tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75031530748818452462024-02-19T01:25:19.534-08:00Our New Family of FiveDainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-72988055965354030092014-12-27T18:16:00.000-08:002021-07-05T22:25:45.441-07:00A Special Christmas<p>I love Christmas, and we have tried to make every year very special for the kids to make up for the lack of Christmases in years past. This is another special one because we will be celebrating in our new home! It has been a busy month of getting settled, but the kids seem happy here. We love the lot and the fact that we have such a large backyard. We will be putting in a pool and Dainis wants to build another workshop. 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Our other property was beautiful but had over 100 palm trees to take care of, and we did not need a 4200 square foot house. We are moving into our new house right after Thanksgiving, which makes it an extremely busy time. 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It will be our last one in this home. Our next big celebration will be Christma, and we will celebrate in our new house. Although we still go through adoption challenges as we learn to be parents of three adopted children, we have a lot to be thankful for. One of the biggest blessings is good health for all. We should be thankful everyday that the kids are healthy. We are all excited about this Christmas season. It will be filled with many busy times as we get ready to move and lots of new experiences.<br />
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-41388478018971439652014-11-15T09:53:00.000-08:002014-12-04T11:58:44.928-08:00Angie's 14th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WOW! It is hard to believe we now have a teenager! Angie had a party with our family, along with some friends, this year. She picked a "Frozen" theme. Her friends kicked off the party by watching the movie "Frozen", which is one of Angie's favorite. All of the girls then enjoyed pizza, cake, presents, a pinata, and just spending time together. Angie has made some good church friends, which we are thankful for. For her family party, we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant. We enjoyed more cake and presents. As we look back, Angie has matured so much in the past year and has become a good helper to me.<br />
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-27340159406079006042014-11-01T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-04T11:58:16.857-08:00Our Third HalloweenThis Halloween, Juan dressed up as Spiderman and both girls dressed up like Cleopatra We went trick or treating at several neighborhoods this year and had a lot of fun. One of the neighborhoods we went to was our new one. We thought it would be great to walk around and meet some of our new neighbors. We got a big surprise. Our pastor lives right up the street, which the kids are very excited about. Of course, the end result is the best part for the kids and not so much for the <br />
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-36913822988930465012014-10-01T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-04T11:57:27.510-08:00Our New House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Our big news this year is that we have decided to
move and downsize!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Lori’s parents
moved last year, we decided our house is just too big for our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are all very excited about this change,
and think this smaller house will be a great home for our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are in the process of moving now and will
look forward to celebrating Christmas in our new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, our family is busy with lots of good
changes as we celebrate this year’s holiday season.<o:p></o:p></span>Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-27530982013881243982014-09-01T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-04T11:56:38.571-08:00The Kids are growing up so fast!It is hard to believe how much the kids have grown since they came home
three years ago. This first picture is of our family in Fall 2011 after we
first came home from Colombia. <br />
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These next pictures were taken this Fall.<br />
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Angie just turned fourteen and is growing up so fast. She is in seventh
grade this year. Ingrid turned twelve in July and is in the fifth grade. Juan
turned ten in July and is in the fourth grade. Our kids are attending the same
charter school as they did last year. It is called Odyssey Preparatory Academy,
and we have been thrilled with the education our kids are receiving there, and
with the values they emphasize with each scholar. The school’s expectations are
very close to the ones we have for the kids at home, so they are being taught
the importance of respect, responsibility, and accountability both at school
and at home. In addition, the kids have had the opportunity to continue their
Spanish and music education. Angie is playing the flute for the second year.
