Put on Your Thinking Caps

Time to get creative! Leo Ego has decided we are fed up with our name. We need something new...so I am putting out a call for band name ideas! To give you a little background, we are a trio of Leos (Hey! Leo Trio! See how easy it is?) so that's how we came up with the former name. However Blythe occasionally sits in with us when she is visiting from NoCal - and she is a Leo too! We play acoustic classic rock with some originals thrown in. There is guitar (sometimes even mandolin or banjo), bass and conga. See if you can come up with something so Mike, Elaine and I can have a decent name that's easy to remember and fun to say. Get those juices flowin'!!!

Psssst!

Don't anyone get too excited....but Connor has been going pee-pee on the poty for a solid week! Now he gets to have King's Trailer (from the "Cars" collection, but of course). High times at our house. I can't stop smiling!

My Heart Goes Out...

to my cute friends whose adoption plan has fallen through. You are loved, so loved. Adoption is a discouraging road at times, and I know all too well how you are feeling - we just experienced disappointment in the last few days ourselves. A call for prayers for my beautiful friend. My heart is aching for you.

Oops!

I didn't realize that Lonnny left the camera home with him when he went on his Havasu trip.....I could have been taking a million pictures! And now, I don't even have any to post for Lon's trip! Oh well....Connor and I had a great 4th of July lighting sparklers on the patio. And Lonny had a great time (though it was "brutally" hot) on his boating trip and is now back safe and sound. Try to picture it all in your mind, okay? And I PROMISE I will be taking the camera to California so I will have pictures to post of all my fabulous homies in the Golden State!

Happy 4th of July!

We are so grateful to live in this great country....Have a safe and sane 4th of July everyone! We sure do miss Lonny, who is having an awesome boating trip with Kyle, Ryan and James....but Connor has had a pretty good day so far himself.....He got his first guitar!!! We are spending time in one of my favorite places in the world...Mike and Elaine's cabin!!! "Grandpa" Mike (hahahahaha) gave him this beautiful Connor-made instrument and Elaine told him to practice practice practice!!! He even has picks to carry around in his pocket so he is ready to rock at all times.....I may be biased, but I think he is a natural!Here Connor is singing along to a song that Mike wrote about him! "There was a boy named Connor who liked to play guitar....he like to wear his light up shoes when he dance and when he makes something funny in his pants!" Or something like that. Connor would say "Sing the song about Connor!!" (Referring to himself in the third person is a total sign of a rock and roll star!) We are so blessed to have Mike and Elaine in our lives...thank you for being my "side" of the family...love you muchly!!

Call for Prayers and Good Thoughts!

ANOTHER adorable family that I love so much is expecting an adoption miracle (wow! something must be in the water!) please pray for "Amy's cute friends" that all will go well and they will soon be adding another blessing to their family!!!

Too Sweet

Connor and his cousin, Baby Tyler (BTW, I wasn't there when this was taken...I have NO idea what my boy is wearing!!! I am sure he is secure in his masculinity, though)

CONGRATULATIONS

To the wonderful McKenna family who welcomed baby Isaiah Richard to their family...placement took place yesterday and baby goes home tomorrow! We are thrilled beyond measure for you and continue to be so grateful for the blessing of adoption. LOVE YOU!!!

Fingers Crossed...

For that cute little family that I love and adore....looks like another adoption MIRACLE is about to take place....Misty, you are making us all hold our breaths.....I hope congratulations are in order for you very soon!!

As well as our favorite blogger Ginnie, who has also been teasing us with the promise of very big news (though I think this one is more, say, house related?) Good luck to you as well, Miss G!