17 Again

Today is a special day in that we get to celebrate Kayleigh's 17th birthday!  I now have TWO 17 year old daughters!  I have to laugh when I get the usual how many kids and how old questions, it always gets a great response :)

OK, so I haven't blogged in awhile, which usually happens right after I say that I'll be better at it.  The kids are doing great.  They have been ours going on 17 months now and safe to say it just seems like normal.  They all had a great summer and our family has bonded so well, so the lack of blogging is 1) schedule, I just have a full one! and 2) life just seems normal, even the eventful days.  I do want to keep blogging as I firmly believe that so much of the adoption adventure is what happens after you bring your kids home!

Anyway, today is Kayleigh's birthday and she is very excited about it, although she refuses to select Texas Roadhouse for her birthday dinner as they make you sit on a saddle while they sing happy birthday.  I am not sure she totally grasps there WILL be an embarrassing happy birthday dinner song, even if I have to sing it myself..... :)  Kayleigh has continued to flourish into a beautiful young lady.  She is truly a stunner with those huge blue eyes and big smile, super smart and a truly nice person.  She has that playful personality and sense of humor that is a trademark of us.  If you didn't know she wasn't biologically related, you would never guess it.  I am so very happy that we have her!

Michael has continued to blossom as well.  He has grown a lot recently and is getting taller.  I still marvel at the total transformation he has gone through since coming here.  He is quite a handsome young man, very smart and athletic, and we have gotten a lot closer.  He and I did a father and son weekend to the coast this summer for swimming and a lot of fishing, and it was a great weekend for us.

We're back into fall (although you'd never know it by the Texas weather...) and school.  I promise I will get back in the blogging saddle for more excitement!