Wednesday, January 25, 2012

…and the days go by…

I count my blessings, every single day…there is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful for the fact that I get to be home with these 3 boys every day and watch them grow and learn and change and love…they are amazing to me and I am so thankful that I am their mama…each boy so different and yet so alike (stubborn…but I think they come by that honestly)…thankful that my husband knows how important this is to me and how important it has been for him…to provide for us and make this all possible…you work very hard Jimmy…we love you!


Zachary got to bring Tom the Tiger home from school again…for the WEEKEND!!!  We had some great fun with Tom and took him and Zach’s brothers for their first carousel ride!  A big hit!

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Sok’im celebrated another birthday with us!!!  We had YUMMY chocolate ice cream cake and Zachary was SO proud to give her the card he signed all by himself!

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I have some eaters!  These boys are not picky (the twins that is!)…Zachary isn’t necessarily picky…just so limited with all of his allergies!  Lucky for us…the twins have had tree nuts and eggs and there has been no problem…we are holding off on the peanut butter…but in the meantime, chow down on this “bone chicken” (as Zachary calls it!)

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Taking Tom to our favorite Italian place…La Luna!

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…and when did these BABIES become LITTLE BOYS!?!?!?!?  I am in awe…seems like yesterday I was sniffing their little mouths, waking up to feed and diaper them in the middle of the night…and here they are now, swinging on big boys swings, watching Elmo, telling me they want water, laughing and taunting each other with the “na na na na na!”

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a million times…I love these boys with every bit of me…they are my heart…my family…I adore all of you “boys”…

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Pool Ballin’

At our friends Birthday Party…they had one of these…and these boys LOVED it!

Happy Birthday Pui!!!

One of my very favorite people in Phnom Penh celebrated a birthday this month!!!  We celebrated a lot…with my other favorite person!  I love both of these ladies and am so thankful to have them in my life~!!!  What would we do without each other?!~

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Have a wonderful year Pui…I heart you!

Birthday Fun!

We have some pretty cool new friends here!!!  We miss our friends from home, but we have realized that we have a new home which means we need new friends!  The boys were invited to a party last weekend for a friend…and let’s just say it was like no other party WE’VE EVER been to!  FABULOUS!  It was a pajama party and it was done right!~

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There was a giant bed for a GIANT pillow fight, breakdancing, face painting, balls to walk on the pool, dive toys, confetti, a DJ and everything in between…let’s just say, Zachary is ready to go back to his friends how ANY day!  (In fact, the next morning, he woke up and put on his swim trunks…ready to go back!)

I Heart Instagram…

Thanks to our friends, Dan & Rachael, for turning me on to Instrgram…I love it…way more than Facebook!  It makes keeping up with people easy and I love how artsy the photos are!  If you want, you can follow me: @teresakochel …then I can follow you!  I see Facebook fading away for me…much less drama on instragram and much more picture AND fun!  Here are a few!

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OK…maybe more than a few, but I really can’t help myself!!!