First Day of Preschool

My baby girl, Sophie, began preschool today. Of course, she was absolutely ready and she walked into the place liked she ruled the school. I could barely get her to hug her poor mama before she just waltzed into her classroom for the very first time. I'm so proud of her for being confident and happy and excited for new adventures - she has an amazing spirit about her. What a big day in her little life - she was awesome!

I, on the other hand, had my mushball moment out in the car after dropping her off. Having never left her anywhere (other than with family), my heart hurt to watch her and her little backpack just walk away from me. After composing myself, I did enjoy my one-on-one time with Morgan (which I haven't had a lot of) and after some retail therapy at the mall, it was already time to get my Sophie back!

She enjoyed telling me all about what they did today, especially details about the snack! Oh, and she's already asking when she can go back because "preschool is so fun." Sigh. My baby girl is growing up way too quickly.

What Morgan Did On Her Summer Vacation.

Very first Fourth of July...


Mama's girl...

Celebrating lots of family/friend's summer birthdays...





The original favorite spot...she clears off all of the books and sits there with pride...
Of all of the dress-up fun we have...Morgan LOVES this red scarf!
Rocking out the ponytail...our first attempt...

Chillaxin' in the rocking chair...her new favorite spot!

Blowing kisses...


We are so incredibly blessed!

She's published!

If you've been a loyal blog follower, you may recall that prior to us traveling to bring Morgan home, we received word from our adoption agency that Morgan was going to be featured in our Korean agency's magazine. Because we were unable to celebrate Morgan's first birthday with her, Eastern threw her an official Tol party and took lovely pictures that we received when we traveled. In addition to that, they also published a few of those photos with a little story in their magazine...which we just got our hands on! This is the Korean version, so we have absolutely no idea what it says...we can only assume that it's some copy about her birthday celebration. We should receive the English version as well, as soon as they are done translating the magazine. What a great keepsake this will be for our sweet baby girl!

(BTW...you can click on the pictures themselves to see the larger view.)

The cover of the Eastern Family Magazine...

Look for our little supermodel in the bottom left-hand corner!

Our sweet Morgan...

Oh yes...today marks 4 months since we brought Morgan home! Hard to believe it's only been 4 months because it feels as if she's always been with us while on the other hand, it's amazing (and a bit terrifying) that time is passing so quickly!

What Sophie Did On Her Summer Vacation.

Okay, so we didn't exactly go on an official "vacation." And the summer isn't exactly over...but, I've been quite possibly the worst blogger ever, so to catch everyone up, I'm going to post my favorite pictures of the summer thus far and hopefully, I will find more time to keep this blog up to date. So, here are my favorite photos of Sophie with Morgan's entry to follow...stay tuned!



Enjoying cake at Gwen's birthday party...

Prior to her first photo shoot for the center's fundraising campaign!
Fourth of July...


Prior to her first haircut...done by mommy and daddy...

She's seems happy with it...I'm just glad it will grow back! :)


With Riley...

At Gretchen's birthday party at the movie theater...such good girlfriends!

Morgan's been home 2 months!

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That's What Friends Are For.

We love summer around here! The days are getting warmer and we are finding more and more excuses to get out and about with our friends. Lately, we've spent a lot of quality time with friends and fortunately, a lot of my best girlfriends have the cutest, sweetest, most fun kiddos I know! That means that Sophie and Morgan have great friends already built into the mix - love how that works out! Anyway, we realize that we could not get through our day without knowing that we have the best friends in the whole wide world - so this post is a tribute to all of those we've had the pleasure of spending time with these past couple of weeks. The McFarren girls love you all!

At the zoo with Gwen and Mandie...




Pictures, swimming and sleepover with the High girls...









Park fun with Jacob and Abby...