Birthdays and Trundle Beds

It's been a weird time here at our home....just waiting. We're fervently praying for our little "T", thinking about traveling to get her, wondering about us and the girls adjusting to her being home. But, it's been peaceful waiting.

Majil, the baby (at home anyway!), turned 3 yesterday. The balloon fairy brought 3 balloons overnight for her to see when she woke up. Against the balloon fairy's better judgment, he/she went with the "two-legged, obese horse" balloon instead of the My Little Pony, hoping Mae would LOVE it.


Fortunately, she did.

We asked her where she wanted to eat for dinner, to which she replied, "How about Applebee's?" They sang her Happy Birthday and she graciously shared the brownie and ice cream with Paisley (whose birthday is in a month and wants to eat at Applebee's too!). We came home and had family over for a party, including some out of town family who were here which was great. We all had lots of fun!




The funniest part, to me anyway, was that I had to run to the store for icing to write on her cake. Jana's mom makes the girls' birthday cakes every year, which is awesome. She's done bunnies, a bear, the Backyardigans, and Tinkerbell. Majil just wanted a plain pink cake with pink frosting and a pony, which is exactly what she got. We wanted to write her name on it, so I tried my hand at cake decorating. The picture says it all, but needless to say, I'm by no means a cake decorator (perhaps qualifying as a "wreck-erator"), but it was delicious.


Majil got her own cake to eat, which she did in style:




Also, we moved Majil and Paisley into the same room on a trundle bed. The first few nights were rough, but they've adjusted well and really like being close to each other at night. They're pretty funny, whispering and giggling together.



Our court date is August 12th (which is the night of August 11th here in the US), so please pray for us and the other families who have court this week as well. We're praying to hear this week that we've passed, SHE'S OURS, and receive our travel dates! We'll reveal the name we've chosen for her first name once we pass court.

Any guesses? Hint: type of foliage you might find at a nursery...(which has nothing to do with WHY we chose this name; we just think it's pretty...)