They are doing just fine....learning all about America and a family

 More messes- but good play times...

 Getting used to our food has been the biggest struggle but they are doing much better especially when we celebrate birthdays and they can eat cake and ice cream.

 Happy Birthday Josiah....

 Stella and Ava played a trick on Josiah and they had such a good laugh about it. They thought it would be funny to wrap up a Barbie to give to Josiah...when he opened it they could not stop laughing :)

Eli is doing well-

Here is a picture of our sweet Eli after his surgery. He is doing well but is throwing up tonite. The surgery went extremely well. The doctors were happy with what they were able to do. Jenn shared you can hardly tell where the stiches and incisions are on his head. We are grateful that it is over and ask for prayers for his recovery. Thank you for remembering them today.

Please pray for our grandson, Eli Friday.....

Eli is scheduled for some major surgery tomorrow am at Duke. He has severe plagiocephaly- asymmetrical head shape. It will be about a 7 hr surgery and he will be staying some in the picu. He is pure sweetness to us and I hate thinking of how he will feel tomorrow. I ask for your prayers for his surgery and recovery. Jenn is also very pregnant and not feeling the best and Ella and Ezra are away in Florida with her inlaws ( who are great) but I know to Jenn the family feels seperated and the stress from the surgery- she and Jeremiah would appreciate your prayers for peace thru the next few weeks. Thank you.

Dancing together- Ahh Together

I love how the kids already home have come around the new ones. It happens everytime we have brought home a new sibling and I am always amazed at how much the children encourage and love them. Our kids have prayed for these precious ones to be home - every nite during our Bible and what a blessing it has been to watch them be together.

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Annabel Funny

This was the first nite in our hotel...The kids knew what a toothbrush was and they were so excited about brushing. Stella and Stephen could reach the sink but Annabel could not....so she turned and spit in the "bigger" sink - the bathtub. Then she found a cup and got some water in it and washed herself by throwing the water over her head. She is so funny about things and my oh my she is the boss . Nobody bothers her for sure.

Getting to know each other

 Stephn would play in the closet with his trucks.

 Looking outside- a brand new world is opening up...

 Swimming for hours in an awesome pool ...

 She sould peel all the wrappers off the crayons.

 They love to cuddle...and we love that.

In Accra..these kids made us laugh all the time

A picture in the lobby of the very nice hotel we were in.

 The view from our window and our room.

 Our family with Stella's birth mom and Kofi.

 When we got to the room the kids tore thru their new clothes and loved them.

 They all easily called us mommy and daddy.

 Sticker goofballs.