Snow in April

Let it snow? Depends who you are talking to...Jay-R was sooo excited this morning when he awoke to find snow on the ground. Thankfully, we did not end up with the 8 inches my in-laws were blessed with but we had an all day snow that melted away quickly. Jay-R was mesmerized by the falling flakes. I took his picture right away in the morning in fear that it might melt away by later in the day. He doesn't look very awake in the picture but I love the picture of him touching the snow on the ground.

He survived his first shopping day with Mommy and Lola. I'm not a big shopper but there are certain stores I love and have been known to spend upwards of 4 hours at in one shopping trip! Today was only an hour and Lola was a huge help. I was able to find dress pants for Jay-R, swimming trunks (he saw them and said "swimming pool"-they are 2T and slightly big on him...he's 5!), Spiderman tennis shoes, dress shoes, a dress outfit for me for the banquet at work next week, and something for Daddy and Ate Ashleigh. We also bought some cheap games which we played tonight and he seemed to enjoy. Before we left the city, we stopped at the Asian Grocery store and bought a few things. Jay-R loved the mango cookies and dried mango. We'll be stopping there often! They also had the Mexican mango that is sweeter and more like the Filipino mango which we are all (minus Daddy) missing!

The past few nights have not been easy when it comes to bedtime. Kory and I decided last night that we need a different approach. We have been reading stories to him in his bed and then laying down with him until he falls asleep only he hasn't been wanting to sleep. Tonight, I decided we would read stories in the comfy rocking chair downstairs and then rock. He really likes to cuddle and he missed that while he was growing up. He wanted held like a baby. We prayed together and he even prayed that he loved all his family...too sweet. I sang him to sleep and he fell asleep very peacefully. Right now, he is sleeping peacefully in his bed and I can work on the photos I need for our first post placement social work visit this week. We are learning as we go but networking with other adoptive parents is soo helpful and lots of prayer!