I wanted to start a new blog page, since we are now on a new journey and this one seems a lot easier to get to and follow. God is so amazing. After our 3 1/2 year journey on the infertility road, he has blessed us with the three most amazing kids ever. I don't want to paint a picture as if its all been really easy, because it hasn't. But overall, as I look at these beautiful kids, I cannot believe that God has given them to us, and it still is hard to even believe they are OURS! TJ is such a blessing to me personally. I LOVE having a boy, and he LOVES having a mom. I can pretty much count on every hour hearing, I love you  mom and I need to give you a kiss. He has such a sweet heart and he is so funny. We were driving to his grandparents house and he saw a truck pulling a boat. He says, Mom why is that boat on the road? I said the truck is probably pulling it to the lake. He replies, Mom are you lying at me??? I laugh and say no I'm not lying TJ. He said I don't see a lake, you are lying at me, now I have my eyes closed and my arms folded hahaha. He has such a personality and phrases things in the funniest way. Shannon is a beautiful little girl, and she loves to laugh and play. She can be sweet, but she is a feisty little girl as well. She doesn't seem to cling to me or Tim more, she is pretty even. She loves to brush my hair, and loves to be tickled and get lots of attention. When we meet people, she is usually the one that attracts their attention right away and loves it. She LOVES to dance and has the cutest expressions. She is also a little stubborn, which secretly I really like in kids. I'm always drawn to the ones that challenge me some. And of course, there is Jessy, or Jessy girl as her auntie Kim Kim calls her. Now Jessy is a personality all on her own. She is a STUBBORN little girl, and she knows what she wants and isn't afraid to let us know exactly what that is. If she tries to do something and cannot do it, she gets super frustrated and ends up screaming until we help her. She doesn't usually laugh and things the other kids laugh at, but when she is laughing you cant help but laugh too because she is so funny. If I tell her not to do something, she will look right at me and do it and smile the whole way through because she knows she is pushing my button. She LOVES her grandma, and if grandma is around she gets sooo excited. She also adores her daddy, and when he gets home from work she runs and plays and laughs so much and I love watching them love each other.

Going from 0 to 3 kids has been crazy! Our whole lives have changed, and we are still adjusting to exactly what that means. We have dealt with crazy fits from the kids, kicking, screaming, kicking walls, spitting, lots of fun things. It has not been this magical transition, its been hard and we have had to work super hard. There have been lots of tears and lots of hugs. We have had to do a lot of time outs and teaching the kids what is ok and what isn't and they have not enjoyed that part very much haha. I am amazed how far they have come in the short time they have been here. They have calmed down so much, and we haven't had a crazy fit in over two weeks, its been so amazing.  I cannot say that I felt right away like they were mine, its been an emotional journey at times, and I am still realizing that God made them just for me! They are so much like us, and I cannot imagine us creating any better kids for our personalities than these ones. We just adore them! I really want to keep this blog updated for my own sake, I want to remember this journey and look back and read it in years to come. God has created an amazing story for Tim and I, and I am so glad He did!