I had to Share this Photo....SBP Rocks...

Okay so it didn't turn out quite like the photo show had it...I did the cartoon on this picture and in my photo album it is the coolest thing I ever saw...Not so much here, You get more effect if you enlarge it though...So just click on it and enlarge it.

And also my SBP rocked this time, She sent Madisyn the outfit in the picture which I love because I love PINK & BROWN together, A set of pajamas....And she even sent Grace two outfits....Which will be going to the family who lost everything in the fire...Thank SBP you ROCK!

Madisyn looks like she has something on her lip, and she looks Sad but It's not I promise it is the CARTOON image....Our couch looks funny too...OH well I thought it was cute!!!

Can You say AWE.....

We added another member to our family, And no we didn't adopt again YET....But this little girl is the cutest thing you ever saw and Madisyn adores her...

We refer to her as MISS KENZIE....

She is a 10 week old Cocker Spaniel that we adopted from a small town near us...Isn't she the cutest thing evah....

I REMEMBER This all too well....

It was on Friday the 13th 1983 when my family's house caught on fire...My dad rushed to get everyone out and he managed to put out the flames with a water hose, So he thought...Just as we all got back into the house, back into our beds....The flames broke out again and this time it took the fire dept to put it out...They named it the worst house fire in 1983. Everything was a total loss. So this morning when I got up, I always read the paper online and I saw a family of 10 including 5 children had lost there entire house to a fire....It happened at 1:40 in the morning and luckily all the family got out in time....The children ranged in age from 4 weeks-age 10.

The lady made a comment" We lost everything, we don't even have shoes...But importantly enough we don't have diapers, bottles, or anything at all for our kids"

So I knew I had to step in and help...I was able to gather about 7 garbage bags FULL of stuff for the 4 week old, the 1 & 3 year old, and some stuff for the 7 & 10 year old... I'm even donating a pack and play for the infant to sleep in.

It's so awesome to help another family and I feel so proud to make these kids smile again!

This is the actually house of the family of 10

Favorite Foto Friday #36 SIBLINGS.....

This weeks theme is Siblings...Madisyn has a brother which is almost 15 and lives with his dad, So I don't have a whole lot of pictures because there are more interesting things than sitting on Mom's house...

Madisyn and Austin sometime around October 2007

Madisyn and Austin meeting for the first time February 2007

And of coarse we can't leave out little Gracie...She was our doll baby, we miss her so much it hurts... But she will always be considered ours in our hearts so here is a pic of

Madisyn and Gracie February 2008

Don't forget to read my last post...There some good news for me, And a good thing for my family!

Another Week Gone and SOME EXCITING NEWS...

I haven't took any recent pictures because my good camera needs a new battery, And I don't like the way the old camera's pictures upload, I can't edit or do anything special to them..So here is some Blast from the Past photo's....

Madisyn and my Daddy meeting for the first time

February.14,2007

Madisyn and my Daddy again on Thanksgiving

November.22,2007

And my sweet little girl, Not long after coming home, And NO the dog hadn't chewed on this before....LOL she loved that toy!

And for the Exciting News.....

I have been babysitting every since Madisyn came home. Well one of my mom's questioned me this morning about becoming registered. Well so Guess what I am going to get Registered and open my own HOME DAYCARE....I have had as many as 4 at a time, So being liscened I can have 5 and charge the same as a daycare..So more money for me and benefits for my parents.
So now I just have to complete the 30 hour training class and take the exam, and then I will be set..I've wanted to do this for about a year now, and have just not had the time to do it. But Madisyn is almost 2 now and my sister will watch her while I complete my training, and some I can even do online. SOOO can I get a BIG WOOOOHOOOO for me finally doing something with my life.

And this also means Bills will get paid off quicker and Our 2nd Adoption can get started quicker!

More Clothes....Listed on My WEB SITE...

Go check it out....I've listed a bunch of clothes that are Gymboree with Tags..... Just 4 Kids

Just Because Pictures....Sit back and Relax

First off I wanna say I hope everybody had a great week...My days are getting a little better with each one that passes.I don't have a whole lot to say but Everyone out there that has been there for me Thank you Very Much I really do appreciate it. And here is some pics for your enjoyment pleasure..

I solely miss this face so much....

And does everyone remember Easter, My nephew Jimmy can always make her smile..NOT TODAY

And this is our cat Delilah, She stays outside and we made her a Cartoon...

So enlarge this one and check it out...

Where did this little baby go? This was last year a few days after Madisyn came home..

And this she was about 10 months old...she was so freakin little and had NO hair...

And Madisyn enjoying spaghetti this girl loves her some Spaghetti....

And Madisyn modeling her Children's Place Spring outfit...Like she needed more clothes.

Actually she is getting into a 2T and 24 months and I don't have those yet. So we are slowly buying clothes for spring and summer...

I love this picture....she looks so sneaky and cute..

OMG, I can't believe that just happened....

And can anyone tell me the story yet on Guatemala adoptions? Does anybody know if it is going to reopen again? Just curious, We are taking our next adoption very slowly, But we are researching countries...And GUATEMALA IS #1

Day by Day....

Okay we are taking One day at a time..I still lose it occasionally when I see her stuff, Or hear a song, Or see her pics..Okay so I'm still a wreck. The only question I have is HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO US??? But it will take time. The last 5 days I haven't had any other kids except Madisyn which has been really good because we spent everyday together. I love her to death!! Saturday we went with my sister and her family to the beach. SO o here is some pics for you from the beach.....
Warning: There are some X-Rated Pics, and NO i didn't capture a whale......