Ingrid is playing the clarinet for the second year. And Juan is playing the
trumpet for the first time. Although it is quite loud in our house in the
afternoon during practice time, they love it!Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-51745767912986547822014-08-01T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-04T11:54:37.600-08:00A Big Birthday CelebrationIn addition to our family birthday celebration, Juan and Ingrid decided that they wanted a joint party with friends. Because it was summer, we had a pool party. We invited their friends along with their parents and had a great time. Both kids wanted to do an ocean theme and love animals. When it comes to picking birthday themes and cakes, it is a big decision!<br />
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Our kids enjoyed the park for three days. Ingrid said her favorite ride was the Goofy ride. Angie said her favorite ride was Snow White. Juan said his favorite ride was the ferris wheel. Because they stayed at a Disneyland Resort, they had early entry every morning. So by the afternoon, everyone was tired. They all went back to the room for a little rest. Then it was back to the park for all of the night festivities!Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-90462590372430428962014-06-20T20:32:00.000-07:002014-08-05T21:36:55.270-07:00Bed Time at Disneyland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a busy day at the park, Grandma and Grandpa still made bed time special too. Grandma and Grandpa did a lot of shopping before they left. The kids were surprised every night with a new pair of Mickey pajamas. They even had new toothbrushes and toothpaste with Mickey on them. Lori's parents always work so hard to make everything so nice and special for our kids!<br />
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Grandma and Grandpa and the kids stayed at the Disneyland Hotel on site at Disneyland so they could walk to everything easily. Lori's parents worked so hard to make this trip very special for them! They watched Disney videos and read Disney books before they went so the kids would be familiar with all of characters. The kids got to go to a character dinner their first night in California. They saw Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Chip N Dale, the Mad Hater, Jasmine, and Goofy. It was a great beginning to their first glimpse of what Disney is all about. Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-80278559091866605282014-06-08T13:55:00.000-07:002014-08-05T15:01:12.689-07:00It Is Time For Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids' last day of school was on Monday, June 2nd, and we feel that they had a great first year at their school, Odyssey Preparatory Academy. Although it was very challenging academically for them, they all did really well and learned a lot. The last day was just a half day, and it was all about fun. Ingrid and Juan had their first field day and Angie enjoyed a game day. Now it is time for sleeping a little later than 5 AM, enjoying swim team every morning, and enjoying our summer together.Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-86325455744444612702014-06-01T14:47:00.000-07:002014-08-05T21:49:35.968-07:00It's Time To See Mickey Mouse!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids' Grandparent's, Lori's parents, surprised the kids the last weekend before the kids finished school with the news of a trip to Disneyland right after they were off for summer vacation! Grandma and Grandpa threw a Mickey dinner at their house over Memorial weekend. Everything was Mickey from the tablecloth, plates, napkins, and cups. Even the straws were Mickey! After dinner, the kids watched a welcome video from the hotel and then were given their very own suitcase and a big Mickey. </div>
Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-18736676349956059162014-05-23T11:15:00.000-07:002014-08-05T15:04:06.465-07:00An Unforgettable School Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ingrid had the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon with her school this week! Our kids go to a charter school that we love. The school believes it is important to experience what the kids are learning in class outside of the classroom with various prjects and school field trips. All of the fourth graders got the chance to see the Grand Canyon. The kids left on a bus on Monday and returned on Wednesday. They camped out both nights. This was Ingrid's first time away from home and first time camping. She had a wonderful time, and we were so excited she had this opportunity! Juan will get to go next year and is already excited!Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-44663201521880024782014-05-15T13:21:00.000-07:002014-05-15T13:21:01.602-07:00Mother's Day 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids made this Mother's Day very special, and were very thoughtful in their gifts. We enjoyed a nice afternoon together with a movie and pizza after church. We had a nice evening with Lori's parents and had a cook-out at our house. I really appreciated everyone's efforts and all that they did. The family made me feel very special and overall the kids behaved well.<br />
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-18167150001413167092014-05-01T13:55:00.000-07:002014-05-12T13:08:51.665-07:00Band InstrumentsOur kids are doing great learning their instruments this year, and we are so proud of them! Juan has learned to play the recorder this year and will pick a musical instrument he wants to start learning when he goes back to school in the Fall. Ingrid chose the clarinet and received her very own as a special Christmas present. Angie chose the flute. We had Lori's re-done and so Angie now has hers. Each child practices 30 minutes a night. They each have their own music stand and go into their own rooms to practice each night. In addition to practicing on their own, there is a CD they can play along with that helps them play as if they were with the whole band. Sometimes they all do this together. We may be able to put on a family Christmas concert this year!<br />
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-39557042463075776872014-04-25T13:24:00.000-07:002014-08-05T13:27:11.650-07:00Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a nice Easter this year and had the chance to celebrate with some special relatives we have not seen in a long time. Although the kids enjoyed the Easter bunny and all of the candy, we are thankful the kids understand the true meaning of Easter. Celebrating Jesus's resurrection and the significance of this is the most important part of why we celebrate Easter.Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-63435984736951871392014-04-15T13:49:00.000-07:002014-05-12T11:10:30.274-07:00Our Third Gotcha Day!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is hard to believe that we are now celebrating our third Gotcha Day with our kids! Gotcha Day is the anniversary celebration of when we were first united with our kids. Our Gotcha Day is April 12th. We always try and eat foods the kids grew up on this day. We started out with Caldo soup for breakfast. It is a soup made up of milk, eggs, potatoes, and cilantro. It is funny to see how much their tastes have changed! They didn't like it nearly as much this year as last year. After soccer games and basketball games, we came home and fixed arepas and arroz con leche for lunch, which is everyone's favorite. Although they are easy to make, we don't make a lot of arepas. This makes them more special when we do have them. A good friend of ours surprised the kids with some fruit that they ate growing up. They were very hard to find and made us all feel so special. The kids remembered eating it and said it tasted like the fruit they had in Colombia. To finish our special day, we were invited to a fiend's house for a traditional Ecuadorian dinner. This was so nice that we could celebrate our special day with such a special dinner.<br />
