I'm "13" Baba!

In the Fouts'  home you need to be "13" to get your ears pierced... and, female.

So, today, Amaris turned "13"... and, we celebrated... she got her ears pierced just like Jie Jie.

Tyanna and Corban joined me to take Amaris to get her "beep" in each ear. It's more like a "click", but "beep" worked.

Each time the gal did something, Amaris said "Thank you!"

So, when I signed forms, you heard a little, "Thank you!"

When her ears were wiped, "Thank you!"

When the dots were placed on her ears, there was another sweet little "Thank you!"

But, when the gun went "beep", this time, there was no sweet little "Thank you!"

She's thinking about crying...

Alright, what the heck... I have an audience.

Couldn't they just have had TWO shooters at the same time? 

Notice the tears... as they begin to dissipate quickly... about as quickly as they came...

These are the 5 second tears... MAYBE 10 seconds!

We had prepped the ear-piercing idea for several days. 

Mama had a princess wand ready to come out at just the right time!

With my Jie Jie Gabriella (who turned "13" last year this week)!

We decided to go outside and enjoy a purple sucker in the 76 degree weather. 

With Jie Jie Tyanna!

That's a wrap... now we just have to tell Baba! Jie Jie... do you think you can help me?

Baba is getting used to this Pretty Pretty Princess stuff... and, I got him wrapped around my little finger!

He'll forgive Mama!

She Pee'd MY PANTS... in Church!

This is our third week home from China with Amaris and we are absolutely loving every minute of it. When I started praying for grace and favor back in November 2010 for this adoption, I really didn't realize all the blessings that would come.

She truly has been our grace and favor... and, like God, He made sure we knew it. Both Amaris' Chinese name, and listed American name on Rainbow Kids BOTH mean grace and favor.

Usually you can see grace and favor in church... but today, I got another experience.

In an attempt to follow the advice of the more than 10,000 pages of reading to prepare for these last 3 adoptions, we have been giving Amaris a few weeks to "adjust" to church prior to dropping her off in her 2 year old class. So, we have kept her with us in the church service.

It is so fun to watch her raise her hands to Jesus as we sing, to attempt to sing herself, and then to turn to me and give me a sweet kiss on the lips... and then another... and another and another, all throughout the service. I am blessed!

But Sunday, towards the end of the service, I got another gift.

As I was holding her, her pants got very, very warm. And I thought to myself, "Wow... Amaris... how did you make your pants light up? They are super warm." And then, I (being the mom of a 2 year old 16 years ago), figured it out as her pee ended up on my pants... most importantly, where it looks like I personally did the peeing. Great! Now what?

It probably was another 15 minutes before we got into the QX56. Jason started to drive and I proceeded to explain the whole story to him... but, I could hardly get it out. I was laughing so hard, I was crying. He was laughing so hard, he was crying too... and, we realized as he was driving, he was only driving 25 mph in a 40 mph zone... and not with much skill either. Something brings on these laughs every few weeks with us... this one, had you been there, was pretty hysterical...

And, NO, there won't be any pictures posted for this write-up.

She Pee'd MY PANTS... in Church!

Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time... 

there was a little orphan 

that dreamed of being a princess and 

having a family of her very own. 

Princess Amaris Nanette

has joined our castle now for 2 weeks... and, she has joined her beloved sister... 

Princess Gabriella Grace

We have stepped up the Princess Tea Party a notch!

And we lived Happily Ever After!

The Girl's Castle Room... Once Upon a Time

The girls castle room...

Photo shoots are always fun... you never know who is going to do what...