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Our take on a classic picture:

Library Photoshoot

When our local public library (Matt's employer) needed some models for a photoshoot for a brochure to parents and guardians, they invited our girls to be a part. We got some pictures of Mommy reading the girls one of her favorite books (Ferdinand the Bull) and Ababa helping the girls pick out a movie. Here are some of the best shots from the shoot:

Call Me

Last week in the leadup to Kentucky's game against Mississippi State, some MSU students posted the cell phone number of Kentucky player Demarcus Cousins around campus, and he received a large number of nasty phone calls and texts from some Mississippi State fans.

Well, Cousins got the last word on the court (19 points, 14 rebounds and an overtime win). After one nice dunk, Demarcus looked at the MSU student section and mouthed "Call me" (seen here):

The girls saw the replay of the now-famous "hand phone" on the news the next evening, and they thought it was the funniest thing they'd ever seen. They were doing their own little hand phones all night long. At the request of Aunt Buffy, here they are:

And the video:

Little Olympians

Castles in the floor

You'll notice the girls hair is no longer "straight". The back of their hair started curling back up after one day so by Tuesday, I gave it a moisturizing mask and then a good wash. I think all the treatment from Friday really dried it out because they were both complaining about how itchy it was. The girls were a little sad to have "frizzy" hair again, but we bought some new headbands yesterday which helped them be excited again. Their hair does look shorter now, but also much healthier.

Chloe & Essie

The girls were very proud of themselves today for building a castle like the one on the bag that their foam building blocks came in. Mom was very proud for them for learning how to see something and then copy it. This is a recent skill.

1st Haircut

Yesterday, our neighbor Theresa came over to give the girls their first haircut. We started at 12:30pm and ended at 5:00pm. It was quite a process! The girls were troopers and are loving their "straight" hair. I can tell already it won't last long, but they love it for now. The process was pretreat, wash, dry slowly with a straightener attachment, straighten with flat iron, then cut. Oh yea, and then do it again on the other twin.

Pretreating our hair with a homemade mask of olive oil & honey

Time for Essie to get a wash

Essie not liking the straightening blow dry

Before the blow dry and after

Essie checking it out in the mirror

Time to break out the movie to help us sit still

Essie's not quite sure about this whole hair thing

Our best Mr. T impersonation

Before & after cut

Chloe's turn!

Chloe REALLY did not like having her hair dried.

Time to start cutting

Love the "I'm so ready to be done with this" look

Chloe's all done!

A few twist by mommy for Essie while we wait for Chloe

Finally all done, but had to finish our movie

Essie's twists lasted less than 2 hours and she wanted them out so her hair could be down like Chloe's.

This morning, we awoke to MAJOR bedhead

Wilmore Adoption Support Group

Last night, we had our monthly Wilmore Adoption Support Group meeting. This meeting marked the completion of 3 years of meeting as a group. (Cydil, you were right, our first meeting was in March 2007) While we've had various families join our group at various times, this tends to be our "core" group. And the best part is all the families in this picture are in the process of adopting for the second time.

Kinnells, Bathjes & Waggoners

Other fantabulous news is that some old friends from high school sent us a check yesterday to help with our boys' adoption. Last week we also received a check from some friends from college. Praise the Lord! What a blessing! I haven't talked to these friends in several years, but they have been following our blog and wanted to help us on this next journey. Thanks, guys! (you know who you are!) We still have a long way to go financially, but it has been so encouraging to see the Lord providing.