Mommy's Little Peanuts: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easter Morning {2013}

they can't stand waiting to run downstairs to find their baskets....

the bunny ate his carrots!

the hunt begins!

the bunny left Pet Shop Teensies in their eggs instead of candy thank goodness!

frittata, fruit, and coffee cake for breakfast and then off to church...

Happy Easter Everyone!!

Saturday, March 30, 2013

A Midsummer Night's Dream {pictures after the show}

These are the staged pictures I snapped while the studio was taking their pictures. Enjoy!

Friday, March 29, 2013

A Midsummer Night's Dream {opening night}

Tonight was the big night!!

Jeffrey brought Lanie(MB's American Girl) with her homemade fairy wings to watch her. :)
I couldn't take pictures during the show but tomorrow I can get some during official picture time.

Mary Beth and Caleigh with their beautiful flowers!

Her brothers were so proud of her! They really, really loved the production too!

The ballet was at the historic downtown Fargo Theater- so cool to see it on the marque in bright lights at night! MB thought she was "big time!"

You were fantastic Mary Beth!!
We love you so much.
Now... just two more shows tomorrow!

A Midsummer Night's Dream {backstage- opening night}

talking to her Nonno on the phone- wishing him a Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

hair, make-up, costumes, and stretching...
backstage before the show

isn't she the cutest little fairy in the whole world??? :)

she didn't even seem nervous- but I was!! ha!

A Midsummer Night's Dream {dress rehearsal}

MB and her good friend Caleigh ready to rehearse at 10am!

Dress rehearsal went great - I snuck some pictures of course!
Mary Beth is so excited for opening night tonight- she has worked so hard and long for this!
She was happy to find out that our neighbors (who always watched Bella and now watch Boo for us when we are out of town) are coming to see her tonight. She really was disappointed no family could come this weekend but a couple of her other friends are coming tomorrow and of course we will be there for every show! :)
I can't wait to see what I know will be an amazing ballet-
with an amazing tiny ballerina dancing as a woodland fairy!
Break a leg Mary Beth!

JunYu's Adoption Timeline

5-12-15 Junyu's Family Day!
5-6-15 Leave for Chengdu!
4-28-15 Soft TA! CA!
4-20-15 Article 5 pick up!!!
4-2-15 PDF, DS-260 submitted, Article 5 drop-off!!!
3-31-15 GUZ #
3-23-15 I-800 approval today!(received notice via email)
3-11-15 Overnighted our I-800 application to USCIS
3-11-15 LOA arrives at our house
3-9-15 LOA!! (our letter of approval arrives at BAAS)
3-6-15 soft LOA(China mails our letter of approval to our agency)
1-15-15 LID!! (our dossier is officially logged into the system)
1-5-15 DTC(our dossier was already in China on this date waiting for the CCCWA to open back up after system upgrade)
12-26-14 Dossier documents sent to BAAS after going through State Dept and Chinese Embassy in DC
12-11-14 Dossier documents certified by ND Secretary of State(hand carried them in)
11-14-14 PA(pre-approval) from China to adopt JunYu!
11-7-14 I800A approval arrived in the mail
11-3-14 LOI sent to China(letter of intent) to adopt JunYu!
11-3-14 I-800A approval!!
10-28-14 Walked in early for Biometrics(fingerprints)
10-10-14 Mailed Supplement 3 for free extension on our !-800A
10-12-14 First saw JunYu's pictures and videos- fell in love!
10-01-14 Homestudy visit to update homestudy for reuse process

Ruby Mei's Adoption Timeline

5-17-14 Home!
5-4-14 Gotcha Day!!! (we got Ruby Mei!)
4-29-14 Leave for China!!!
4-17-14 CA! (consulate appointment)
4-16-14 TA!!! (travel approval)
3-31-14 Article 5 pick up
3-17-14 Article 5 drop off
3-14-14 received GUZ email/ submitted DS-260 online
3-13-14 received GUZ #
3-7-14 I-800 Approval!!
3-3-14 mailed VISA applications to Xiaoqing
2-20-14 mailed i-800 application
2-20-14 LOA!!! (letter of acceptance)
1-10-14 PA!! (pre-approval)
1-8-14 OOT (out of translation)
1-3-14 LOI!!! (letter of intent)
1-1-14 Received Rong Can's file- it's also her birthday!!
10-16-13 LID!!! (log in date)
10-4-13 DTC!!! (dossier to China!)
9-17-13 received all certified documents from Secretary of State
9-9-13 Received I-800A approval
7-22-13 Walked in for biometrics fingerprints
7-20-13 Received Biometrics Apt in mail
7-1-13 Homestudy completed/I-800A mailed
5-6-13 Homestudy Home Visit
4-26-13 2nd and 3rd Homestudy meetings
4-17-13 1st Homestudy meeting
4-5-13 Mailed adoption application to BAAS
3-28-13 Began Homestudy process