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The gifts we give the kids are always sentimental for Gotcha Day. This year, they received a photo album / journal of all the special times we have had together since we met each other. We hope they will really treasure this, and we plan to continue to add to it as time goes on. We also framed our first picture together on Presentation Day. It is one of our favorite pictures!<br />
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Our kids have an older brother and sister that were also adopted at the same time we adopted our kids by a couple who lives in Wisconsin. Their brother, Luis, is now 16 years old. Their sister, Sandra, just turned 15 years old. Their brother and sister go to a Spanish speaking church and have kept up with all of their Spanish. So, part of the community of their friends are all Hispanic. Sandra decided she wanted to follow the Hispanic tradition of celebrating her 15th birthday with a Quincenera. Her family had the ceremony and celebration at their church, and Sandra was beautiful!!! Sandra and her family invited our kids to be a part of the ceremony, and it was such a special time for all five of our kids. We will treasure the pictures of them all dressed up together. It is funny to think that the next time the kids are all dressed-up for a religious ceremony could be someone's wedding!</div>
Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-62661036142496685152014-03-15T13:49:00.000-07:002014-05-12T11:10:12.629-07:00Spring Sports<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ingrid and Juan played soccer this Spring, and Angie played basketball. Juan loves soccer and had a great time. This is his second season to play, and he has really improved over last year. This was Ingrid's first time to play soccer and did a great job. She is fast and competitive so sports are good activities for her. Although she was laughing and all smiles while playing, she says basketball is still her favorite sport. We wanted Angie to have the opportunity to also play soccer this Spring but the city league didn't offer any teams for kids over the age of 12. So, she tried basketball. She didn't like it but still gave it a try. We keep telling the kids that is just fine not to like something but you need to at least try. By putting them in different sports and activities, we hope it will help them to determine what they do enjoy. So far we have tried gymnastics and hip hop dance at the YMCA. The girls did ballet for a year at a dance studio. For sports, the kids have tried basketball, soccer, and swim team. We will see this Fall what they would like to try next.</div>
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Juan participated in Boy Scouts with Dainis for the first time this year and really liked it. He had the opportunity to earn some badges and participate in the Boy Scout Derby. Although they didn't win, Dainis and Juan had a good time making and painting his car for the big race. We had the big popcorn sales, and Juan sold enough to earn a fishing pole, which he was very excited about! Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-91167956978571307022014-01-15T13:46:00.000-08:002014-04-21T13:47:02.929-07:00New Family PhotosWe have tried to go and get professional pictures of our family taken every sixth months since we came home. The kids are growing up so fast, and we don't want to miss these moments. Our church was putting together a new church directory so it was a perfect time to get our Christmas pictures taken.<br />
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After dinner, it was time to open their one Christmas present. It was always a pair of new pajamas. This is a tradition I grew up doing. <br />
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Then we were off to set out cookies and milk for Santa. Santa even got a special note this year! We couldn't forget the reindeer so they got carrots to eat!. The kids had a spend the night party in our room and watched a movie while Dainis went out and set out all of the gifts.<br />
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Christmas morning has always been a huge celebration with our family. Although the kids have always enjoyed it, behavior during the holiday season and on Christmas morning continues to improve. Although there are always daily challenges we are still working through, you can see the overall improvement as you look back.</div>
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-53008639258781850622013-12-15T13:35:00.000-08:002014-04-21T13:36:16.005-07:00The Newest Members of Our Family!When our parents moved to their new home, our family dog Lucky went with them. Lucky had become very attached to my Mom, and we felt the separation would be very hard. So, we were dog less and had more flexability with our time for about two weeks. Although I love them, Dainis and the kids wanted to add pets back into our family. So, we now have two white, sweet poodles. Both of them came from the Humane Society. As with all pets, they have added a lot of work but joy to our family.<br />
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Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503153074881845246.post-63266670680287580752013-12-10T11:42:00.000-08:002014-04-21T11:43:42.592-07:00The Nutcracker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Angie decided to continue dance throughout the Fall and worked very hard at it. They started preparing for a production of the Nutcracker. The rehearsals ended up being three times a week, including Saturdays. We were right in the middle of moving my parents into their new home, so it was a very crazy time. However, it was a wonderful experience for Angie, and we think it really gave Angie more self-confidence in herself. When the director started assigning the parts, they needed more boys. Because Juan was always there with me at each rehearsal, they asked him to be part of the cast. Angie's best friend was Juan's Mom, so it was a special time for all of them. They both did a great job and had a great time. It made for a very busy but fun holiday season.Dainis and Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402570940991877468noreply@blogger.com0