Life Update...

Just some tid bit updates about our life...

A few weeks ago our ward split in half and we ended up on the side with the new ward and new bishopric. Tom and I both had high hopes for new callings, as we were a little burned out on the old ones. Tom got a definite upgrade when he was called as the advisor to the Teacher's Quorum. He is excited to be working with the YM and teaching on Sundays. I however... am still the ward welcoming committee, but the new bishop has now put that program under the ward mission leader. So, I am actually a ward missionary. I wish I could be more excited about it... but I'm just hoping to survive it really.

Things are a little back to normal for Tom and he has been helping me a ton around here. We've put together the nursery and cleaned all the baby things, so that we can be as ready as possible come February. I know it's still awhile away, but with the holiday's I feel like time is going to just fly by us. The girls helped also and they are very excited about all the mobiles, blankets and bathtub. They both look forward to being big helpers and I find them in the nursery sometimes just looking around at everything. I'm feeling really good, just a little tired sometimes. It's been an amazing experience so far.

We are still working on Ashley's adoption, and wishing that things could go a little more smoothly and a little more quickly... but we do what we can and pray for the Lord's help in getting it all to work out. We all need finalization, and she needs to be sealed. With the baby coming it's been fun to talk to them about their births and adoptions... They know that Brinkley was in Charlottes Tummy and Ashley was in Angie's Tummy and Baby Brother is in my Tummy. We call them their Tummy Mom's. Brinkley tells me that when she was born she was looking for me, and I tell her that I was looking for her to and heavenly father helped us to find each other. Since Ashley hasn't been in all of our pictures, we tell her that we didn't have her yet. She say's I lived with the Gines and then I got to come and live here with you and daddy and Brinkley and were a family. We have had some really precious conversations about it all.

The girls have also been busy making their Christmas Lists and trying hard to be "nice" so that Santa will bring them what they are asking for. Brinkley wants a cupcake maker and a scooter. Ashley wants a dress up dress. Luckily Santa should be able to find all that they want. We are looking forward to a fun holiday season with them. They are so excited about everything. It's just the best time of the year, and I look forward to it so much.

Anyway, I just wanted to post a quick update for now.