Where does time go?

Two years ago this week, we were enjoying a beach vacation with out bff's. We'd found the perfect spot, Rosemary Beach, in the Florida panhandle. We'd found (what we believed at the time to be) the perfect house. My dad joined us and we had a week of sun and shrimp (or schrimps, as I like to call them), but something was missing.

We were anxiously waiting for the referral of our daughter. The 4th of July week was an amazing week of referrals and we were excited to move up the list from #9 to #4. Our little girl was beginning to seem "real." We dreamed of future trips back to Rosemary Beach, traveling with a little brown-skinned girl. We were sure she'd love the water, sand, surf and schrimps...and we couldn't wait!



Last week we were back for our big 4th of July celebration. Still on the same street but at a beautiful house next door to the original one. We expanded the crew (two other families of friends in "our" old house) and, of course, we were beyond blessed to have Papa with us again.

It was a perfect week...schrimps every night dinner, Lemon drops, Canasta games and Little Sister up at 6 everyday and ready to hit the beach in her pj's for a morning walk. She handles the heat and sun like a champ. She never tires of the water and the waves. She tries to boss everyone in the house around. She screamed through every shot, but she COMPLETES the family portrait.


Oh, and she hates schrimps but we're gonna keep her anyway.

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Donna, thanks for your comment. We love Avery...She's been our hair-inspiration!

Here Sissy...

Let Bubba show you how this "slap bracelet"-thing works.

Just hold still. (Never mind my face.) Trust me, this won't hurt a bit.

See, I told you.


Isn't that pretty!

It has been a while, huh? My few faithful readers...I appreciate you checking on me. Not too much going on in the Booth household. We spent last weekend in Tulsa with old friends, celebrating a 50th anniversary. (Such an amazing accomplishment...being married 50 years seems so impossible! That's a LONG time! Congratulations Dandy and San!)

We are gearing up for a busy couple of weeks. JB is gone this week, so I'll be covered up in single-parenthood responsibilities. Next week, I am off to Salt Lake for a photography workshop! Next, I'll have a little out-patient surgery and it will almost be time for school to be out. Wow...summer already!

Little Sister is still the biggest mess in town...and still the cutest. She is finally starting to add words to her vocabulary, but honestly, I swear sometimes she is speaking Vietnamese to me. LOL. (When she says her name, DoriGrace, it sounds remarkably like Thank You. Go figure.) Her laughter is the sweetest thing I've ever heard.

No pictures today, but I'll make up for that next time. Promise....and it won't be two weeks either.