Family 2013

Family 2013
Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas Celebrations ~picture overload..

MY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BABIES ALL DRESSED UP FOR CHRISTMAS EVE :)
3 OF OUR REECES RAINBOW ORNAMENTS FOR OUR TREE! WHAT A TREAT TO CELEBRATE & REMEMBER THESE SWEET ORPHANS TODAY AND EVERY DAY :)
**SWEET TONYA (ON THE LEFT) FOUND HER FAMILY !!


all my blessings :)




Papi and his mayan princesa


Me & hubby ,not a bad picture either :)




Sharing an "Ethiopian Scream" with baby girl LOL!!




Baby dreaming sweet dreams on Christmas eve







Bright and early Christmas day :) She was confused with all the chaos , but quickly got the hang of it !!







Christmas tutus !!!








Beautiful baby girl !!










A REAL boys toy !!!!











Big brother taking baby girl for a ride








Sharing goodies with the doggies















Boo was THRILLED WITH EACH AND EVERY GIFT...SHE KEPT SAYING
"OH THANK YOU THANKYOU...I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED THIS !! SOOO CUTE.











Bug has been begging for a sewing machine and gran-ma bought her a small one to get her started. She was shaking she was so happy :)













































The only things Boo asked for where Barbie and the 3 Musketeers :) santa brought her the movie and some of the dolls. Christmas was perfect in her world !

















Aunt Meme & Ry






My sister and I (love her)












Plasma cars :) we had 2 from last christmas and the kids have rode them everyday ...so this year Boo got her own !! Well worth the money..




Hoping everyone had a wonderful Blessed Christmas, I am behind a bit ;) We met Noah and Renee this past week, pictures coming (some are on fb) and we are getting ready to sell our house and move !!! AH!!! Big time craziness coming.
~I was waiting to blog again to see how Kristi's craziness played out. SO happy to see she is back and speaking out for Orphans everywhere again. I am NOT going private either but will be taking some safety measures. I dont want to lose all my lurkers :) You never know who will be moved to ADOPT !!! AND THAT IS THE MESSAGE WE WANT TO SPREAD :)

hugs!!!!


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tonya has a family !!! other sweeties, & disruption

sweet LUCY IS FROM MEXICO AND VERY WELL CARED FOR :) Not the best photo but man is she a cutie :)
SWEET MAX IS BEAUTIFUL !

LITTLE BARBARA :) IS JUST A BITTY


LOOK AT SWEET DAVID. HE LOOKS SO SWEET :)




HOW CUTE IS THIS LITTLE CHEEKY GIRL :)








These little sweeties still do not have ANY pledges for the "christmas angel tree"






Could you be a sponsor? A little bit adds up and WILL save a childs life.Literally. This is NOT a play on words. It is fact. 80% of children transferred to INSTITUTIONS, WILL DIE IN THE FIRST YEAR. That is 8 out of 10 children (see I can do math :) 4 and 5 yr olds...they are just babies who need mommies. Be it lack of staff, health care, or simply love and human interaction...the end is still the same. We ,in the adoption community are an amazing bunch of folks. GOD has called us to do things others would not even think about. We follow the whisper of the LORD in our hearts. We can make a difference.




~I have heard of a beautiful 8 yr old Ethiopian little girl who was adopted into the states but is not adjusting. She is not violent at all but can be sullen and defiant, she is struggling to adjust. This would be a private adoption. If you know any one interested , shoot me an email and I will send you the info :)



~I am so happy to report sweet Tonya has a family that has commited to adopt her !!!


Praise God. This beautiful girl is going to THRIVE in a family :):) IF I hear who her new family is , and they have a blog I will let ya'll know.



I know so many folks were dreaming of adopting her, and to not be able to , for different reasons is hard. It hurts. But you never know what God has planned for you and your family ;)
My little cuties are doing good. We had a Christmas concert for Bug at church. She had a small speaking and singing solo :) She also has a dance recital coming up at a nursing home with her dance studio, which should be fun.
My little baby girl is starting to sleep a bit better...waking 2 times a night vs 3-5 ;)
so we are getting there. I cant bear to let her cry so this mama is up :)
~The turd who stole my sons christmas decorations FINALLY got arrested last night for domestic violence for breaking his step-dads nose (eek) ! So happy to see him head off with the nice police man :)
Thats it~
Happy Thursday :) :)

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Is this YOUR daughter?

tonya :)


"This gorgeous, healthy little girl is waiting for you to save her from life in a mental institution. Tonya is HEALTHY, very active and playful and capable. She has brown hair and big brown eyes. She is already 4, so she is living on borrowed time.

