tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171024473702670692024-03-06T00:38:37.663-05:00...a Wok on the the Wild Side..."...all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." PS 139:16Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-46810374068161889832011-12-14T21:59:00.003-05:002011-12-14T22:43:32.541-05:00...a little Lili laughter~Lili came in the living room with a piece of paper tonight and asked me to make her a paper airplane. Well, sorry...but I haven't got a clue. I couldn't make a paper airplane with two engines and a room full of engineers!!!!David was taking a nap...gearing up for his allnight research paper mode. Of course...he makes GREAT paper airplanes. So...Lili was fit to be tied. So, out of options...I Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-12318161987244118262011-12-07T17:34:00.006-05:002011-12-08T12:56:54.347-05:00My precious birthday baby...Well, this is how we started out almost five years ago with our beautiful Lili. This picture below was actually taken just as we got off the airplane after a grueling 36 hour trip home from China to adopt this little monkey. She hadn't smiled too much up until this point...didn't smile too much for quite some time after this either. It was a pretty rough transition for this little angel.Now, Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-8963272932957291652011-11-28T23:18:00.002-05:002011-11-28T23:23:46.063-05:00The toothpaste battle...Aly and her toothbrush had a bit of a tussle tonight...looks like the toothbrush won!!! In HIS Mighty Grip~ Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-1893880739340405972011-11-15T20:44:00.003-05:002011-11-15T21:25:10.401-05:00What a Day...Resurrection Sunday is a glorious Day indeed. It is the Day that we remember and celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This past Resurrection Sunday we decided to add something amazing to that celebration. Not that we could ever top or compete with what that day means to us...but that day just seemed so fitting for what happened this year. This year David had the honor, Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-66122543525527872112011-10-30T22:53:00.005-04:002011-10-30T23:33:47.101-04:00Words by Aly...So, we were watching a movie the other night and Aly started fidgeting. She is like me...she has a hard time sitting still and watching a movie ...just watching a movie...nothing else. I end up flipping through a magazine or suring the internet or knitting or something else. Anyway...she ended up with a piece of paper and her colored pencils. She was busy writing something...doing something. Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-18596974112244668042011-10-25T09:29:00.003-04:002011-10-25T09:42:40.858-04:00Oh yes she did!!!!This past Saturday we piled in the van and headed to Jacksonville for a day of shopping and fun!! We had such a great day. Loaded up on Fall/winter stuff for the girls, hit the craft store for some goodies and then...it happened...Lili got her ears pierced!!!! She had been waffling as to whether or not she really wanted to go through with it. She finally decided and so we did it quick before Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-57077198654007155852011-10-19T18:17:00.008-04:002011-10-19T22:16:37.948-04:00What did YOU do in school today?We are studying the book of 1John. Actually I am using the book of 1 John to help the Noodles to learn HOW to study God's word. We are taking it verse by verse...reading, meditating, discussing, memorizing, praying, and copying the words of life onto paper. I love to watch them copy from the Bible. Well, Lili is still a little reluctant, but it will come. The words will soon begin to seep in Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-13001358439492761652011-10-16T01:22:00.000-04:002011-10-16T01:22:51.470-04:00Smiles...So...here are a few of the amazing smiles that I am FORCED to look at and admire each and every day of my life. Am I blessed or what??
Not sure if she was cold or just posing...but I love that smile either way!
&Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-91318556598627535102011-10-11T02:19:00.001-04:002011-10-11T02:19:50.102-04:00Brace yourself...it's catch up time!!!
Alrighty then...let's get to it!!! I have a lot of pics to show...hope you enjoy this installment.
It was handwork day in school back in May. This is Lili learning to do a running stitch. I think she sewed on a button as well. Good job baby!!
Aly working hard on her latch hook rug thingy. It took her awhile to get the hang of it, but once she got it...she got it!!
"WhatsoeverShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-71046433933934806592011-10-09T13:08:00.008-04:002011-10-09T14:28:38.862-04:00I have a really good explanation!!!I know...I know... has been since the beginning of the year since I posted...worse yet, it was the previous spring since I posted before that!!!! I really do have a good reason. Okay...here goes.My computer was full...literally FULL. I couldn't upload any photos...none...nada...zip!! Okay...so now I have a new laptop with LOTS more space. I got it this summer, but then we lost the cable to Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-77066823872125155052010-04-28T11:17:00.007-04:002010-04-28T11:45:14.819-04:00hello? Hello??? Anyone there????Okay...so I know that it has been MONTHS since I posted last...all I can say is...SORRY!!!!I promise to get a big post together with a LOT of photos. It has been kind of crazy around here and there were other priorities and well, I just never got around to posting!!!So...here are a couple of pictures to tide you over...I told you it has been a little crazy around here!!!My georgous China Babe...Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-5602844144519001202009-12-29T12:24:00.008-05:002009-12-29T13:55:47.318-05:00Happy 6th Birthday my baby girl!!!!Our precious Little Miss Alyson is 6 years old today!!