Toothy Crossroads

All kinds of big happenings at our house these days!

After several weeks of wiggling,

and a little less giggling,

maybe a few tears,

Josie lost her very first tooth!

She was quite happy about losing it once the initial shock of

actually losing it wore off.

Clara Rose had a DR. appointment but decided

to bag-out of it.

Her BFF Bat Girl took the hit for her! 

Because the tooth fairy is just

too super cool ---

Josie lost her second tooth just a couple days after the first!

The tooth thing was old news to her this go around-- no tears, fuss, or drama at all! 

Our little daisy patch is in full bloom! 

In between all the rain, we managed to get a few pictures

of Clara Rose and Josie the morning of . . .  

Clara Rose's big Graduation Day from Pre-K! 

She is super excited to be going into Kindergarten! 

As if all that isn't enough . . .

Josie graduated from Kindergarten! 

She is quite proud and excited to be graduating and

attending Elementary school next year! 

We are very proud of her and all her accomplishments! 

The Letter "C" First Letter in the Foulest Word Ever!

I have sad, heartbreaking news to share today.

We recently learned that one of our dear family friends is waging a war against Cancer. I cannot begin to tell you how many of my friends have endured wars against this terrible disease in the past several years.

Robert was recently diagnosed with metastatic melanoma and prostate cancer. He has endured one surgery already and is facing another, in addition to treatments and recovery. Despite a double diagnosis of cancer, he is committed to fight both cancers head-on. Robert sees the smile on little Angeline’s face and finds the strength to fight on because he very much wants to be in Angeline's life supporting her as she grows  up.



Robert helping Josie roll Angeline in a tube at a party



Angeline is the same age as Josie and was on of Josie's very first friends after we adopted her and brought her home.



Josie and Angeline playing about a month after we arrived home from China.

  

Josie and Angeline during one of their many play dates.



Angeline hanging out with us a month or so before we adopted Clara Rose.



Angeline was on of our first friends to come for a play date after we adopted Clara Rose.

Robert is such a wonderful Dad; quiet, patient, loving, and has always been such a joy with the girls.



Robert Playing with Angeline and Josie.



Robert was often behind a camera taking pictures, so pictures of him are hard to find.

 We are absolutely heartbroken with this news.

Kathi, Robert, and Angeline greatly appreciate any support folks might be able to provide to help defray their mounting medical bills that are not covered by health insurance. Anyone who has ever dealt with a major medical situation knows there is often just as much that health insurance does not cover as what it does cover.

The link to their site is below. You may need to cut and paste it into your browser for it to work.

http://www.gofundme.com/35knag