The Bayers having fun

Four months ago today

God blessed us with Kennedy. Four months has gone by way to fast. Our son Michael brought stuff over and we had a cook out to celebrate. She has made one of the smoothest adjustments. Her english gets better everyday, she is so outgoing and sweet and the love we give her is returned 1,000 times. Sometimes I look at her and still can't beleive she is ours.
She often refers to herself in the first person and up until a couple of weeks ago she rarely would say Kennedy it was always Oanh. Oanh's mama, Oanh's daddy, Oanh's Jordan and on and on.
I look at this picture and think back to a little over a year ago when we told our family we were adopting again. Our son Cody pictured above with Kennedy was upset with us and thought we had lost our minds. He even took a couple of days to come see her after we came home. But it took like 2 minutes and he was in love! He picks her up and takes her on errands or to his house. He is a waiter at On The Border and trust me everyone knows Kennedy. We have a lunch date every Wednesday. The whole staff dotes on her and Cody just beams with pride. Even our oldest son Michael thought we were a little off our rocker but once he met her he fell for her. Now Dustin and our daughters Jordan and Cameron were all for the adoption.
She is such a gift from God. We can't imagine our lives without her. She is ours to love and spoil forever!

September 4th 2007

September 4th, 2007 is the day my baby boy leaves home and heads for boot camp. May 19th, 2007 he signed on to become a Marine. He is my hero. I thought adoption put you through a ton of emotions! Knowing your son is going to be a Marine is hard on this moms heart. I am proud, scared but at peace, I want to ring his neck and hug it at the same time! He is doing what he wants to do. More important he is doing what he feels he was meant to do. So when you think of Dustin and all of our men and women who have made a choice to fight not only for our freedom but for the freedom of others please lift them up in prayer.

Where does the time go?

It can't be May. Where does the time go? May 12th my baby boy Dustin turns 18 and on the 17th he graduates from High School, then the Marines. Talk about a lot of different emotions! I am happy, sad, elated, terrified and I have this ache in my heart that will not go away. I found this picture of him and his cousin. They look like brother and sister. This is how he is always smiling and having fun. I brought him on on Mothers Day. I remember on the ride home thinking "wow I am mom to three boys, cool."
I thought my family was complete. Not only does life go by to quick there are a lot of different roads you take along the way.

So to my Dustin. You are an awesome son and a Mothers Day gift no one will ever be able to top! I am so honored God chose you to be my son. As you go down lives many roads all I can say is" Keep God first always and enjoy the ride babe, its awesome!" I love you...Mom