Stone Mountain

We went to Stone Mountain last weekend to end our Spring Break. We had the absolute best day ever! We didn't stay for the laser show, but I don't think the girls would have lasted anyway. They were exhausted by the end of our day. The strange thing is, they didn't even argue about all the pictures I took. They were even coming up with poses! "Mommy, take my picture!" "Hey what about by this tree?" "Take a picture of the flowers!"
We started our day letting the girls conquer all three courses of the new Sky Hike. It's like an obstacle course, I guess. There are three different height levels, with different degrees of difficulty. Basically, you have to walk over different kinds of rope bridges. This girl kept her feet firmly on the ground, but my babies climbed 36 feet to start on the hardest course first! My youngest, started crying half way through and I'm screaming "It's okay! You don't have to finish. You can turn around and go back." She, of course, answers "No! I have to finish!" Which she did, before completing all three levels with her big sister! My brave girls :)
We then traipsed all over the park, looking at different sites. I didn't even know some of the stuff that was out there. There is an old mill and covered bridge. One of the places the girls begged me to take pictures, if you can believe that!
I can't wait to go back and explore some more.

Somewhere....

This is the first blog that I've ever started. I'll admit that I was inspired by a friend and her blog. I've known her a few years now, but never really knew her until now. It was such an amazing thing to see things through your eyes. Thank you for that.
J and I have been married for 10 years and were never able to have children of our own. Both of us have always had the desire for a big family, but it seemed our prayers were not to be answered the way we had hoped.
Sometimes things turn out even more amazing than you ever thought that they could. After completing 7 weeks of training, home studies, back ground checks, the works, we were told that there was a sibling group of two girls in desperate need of a permanent placement. We were so worried at first, but it didn't take a second to make the decision to take the girls when we saw their picture. They are so beautiful and I'm so crazy blessed just to know them, much less having the privilege of being their mom. There is nothing like having your brand new 9 year old curl up in your lap, stare up at you, and say "God made you my real mommy."
Okay, now I'm crying and I'm rambling...
Anyway, since their arrival, I've turned into the rabid camera mom. You can probably hear their cries of "no please, no more pictures!" But I can't help it. I want to remember every moment. So, I finally broke my husband down and we bought my first real, grown up, big girl camera! Yes, sorry, I did just squeal a bit. No, it's not the fastest, most expensive thing out there, but hey you got to start somewhere, right?