My sisters camera takes little pics, but here is my princess lovin the water

She found her a spot about 5 feet from the shore line and was happy as can be

Here she is running back and forth into and out of the water

And the sweetest thing you ever saw....Mommy and Daughter

Sorry this one jumped outta place, Madisyn wouldn't lay in the pack and play and take a nap, So literly 3 1/2 minutes after we got into the van...This is what we saw....

And now for the X-rated Pics...I don't really want to show this much skin to everyone, But I want you all to see how stupid I was that day...It has been 4 days and I still can barely move...

And back to the beauty queen....

PS: I have jumped on the selling band wagon so click on my link on my sidebar and check out my great deals...When we decide to adopt again, We will be solely searching for a boy, So goodbye to all Madisyn's clothes...Most are GYMBOREE and most are NEW WITH TAGS

PSS: My baby did wear a bathing suit but got irritated with the constant changing from diaper to swimmy so I left it off....BAD MOM Oh well....LOL

A Better Day Today......

Okay where do I start....This whole situation has been a nightmare from day one. The birth mother of this child NO one will ever know how evil she is, She lies and is so manipulative that I feel she is filled her body with demons. And I'm not saying that because I dislike her, I'm being serious. Even her own dad agrees. She needs alot of help. She told us some terrible stuff about Grace's paternal side of the family, And when they showed up here they were crying as hard as me because they felt so bad for my feelings. They weren't the way I pictured them from what I was told, And they defiantly didn't act the way she placed them. They came to visit Grace when she was 2 weeks old and they tried to take her then but Megan wouldn't let them. This is there niece, granddaughter and daughter. So do I blame them for wanting her, NO...Grace's aunt has been sending money to the BM all this time because she thought the baby was with the BM.
As weird as this may seem to alot of you that read our blog, I have the biggest sigh of peace about this. For the past two or three weeks I knew it was going to happen because as soon as the BF got word that the baby wasn't and hasn't been with the BM then he immediately said he wanted her, And he had every right in the book in the state of Florida to have her. We could have tried to open a DCF case on the father for abandonment, drug use, history of violence....But a couple of things Who knows if that stuff is true. The abandonment isn't true because as I found out Friday they have been sending the mom money. The drug use he admitted to being a heroin addict 2 years ago....The history of violence the only thing the cops could find was the bad checks he had written. So is he a bad person I HAVE NO IDEA...But I put myself in his shoes...And would I want a stranger to raise my daughter(even though it is a GREAT home) or would I want my daughter to be with me and my family.....DING DING DING...I would want her with my family, POINT BLANK.
So I'm sorry if alot of you don't understand, Did my family even love Grace, HELL yeah we love her, We will never stop loving her. But should we shut down our lives and sob for days over something we had NO control over. No I don't think so, We gave it to god and he does have plans for us, We may never see them but he does have something for us and we love him for that.

In loving Memory of our Sweet Angel Baby Grace

Dear Grace, You have left our home to live with your birth family. But don't think for one minute that you will be forgotten. We love you from here to the moon, and you will never be alone. Your Big sissy still looks for your car seat when we get in the truck and she still says Ummm Baby, and we have to tell her that you went home, and she doesn't understand now but she will when she is old enough...And I hope that your family tells you about us...So for now I have to say GOODNIGHT to you, and I hope all your dreams come true. We love you Little Miss Gracie Girl...Love forever your family The Reavers 2008

Memory in our Hearts January.2008-April.2008

Sad Day at the Reavers..... :(

Hey everyone things didn't go so well today. The lawyer was really really honest with us and told us straight up that we couldn't do anything without the fathers consent and he wanted her so We knew he wouldn't sign nothing....Well no sooner than we got home, We found out he was in Polk county looking for our house.....So we had a detective pretty much stalk our house today to protect me from the father. Well they showed up, And The BM got arrested in my yard for a warrant for drug possession. and Grace is now on her way to Puerto Rico to live with BF's sister and mom. So we are not very happy campers in our house tonight. Thank you for all your prayers, I really love that all of you guys are here for us.

Tomorrow is the BIG Day.....

Me and my family have a Hugh prayer request....Friday the 4Th of April we go and met with our attorney about Grace. As many of you know her father now claims he wants to come and get her. Well behind the story I felt bad for him so on March.19 I told him that if he was going to take her to please do it sooner than later, better yet to go ahead and come and get her. Well he beat around the bush and said that he couldn't until he had some stuff worked out. Okay so through the weekend we went back and forth and NO true answers ever came out...SO on Monday I tried to write him again and he has my email addy blocked and he won't answer my phone calls. So the last message I left him was " I will see you in Court Pal, SO be prepared to fight" and still NO return phone calls. So here is where all of you come in...Please leave a prayer here in the comment section, Even if you never comment please do today so that I can show Grace one day HOW many people prayed her to her forever family.
Tomorrow we met with our attorney to see what we can do legally. He has known her whereabouts for months and still NO contact until now...SO hopefully we see the light at the end of the tunnel tomorrow. We love her and we will fight to the end to keep her. Thank you

Help this family stay together through Prayer....

Don't let this smile fade because she was placed with someone she doesn't know!

And last but not least, Don't let these two get separated because our hearts would heel but Madisyn would be torn apart and I can't bear to see my little angel hurt in the least little amount..They are my babies and I know God will see through this and help make the decision right for the sake of these children.

So please pray, Leave a prayer comment or just let us know you are thinking about us. Thank you everyone I don't know where I would be without y'all.