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!! Time has flown so quickly and she has grown up so very much. She is an amazing child and since I just posted all the pics from her 5 years with us, I thought today I would post pictures from all the birthdays so far. Alyson...you are beyond anything I could have ever imagined. I am so very thankful to God above for giving youShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-15462713494858814232009-12-27T09:47:00.018-05:002009-12-28T01:55:38.452-05:00GOTCHA!!!It is hard to believe that 5 years ago this very day, David and I became parents for the first time. In a crowded conference room, in a hotel on the other side of the world, a precious bundle of joy was placed in my arms and the earth seemed to stop moving for a moment. Tears flowed, hearts swelled, knees went weak and we finally had our beautiful Aly!! That little bundle of love was clothed in Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-40304461511215784152009-12-17T22:45:00.009-05:002009-12-17T23:50:31.983-05:00Happy Lili Day ~ December 18th,2009!!!!Wow...I cannot believe that it has been three years tomorrow since we were handed one of the two most amazing children on the planet. Somehow God chose to give them to us...we still don't know what we did to deserve this little screaming Tiger Lili, but THANK YOU GOD FOR HER!!!! Check out our travel blog to see all the posts from our trip three years ago. I have never met a child who talks more, Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-19368111725742277292009-12-02T09:40:00.009-05:002009-12-02T11:35:50.548-05:00Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!!Today is Liliana Grace MinQin's FOURTH birthday!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOOO....dinner tonight...party Saturday...life is GOOD!!!! Thank you Father Abba for all your many blessings on our family...not the LEAST of which is our beautiful and amazing Tiger Lili!! We hope you enjoy these pictures of her over the last few years. "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for thekingdom Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-4405009562352411562009-11-29T09:25:00.007-05:002009-11-29T10:00:06.634-05:00The post Thanksgiving update...I do hope that you and your families had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day...with lots of turkey, pecan pie and wonderful traditions...all wrapped up in many many moments of Thanks to our Father who gave it all to us!!!! We had a day just like that and we made lots of wonderful memories that will last us a long long time!!I have pictures from the day, but I will have to share them later as they aren'tShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-3174191471619818512009-11-10T16:49:00.000-05:002009-11-10T16:50:41.368-05:00Flu shot anyone????No? I didn't think so!!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-75924987447595552552009-10-23T23:58:00.002-04:002009-10-24T00:16:01.915-04:00Tiger Lili...So we were zipping through the grocery store this afternoon when Lili pipes up out of nowhere with, "Mamma, what makes YOU such a GREAT teacher?" I wasn't quite sure what the emphasis meant at first so I said, "Well, I don't know...do you think I am a great teacher?" She let out with a resounding "NO!!!" (Okay...now I know what the emphasis meant!!) "Well, Lili...why do you think that?" "BecauseShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-39117338218450834322009-10-21T11:30:00.017-04:002009-10-21T15:02:48.637-04:00I have no greater joy...There are so many things I wish and pray for my children. As their mother, and keeper of their little hearts and minds...that list seems to grow daily. I pray that they will always look out for each other... I pray that they will be leaders...not just survive the world, but change it!I pray that they would grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ...I pray that they would go boldly into the worldShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-26766268254873222362009-10-11T21:48:00.011-04:002009-10-11T23:22:43.510-04:00Numbering our days oh Lord... Struggles abound for sure. Life is crazy...not at all like we planned. Frustrations creep in...fear starts to take over parts of rooms. I wonder what is coming next...for us...for all of us. I pray..."Come quickly Lord Jesus" ...part of me wants him to come right now...a small part, not so much. I look at my husband and my beautiful girls. I am so thankful that God gave all three of them to me. Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-74205718945561189712009-09-24T21:38:00.004-04:002009-09-24T22:17:08.869-04:00Fun times!!!Sunday afternoon our friends Eileen and Joe came over with their kids to spend the afternoon swimming with us . We were having a blast when someone suggested that we should go up to Clark's Fish Camp for dinner. So......Everyone piled out of the pool, got dressed and off we went!! Boy...was that a GREAT idea!! We had so much fun!!! We had never been there before, but we WILL be going back!! EnjoyShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-83847669641426875782009-09-17T09:55:00.003-04:002009-09-17T10:25:58.157-04:00Ah...lifeGood Morning!! Just wanted stopped by to post a video and a few pictures from this last week. We have been having such fun with school and life this past week...Enjoy!!There is a big ole vine hanging from a big ole tree in our front yard and Aly finnaly found the courage to swing from it!! Ah...such fun!! Does it get any better than a messy ice cream bar? I think not!!! Now thats what I'M Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-42579204182079481612009-09-02T16:17:00.009-04:002009-09-02T20:05:11.835-04:00School Days...School Daze...Well, school has finally come to the Swindler household!! We started on Monday and I am just to excited I can hardly stand it!!I have already learned several very important things...Aly is going to give me a run for my money for sure!! She has NO patience and wants to learn it all right this very moment!! I try to keep the lessons short, but she doesn't quite agree. I have decided that I need to Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-49532354152197235772009-08-26T11:54:00.006-04:002009-08-26T15:08:08.755-04:00All the days ordained...Well, it's coming down to the last few days of summer. Most everyone we know has already started school and we start on Monday. What happened???? I can't believe it is almost over!!Here are a few pictures of us enjoying these last few days! The precious baby doing the Chinese Squat . She took the cushion out of the chair for this one...not sure why as her little tushy is not resting on the Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-59583105853380686612009-08-26T10:50:00.004-04:002009-08-26T12:12:42.320-04:00Barley Max Rocks!!Time Marches on...Lili grows by leaps and bounds with each passing day. One thing never changes...BARLEY MAX ROCKS!! Even so, things change. She used to chew up the capsules...but now...she just eats the paste right off of a spoon!!! Can you say "NASTY on SO many levels??" BLECH!!!! Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled beyond words that she will eat it. It is so very very good for her little body, Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5