Blazer Game, Fishing and Salamander John

Liam had a big week at my parent's house and topped it off with a Blazer Game with his Papa and a last minute fishing trip. Pure - boy - heaven.

Papa took Liam to get his face painted in Blazer style.
We are calling it his Rip City Chimney Sweep Look

Liam caught three HUGE fish this morning.
He brought them home for me to cook (yeah, right).
He also brought home his new "pet" named,
Salamander John.
Liam was more than happy to show us his new smile face. Nice...

Salamander John being kept company by four worms.
Salamander John really loved Liam.
He didn't run away when Liam put him down.
He would just stand there and let Liam pet him.
We left Salamander John behind in Oregon.
We are a house in mourning.

Bathtime at Gaga's House

Finn has been REFUSING to bathe while we've been at their Gaga and Papa's house. The problem is that as of today, he is officially STINKY! Gaga took things into her own hands and bribed him with a bath in the sink. It worked. :)

I am pretty sure that this is only cute to me, but I'll share it will you anyway.

Oh Sweet Lord He's Cute

ADOPTION ROCKS

Rock Star in Training

ADOPTION ROCKS

Our Adoption Rocks Shirts are IN!!

Jesse and I are EXPECTING!! We are adopting a baby girl (between the age of 5 months and 18 months) from Ethiopia and hope to bring her home sometime within the next 18 months. The agency, government and travel costs are VERY overwhelming so we have started FUNDRAISING to bring little Baby Girl Butterworth HOME!!

We have decided to start selling ADOPTION ROCKS gear as our first shot at fundraising! We would LOVE your support.

We have MEN'S shirts, WOMEN'S shirts, YOUTH sized shirts, INFANT/TODDLER sized shirts and TOTE BAGS (these have already sold out but we will be re-ordering more right away).

Ordering is EASY! Look to my blog's sidebar - you can order gear, choose your size and color, and pay for the gear and shipping through your Paypal account or a credit card. After you place your order, I will get your order in the mail and to your doorstep within 7-10 days.

Thanks to my dear friend, photographer Amy Cheng, and some wonderful models, we have some pictures to show how cute the shirts are. (Pictures of the infant shirts and shots of MY kids in the shirts are coming soon.) If you are curious about sizing and shrinkage, check out my sidebar.

Additional Questions? Feel free to email me at: mrssyrup@gmail.com.

Stress Eating!!

I have been stress eating for the past two days and I am convinced that I am not stopping because I don't have anything truly bad for me in the house.

If only I had a movie theater sized Junior Mints.

AWAKE 2010

REGISTER TODAY for
AWAKE 2010: Living Significantly

Friday Evening / April 30 - Saturday / May 1

YOU were created to live a life of deep significance and meaning.

You were created to make a difference. At AWAKE 2010, we’ll going hard
after what it looks like to use our lives to positively impact both our personal relationships and the world.

Join us as we learn how to become whole, healthy, women of God, empowered to change the world and live out loud. Guest speaker Ronna Detrick and OCC’s Jodie Howerton will be speaking on Living Significantly...AND there are six workshops led by other women from which to choose:

AWAKE strives to be a different kind of women’s event, one that addresses the life stages of women of all ages and backgrounds (check out where Ronna's going to take us during her Saturday morning session)! Come take a break and connect with other incredible women!

AWAKE is held at Overlake Christian Church with the option to stay overnight at Redmond's brand new Hotel Sierra (STRONGLY ENCOURAGED!).

After Friday night's AWAKE session, Late Night Options will be held at Hotel Sierra for ALL conference attendees.

Early bird $55 through Monday, March 22
$65 after March 22

Cost includes Saturday Lunch

REGISTER NOW!!