everything coming up roses

the rose bush a week later!






Finally all my rose bushes are blooming !
All my flowers and veggies plants i plants
I planted are doing well, of course Ashley
reminds me everyday to water them .

memorial day weekend

Memeorial Day weekend was here and now it is over.
It was a beauitful weeknd for bbqs and being with
friends and family. and do not forget those who
served in the miltary and who are serving now.
We rememeber my dad today since he is a vet from
the navy, we went a put a flag on his grave and pinwheels.
Summertime now has start. hopefully it will be a
great summer! ashley been bed for an hour now. She
really had great weekend. This mommy is tired too .
time to go relax!






here's the pitch




daddy showing ashley how to play horse shoes




yummy strawberries


best friends having a good time .


Ashley and Alexa watering the flowers

molly's 1st birthday

Happy 1st Birthday Molly!



ashley was ready to party, she picked out her own outfit
got herself dressed, and was waiting for me to get home
from work so we go to the party.




ashley just taking a break from the other kids.













ashley just chilling out with her daddy!






molly enjoying her cake



My godadughter Molly I love her dearly!



molly and me just hanging out!


My Goddaughter Molly turned 1 on thursday. wow! Time
went by fast! Today was her 1st birthday party . we all
went down to my friend's Jen's house for a nice party.
The weather was great and there was no trafficc on the
Garden state Parkway for a holiday weeknd! Molly enjoyied
her first piece of cake. ashley had fun too with other kids.
We had a great time .

photo contest

our little dancer this one of the pictures.


we have entered the adoptive family magazine contest.
they are a few photos of us and Ashley please go
vote, if we win or Ashley's pictures wins we will
be on the front cover of their fall issue.

http://adoptivefamilies.mycapture.com/mycapture/photos/Album.aspx?CollectionID=249

starting to notice

Today at dinner ashley was telling us about her dance class. oneof her teachers is chinese . Jessica is 18. She said mommy Miss Jessica is chinese like me but she is different. I said how, her hair is long which is true and her is black, and she is taller. I said because she is older than you. ashley said ok, mommy i just want to be older like Miss Jessica. She is starting to notice where she is from . She always knew she is adopted, and we have always told since day one about adoption.. Now i know she is really starting to grow up! Jason and I were like wow! omg! She is really changing into a little girl! Also congrats to to our little dance for making
the Dance team, ashley will be competing next year around nj. Mommy better start
doing more nail clients! LOL!

rain rain go away

Another day of bad weather and we are stick in the house.
Ashley loves to draw and color so she wanted to make
her own birthday invites, he birthday is not for another
4 months but i thought i would be fun her do. She keeps telling
me she wants a Hanna Montana party,so i better start looking for
party favors and place to have it.
Hopefully the sun comes out tomorrow.

Happy Mother's Day

cool rider.







Auntie Jen and Molly





Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies, new mommies and
godmothers out there. Today we went point pleasant board
walk. We went wih Auntie Jen ,molly and Unlce Eric.
It was Auntie Jen's first Mother's day. Auntie Jen
is my best friend since high school and her daughter
molly is my godaughter, so it was a special day for both
of us. we took the girls on the rides and lunch. Wow!
it was cold and crowed. It Was a fun to be with geat friends.

The A Girls

The silly "A" girls making cookies.




Girls having fun




time for the icing



Thumbs up to Our Mommies Your the Best



these cookies are way too cool


sand box time


BFF Best Friends Forever

Ashley had and Alexa had a playdate yesterday. They have
been friends since they have been two years old. They are
only a month apart and only live 10 minutes aways from each
other. Kim and Mike had us all over dinner . After dinner
the mommies made cookies with the girls. wow they had fun!
Their friendship will last a life time.

the turtle back zoo

Ashley,lexi,zack and joe



zack,ashley,joe, and lexi having a great time



the tour guide, ashley has to take a map everywhere
we go, she loves to look at it to see where are going.


The was funny, the lama was trying to figured out how
to get to the food in the midlle of the pond, after awhile he
give up.



lunch time


just hanging out after we ate lunch




yes this is a really peacock.
it is so pretty.




Today was Ashley's first class trip. We went to the turtle
back zoo here in new jersey. It was small but very nice zoo.
Ashley had a great time with her friends. It was a beautiful
80 degree day. The ride home was very quite all kids on the bus
were sleep and the adults wre wiped out too.