White Woman ...Black Baby

Yesterday Vania & I headed to the Zoo with some of our friends. It was really busy & crowded due to the end of the year field trips. So as I was navigating through the crowd with Vania in her stroller I heard a little girl about 5 yrs old announce to her teacher" look a white woman with black baby!"..( pause ) " that's different !" Her teacher just rolled her eyes & shrugged her shoulders. I just smiled & replied " Yep, It is different " A totally innocent remark & very observant child. We have become a multi-racial family which is different. But different isn't a bad thing. It's unique & special.
On the other hand.... While we were in Miami picking Vania up we were at McDonald's and I had taken Vania to the restroom. Adam said as I passed the counter an employee remarked, " What is that white woman doing with that black baby !?" Okay..... RUDE ! The 5 yr old was way more tactful. When we got to the car I came up with all kinds of smart remarks I could've blasted back. But that type of comment doesn't even deserve an answer.
Vania is really into matching up everything. She has a mommies & babies matching game she LOVES to play. And she is always coming up to me with things and asking if they match. Hopefully we can convey to her how special of a match she is with HER family. A unique & special match made in heaven:) More than just what meets the eye.

Vania's favorite animal at the zoo

Baby Beco & his mommy Phoebe

Happy Memorial Day

Zoe chillin' in the deep end

Zane keeping cool

Papa & Vania playing at the pool

Carson building a fort for shade at the pool

chowing down at the church Memorial Day picnic

learning to fill water guns

Vania showing off her flowers she helped plant

Zoe graduates from elementary school

Great weather continued all week here. A little spotty with light showers this morning. But by noon lots of sun & time for the pool ! 3 more days of school left. Then time to switch gears again. Zane & Zoe will be doing swim team. Carson is joining the summer playground program ( kinda like a day camp through out the week ) & little V & I will be getting things done around here so we all can enjoy the pool in the afternoon. No big vacations planned this year. Just hangin' out :)

We do have a prayer request. Our friend & adoption coordinator from Wasatch will be traveling to Haiti this week. While she is there she will be trying to get some much needed documentation that the judge here in Ohio is requesting in order to finalize Vania's adoption. Some states are finalizing the Haitian adoptions with just the humanitarian parole papers. Our judge is saying that is not enough & needs an affidavit from the orphanage giving consent for Vania's adoption. We know that God has not brought Vania this far to pull the carpet out from under us. But we also know that getting consent from the O in Haiti is no walk in the park. Not that the O wouldn't agree to sign the affidavit but that getting the paperwork done takes some time & effort. Especially after the quake. Please pray Chareyl would be able to come home with the consent. Please also pray for her safety & for the work she will be trying to accomplish for the building of the new orphanage called Bel Haiti.

Hope everyone has a great finish to the long holiday weekend!
Bambi

The Heat Is On

85 degrees today & sunny ! Whoo Hooo !!! Bring on summer !

Graduating

No pomp & circumstance for us for awhile. Even though I do have a few graduation cards to send out. But we have officially graduated in the care of our hair '' STUFF " ! Ever since we came home all of the combs, brushes , clips, spritz's, bows , headbands etc etc. have been thrown into a Sally's Beauty supply bag I purchased about 1 week after bringing Vania home. Big zip loc bags were home to a zillion barrettes , snaps, ballies & bows. I new change was a coming every time the bag of goodies was dumped on the shag carpet needing to be picked out or eventually swept up in the vacuum or between my toes :) I've gone back to the caboodle of old days. Sadly enough it is already filled. But it has been very helpful in organizing everything and much easier to send someone to find something in the middle of styling. My Sally's Bag still holds the brushes , combs & some products. I have become what I have heard some people refer to as a PJ ( product junkie ). We eventually may need an extra closet !!!! I LOVE her hair.

Haitian Flag Day

Haitian Flag Day was yesterday May 18th. I LOVE this song ! Thanks to another adoptive mom for sharing this on her blog.

The Grudge

No, Not the scary movie but what a 2 1/2 year old does when she wants her way :) Today is my birthday. Vania & I went to Sam's club to pick out a cake for tonight.
I should tell you that all day when I say "Happy Birthday to Mommy " She squeals " Me June, Me June !"." Yes, I reply. And when it's your birthday mommy will have a party & a big cake just for you. "
We made our way back to the bakery & I selected a big chocolate cake with white butter cream frosting. YUMMY ! Then little bit decided she wanted her cake too. So again I reminded her of her upcoming party but that mommy was going to share her cake with everyone tonight. "NO!" she replied. So I left Sam's with my disgruntled princess and headed home.
Sound asleep on the way home . I figured maybe she just needed the sleep. ( And grateful for the break in action). I gently put her to bed, and 1 1/2 hours later this is how she woke up..............

Still Mad

pouting

holding a grudge

Maybe It's all the rain & clouds today. I'm sure all will be well after we cut the cake tonight. And might I add I am super excited for her birthday in 2 wks.It will be very special, and ALL HERS!

Video Update

I realized I haven't posted any new video of Vania for awhile. So, since it is a slow week for news I took this short video this afternoon. Short because some of the videos I do have tend to run long & won't upload to blogger. I chose to keep this short & sweet. Just like little V :)