My Fav Quotes from the Kids

"Wait a minute, why aren't you at work today??" -Mickey(referring to the fact that I had helped out for the previous 3 days at my friends' new fabric store) "Oh, I'm done with that."- Me "You got fired ALREADY??" -Mickey(as if it was only a matter of time...)
"You can be Governor someday Daddy. Because then when I see you I can say: "Aalow Gov-na!" -Jeffrey
"After midnight all the ruffians come out and want tacos." -Jeffrey
"My breath smells like a pet store. The fish section. No, seriously." -Mickey
"You know you're becoming a man when you get pimples, zits, and wisdom teeth." -Mickey
"This recipe is from the Happy Herbivore." -Me "Oh yeah, well I'm a cranky carnivore." -Mickey
"Your taste buds are really maturing!" -Me "Yeah, but my throat buds are burning." -Mickey
"The more food you eat, the better the belly drums." -Jeffrey
"I'd rather wear a Barbie band-aid than never eat meat again!" -Mickey
"I want to be an orthodontist when I grow up so I can make $400 and then I'll buy a mansion and ride around in a limo with a cho-fur that lets me beep the horn. I'll have a pet cobra or maybe some piranas with rabies. I like fighting with vicious things that are smaller than me." -Mickey
"Me and Jeffrey will both be orthodontists and we'll sleep in bunk beds and talk at night. And Jeffrey will watch my robots for me when I leave for a long time on my trips." - Mickey
"I wish showers were dead flowers." -Jeffrey(as in taking a shower- he HATES them more than anything)
"My hair feels like bear fur."-Mickey
"Mickey, do you think I'm funny?" -Me ...silence... and then Mickey(without looking up from his book): "Do you?"
"My tastebuds are shivering. And it hurts." -Jeffrey
"If you get thrown in jail I'll come break you out." -Jeffrey to Mickey
"It changed your life, didn't it?" -Jeffrey to Mickey(after he tried ketchup for the 1st time)
"If we are both in jail you can have my bologna Mickey." -Jeffrey
"They don't give you hardly anything in jail to keep you occupied. Just a harmonica." -Mickey
"I wish my life was more like riding in a car. You know: temperature control, comfy reclining seats, music playing in the background, and never having to walk anywhere." -Mickey
"I am the 3rd slowest species in the universe. I'm faster than a snail and a turtle." -Mickey
"I need to eat a french fry because my mouth is too soft." -Jeffrey
"At sleep overs we can bend the rules a little bit;" -Amber "Sa-weet! Can we burp with our lips open?" -Mickey
"Jeffrey and I look alike from a distance and in the dark." -Mickey
"School is irrelevant to my life." -Mickey
"I'm probably going to do all the things that normal teenagers do someday. You know, chew lots of gum, skateboard, and drink soda. But there's one thing I'm not going to do. Be mean to Mom and Dad. Never." -Mickey
"You shouldn't walk on the sidewalk in the summer without shoes on because you might get double hot foot." -Mickey
"I think we should build an out-house." -Mickey
"My life needs background music." -Mickey
"Do you know what cheddarella is? Half cheddar, half mozzerella. It's Japanese." -Mickey
"Is that yogurt sour? It looks like it made you cringe." -Me "No, I didn't fringe." -Mickey
"Mickey you walk as fast as grass grows." -John "Good one Dad. That's a good one. (then after several silent minutes later)But you do know you can't actually SEE grass grow." -Mickey "Right..." -John
"I just really love remixes." -Mickey
"Greatest day ever! My teacher says we aren't doing Fast Math anymore... because we aren't good at it." -Mickey
"We{the world} need more jetpacks. I haven't even seen 1 in my whole life!" -Mickey
"This summer I need to do some things to make money. For example: lemonade stands, mowing the grass, raking leaves, maybe an outdoor shower." -Mickey "An outdoor shower??" -John "Yeah, you know, I'll put a sprinkler up in a tree." -Mickey "So you want people to come to our yard and shower? And pay you for it?"- John "Oh. Right. I guess never mind about that one." -Mickey
"I think my pinky toe is going to fall off it's so cold. I can't feel it. Wait. It just fell off. Now what am I supposed to do? What do 4th graders do when their pinky toe falls off? Why does it have to be so cold here?" -Mickey(in a very elevated distressed voice)
"Whatever happened to a weekend?" -Mickey
"Olive oil and vinegar dressing isn't so bad once your tongue stops cramping."-Mickey
"Sarah, are you drinking booze out of my iguana straw?"-Mickey
"You ladies go ahead and finish up your beers."-Mickey
"This apple tastes like it was already chewed."-Mickey
"You mean Estelle is coming over to our house to take a shower?"-Mickey
"Booze and boats don't mix."-Mickey
"Mom, why does my hair do this in the back?"-Jeffrey "Because you have a cowlick."-Me "So a cow LICKED my head??"-Jeffrey

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