Never a dull moment...

Okay, I know I've been a terrible blogger lately, but my 5 little treasures keep me insanely busy, insanely happy, but insanely busy nonetheless. But, at the request of 100's of (really just two) people, I'm going to post an update!

Kate lost 2 of her teeth! Good, right? No, actually it's not good. Kate is 4 years old. She was running up the basement stairs a couple nights ago and tripped and hit her teeth on the step that goes to our kitchen, the step that is wood laminate. When we cleaned up enough blood to assess the damage, we realized that her 2 top teeth were bent in toward the roof of her mouth, with the roots exposed and sticking out! YIKES! Chad and I kind of looked at each other like, "That's not good, is it?" We took her for an emergency dental visit and now she looks like this (good thing they were just baby teeth, right?):




















She looks equally yummy, just different, don't you think? After the initial pain and shock wore off, Kate was really excited to show all her siblings her little teeth (in a tiny container the dentist gave her) and she was even more excited to find $2 in her tooth pillow the next morning! She is so happy to be in the "missing teeth" club like her older sister. Too bad it will probably be 3 years before she gets her new top teeth. Oh, well.


Kate explains it all in her wiggly, silly, 4-year-old way:



Check back soon because more posts are hopefully on the way; my goal is to catch up on my blogging a little...we'll see...

Chad's Latest Project...the Dollhouse

Here is what Chad made the girls for Christmas. He is beyond gifted in woodworking/ cabinetry, and he and Ashton built this together in the garage before Christmas. The girls love it! Ashton kept the secret from the girls, too; they were told that he and Daddy were working on a "cabinet" for someone. The girls never suspected anything.








































Kate and Ava getting ready to make their dolls slide down the roof of the dollhouse:


















There they go!

Merry Christmas 2009

Hope you all had a blessed Christmas.

Love, the Sprunger family
Chad
Tara
Brooke (8)
Ashton (6)
Ava (5)
Kate (4 1/2)
Gabe (1 1/2)

Cute Little Stinker

Just for fun

We had so much fun with the kids putting together these elf videos. The kids worked long and hard on their dance routines, and I made the costumes myself. I may be biased, but I think these are the 5 cutest elves around! Come on, for a 17-month-old, don't you think Gabe did a great job keeping up with his brothers and sisters?


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the 4 Grandparents' dance

Chad and I can do it too

Nanjing Playgroup Time!

I love my group of "Nanjing Moms." There is a group of us, 6 who have all adopted from the same orphanage in Nanjing, China (and one who is planning to adopt). We get together as moms once a month and get our kids together for playdates regularly too. (We all live in the same city.) How blessed I feel to have these women in my life to share the joys and struggles of adoption. Sometimes we just photograph our "China treasures," but I thought it was time for a group shot. Here is a shot of just 12 of the 27 kids that we moms have combined! You have to click on the picture to enlarge it. Check out the video. I thought it would be fun to get a quick video of us trying to get the kids ready for the picture. I love it!


4 of our China Treasures: Clara, Sammy, wiggly Mylee, and Ava (looking to see if Mylee will listen to her mom and sit up)

















Gabe and Olivia (obviously very interested in each other)

















Gabe with Olivia and Adalynn (how will he choose between them one day?)

YAY!!!

I've been praying for this little girl. Check THIS out! You have to scroll down to the first post shown.