home

Sydney has been home for 19 months now. Finally Sydney has been with us longer than any other foster family or her orphanage. Sydney still asks us about 20 times a day where she is going. Kinda makes my heart sad for her. We have noticed a change in Sydney's behavior in a good way. She wants hugs & kisses, tells knock-knock jokes, loves her brother & sister, talks all of the time, etc. Our family is truly blessed by this little beauty.

We LoVe the lake!

One of our favorite things to do in the summer is go to the lake! Texas panhandle is in a severe drought so our local lakes are drying up. Praying we receive rain very soon!

Sydney floating in the lake.

Syd playing in the sand.

Philly! FYI--this is not his normal life jacket.

PJ wake boarding.

My boys--love them!

Ashlyn Grace soaking up the sun.

Ashlyn working on wake boarding. Love that PJ is in the background.

PJ & his wife (that would be me!)

What have we been doing the last 6 months

Obviously I have not been blogging! Can not believe how long it has been since my last post. "Vinyard Five" is doing great & enjoying the summer. Posting a few pictures from the last couple of months.

Sweet Sydney. We sent this picture to her two foster families in China. They did not respond back this time.
Philly & Syd hanging out in the not so hot tub!

Celebrating 13 years of marriage.

Ashers looking beautiful. Love the vest she paired with the dress.

Syd also looking beautiful. Love that my girls wanted to have the same dress.

Last day of school for the kids. Goodbye 6th grade/2nd grade/3 year old MDOs!

Being silly--which they do a lot of together!

Showing off her 2nd place medal--UIL Creative Writing. So proud of Ashlyn Grace!