An adoptive family who visited with her recently tells us her orphanage loves her dearly and can't bear to send her away. Tonya very much wants a Mama and Papa of her own! "


Can you believe how beautiful this sweet child is? Look at those sweet doe eyes, and that creamy skin ? This beautiful child is alone , without a family because she was born with Downs Syndrome. Not because her family was poor, and could not feed her, or because her birthmom was ill, but simply because SHE was born "not" perfect ....
She has lived in an orphange where she is blessed that her care has been great and she is loved and lives with other healthy children (which is huge for her development). BUT....her time is running out. The orphanage director has been keeping her safe by not sending her off to the institution but her time is running out. 4 years old is the age when children are transferred. They are on borrowed time, and they know it. So many wonderful people have stepped up and donated to help Tonya find her family .

SHE NOW HAS A GRANT OF $6000 TOWARDS HER ADOPTION COSTS !!!!!!
That is $6000 her family DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY!!! AMAZING THE WAY GOD WORKS TO SAVE THE WEAK :) :)
oH MY GOSH!!!! THIS BEAUTIFUL child has soooo much potential. She is high functioning and will blossom even more in a family with so much love :) look how healthy and soulful she is. Lets find her family !! I know we can .

Email me if you have a ??? or contact andrea directly at reece's rainbow .
email her at bamaroberts@comcast.net

I know this baby girls family is out there some where !!!

Saturday, December 5, 2009

SAVE US








THESE CHILDREN ARE ALL 3-4 YRS OLD. THERE TIME IS RUNNING OUT....
THE FIRST LITTLE SWEETIE I CANT GET OUT OF MY HEAD....

Saving just one





(Direct link if you cant view it, its a bit big is here )


Reeces Rainbow is an amazing ministry that helps the truly helpless and forgotten. These sweet children age out of orphanages at 4....and are places in MENTAL INSTITUTIONS with adults. AT FOUR YEARS OLD ??? Are you grasping that? 80% of these children will DIE, in the first year.
DIE. FORGOTTEN.ALONE.
I had no idea. I am stunned...

Can you call one of these beautiful angels your own? Can you send $5, $10 or $50 to help another family rescue one of these amazing kids ? any amount.

Go to Reeces Rainbow :)

"it is not the will of your Father, that one of these little ones shall perish" (Matthew 18:14)

"whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name, welcomes Me" (Matthew 18:5)

Happy Saturday :)

Friday, December 4, 2009

All I WANTED For Christmas


THIS IS THE VERY FIRST PHOTO I OPENED OF OUR SWEET
BABY GIRL :) THOSE EYES....OH YOU HAD ME WITH THOSE EYES.


LOOK AT THIS LITTLE TINY FOOT ;)

LOOKING AT THIS HAPPY LITTLE BABY,
I KNEW HOW BLESSED WE WERE.




HAPPY REFERRAL DAY MY SWEET BABY GIRL :)!!!!
ON December 4, 2008 I had just laid down to take a little nap, when my phone rang.....I looked at the number slowly. I answered it knowing our whole world was about to change :) It was Christy , and she told me she had awesome news for me !!! We were only #4 on the girls list, so it was a wonderful surprise. She explained all about baby girl and my mind was a blur, I was just so happy and couldn't wait to open the pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love at first site :)
(( For those of you who believe in signs like I do, we were #4 on the girls list, we received our referral at 4 pm , baby girl was our 4th child, and it was Dec 4th !!!! ))
Hiwot (Hewitt) was only 11 weeks old ,teeny and perfect :)
She came home in April at 17 #s and today is a perfect and still teeny at 20#s & 15 months old.
We love you more then life our beautiful Ethiopian princess !
We thank God for you each day, and thank God for your birth mothers brave,selfless choice :)
Adoption is truly Gods work. It is just so amazing...
Happy Friday :) :)
"...Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows that we know, and holds us responsible to ACT..." Proverbs 24:12

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -(Mahatma Gandhi)