Catching up again...

Please forgive me for not updating our blog sooner but the Albritton House of "6" has been pretty busy around here. The boys have been to visit the doctor, Micah got glasses, Mason's eyes were just fine, Micah has had his ears checked and has an appointment with an ENT in the morning, he failed his first hearing test which we pray it was just from infection, Mason's ears are just fine and the boys will soon begin getting caught up on their shots. WOW! So now you see why I haven't been able to blog much sooner.

The boys are still adjusting well and everyday is better. I am going to try to update you with a few things that God has laid on my heart in the past few days. I hope that you can see that all Glory and Praise is due to our lord and Savior for everything that He is doing in the life of our family.

As we sat at Mamaw and Papaws house today with the rest of the Albritton family it thrilled my heart to watch Micah play the guitar with his Uncle Kyle and Mason ride his sisters scooter with his new knee pads and helmet that he received for his birthday from his Aunt and Uncle. I became very weepy as I thought about how everytime we went to visit the boys at the orphangae and the care givers there could not believe that we would want the boys because they acted so badly. We never thought they did-they just behaved like boys. I just kept thinking how Awesome it is that God used Kirk and I in the adoption process and how now Mason and Micah never have to worry about having a family. I can't imagine what their lives would have been like if we had not been obedient to our Lord. Just watching Micah play the guitar thrilled my heart and knowing that he is so loved much by so many people. God, You are so Awesome that we don't deserve your love but You love us no matter what. Lord, Thank You for just helping me see what two precious boys that you have placed in the Albritton family. Yes, Lord there are days that are tough but you had much tougher days that none of us can even imagine what you went through for us. Thank You for just that sweet glimpse of Your love that I saw in Micah today.

2/16/2011

Today Mason wanted me to drop him off in car drop off for school this morning. I was not ready to let him walk in to school without me but he did GREAT!!! He looked so grown-up walking in school without me and I caught myself a little teary eyed. Micah was just fine with me parking the van and carring him in. (HA! HA!)

2/17/2011

As I walked out the school this morning from dropping off the boys, a little girl walked up to me and said, "Hey, your Mason's mom." Boy, did my heart melt. I said, YES! I am Mason's mom." Wow, Mason's mom-Thank You God for allowing Mason to have a mommy and Thank You God that it is me. Your guessed it-another teary-eyed morning. At least it was tears of Joy.

Today Mason pulled his 2 front teeth! Yes, 2 teeth on the same day. The first one he pulled at the West Monroe basketball game and the 2nd one was right before bedtime. Some one must have told him about the tooth fairy. LOL!

Today Mason saw a man at Mitchell's baseball game and said to him Church! I was so happy that he recognized that we went to church with this man. I have been amazed on how well the boys have picked up English.

Sometimes it is so hard to blog everything that God is doing in my life and the life of our family but I pray that you will see God's hand all over this blog. God deserves all Glory and honor in eveything we do!!!

Brotherly Love!

I just had to post this sweet picture of Micah and Mitchell. Mitchell had been gone all day today because West Monroe baseball team played in Shreveport and obviously Micah missed his Big Brother today.

Don't forget to check the post after this one about Mason's Birthday today.

Happy Birthday to Mason!

Nite! Nite! BLOW!!!

What a fun day for Mason and the Albritton family. We had a blast celebrating Mason's birthday. I knew when he did not know what to do with the candles that were in flames on his cookie that he obviously have never seen birthday candles before. I had to demonstrate to him what to do. The look of his face while blowing out his candles was priceless. Can you imagine never celebrating your birthday? Never getting a Happy Birthday wish? Never receiving a present? We are so blessed to have have all the fun things in life that we seldom don't think about the many children that might never even get wished Happy Birthday more less get a present. We Thank God for allowing Mason to have this Birthday with his forever family. Mason received many fun presents today but the best present was God placing him in our lives. We can't wait for the day when Mason can understand that God gave him the best present of all-His son. Happy Birthday Mason-We Love You!

The journey continues....

Yes..It has been 18 days since I have blogged and I am so sorry but things have been very busy at the Albritton house of SIX!!! I love that "6" number. God knew exactly what He was doing when He gave us 2 little boys.

Since I last blogged the boys have been to Church, Sunday school, children's choir, AWANA, enrolled in public school and been shopping. They are doing Great! School is going much better and they are still adjusting. God has blessed us by allowing them to attend a school with a Russian speaking teacher. She is wonderful and has been able to help the boys adjust better to school. They are also receiving English as a Second Language classes and will be monitored for the next two years.

This week the boys have eye appointments, hearing appointments and medicals. I am sure they will love me after this week. HA! Today was eye appointments and we found out that Micah needs glasses. We thought he did so we weren't surprised. His glasses will come in soon and the doctor wants to try glasses to try to prevent from having corrective surgery. If the glasses don't work then we will be referred for surgery. We are praying the glasses will work. Dr. Dwayne's (eye doctor) office staff was AWESOME this afternoon. I am sure they were glad to see us leave. I owe them Big for being so patient and loving to the boys.

I will say that we have had some rough days but I would not have changed anything. I can't imagine our family without Mason and Micah. I also know that our Lord has carried us through every rough day and that He will continue to carry us. Our prayer is that the boys will someday know how much we love them and that God's perfect plan was to place them in our family.

Continue to pray for the boys as they adjust and for us as we continue to be a family.

I had mentioned in one of the other blogs that during prayer time with the boys they would just stare funny at us--well now Mason yells at the end of prayer time AMEN!!! Hey-it's a start.

Every since we have had the boys I have always told them that Mama loves Mason or Mama loves Micah-normally Mason would say "nyet" (no) to me when I would tell him but Saturday night out of the blue, Mason said, "Mom". I said, "what"? He replied, "Mason loves mama". Yes-I needed tissue after that one. It was a very much woohoo moment for this mama.

A little note about school: The boys teachers are wonderful! I am so happy that we have been able to attend the school that we are attending. I loved it on Monday when Mason couldn't wait to show his teacher his new folder. He ran to his teacher and pulled it out on the floor for her to see it. She made him feel so special by paying attention to something that was important to Mason. Thank You so much Mrs. Bradley!!!

Our church family has planned a shower for the boys--we are so excited about the shower. Our church family and friends continue to help and provide for our family. Lord, Thank You so much for all you have done and continue to do for our family. Lord, we give you all the praise and glory for all you continue to do! We love You Lord!

The journey continues...