Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama

Gosh, I can't even tell you how many times a day I hear the word Mama! It does get old, but then I stop and think how good it is to be called Mama after waiting so long. And how much we love our boys. It's just been unbelievable how fast they have adapted to coming to a new home and getting a new family.

They love our parents and all of their cousins. They have stayed overnight at Grandma and Grandpa Fenton's house several times since we have been home and they love wrestling with their Grandpa Fenton. Over Thanksgiving we stayed with Ray's sister and brother-in-law and their three children in Ohio. The boys had so much fun playing with their cousins. Not to mention a houseful of toys that they could play with.

Food was quite an issue when we first got back as they didn't want anything but potatoes and sausage. And fried eggs. Food in the orphanage is very bland and they are slow to try spicy foods or ethnic foods. They just recently decided they like peanut butter and I told them they are now "All American" boys since they eat peanut butter sandwiches. It was pretty frustrating to cook a meal and have them both say "yuck". But as the weeks have gone by, I get more and more thumbs up on the meals I am cooking. Or as Jake says "yum yumchka".

Both boys have grown an inch and a half since we got back in September. Jake's face has thinned out quite a bit and you can tell that they both are taller. They are good sleepers and once they hit the bed at night they are out pretty quick. Jake was taking a nap in the orphange and still takes one every couple of days or he gets really tired out.

We have been making a lot of Christmas crafts and our house is decorated with all sorts of cute homemade items from school and church. The boys and I recently went sledding at a local park and we rushed out to make snowmen when the snow was just right the other morning. I have always been a kid at heart and now I have some kids to play with!

We are really looking forward to our first Christmas with our new family. We have been very blessed this year and may all of you experience the the joy and happiness of the season.

Take care everyone, Pam