Stovall Adventures: April 2011

Happy Easter!

We went to Bozeman to be with our family for the Easter weekend this year.

Jesse turned 28 this weekend and had a BBQ and flag football game on Saturday and then we had family dinner on Sunday to celebrate.

Jessie got to ride her first horse this weekend!

Jessie loves spending time with her Grandpa!

My dad and I rode the horses around the neighborhood Sunday morning to enjoy the sunshine. This gave Jessie another chance to be around the horsses.

Smokey was pretty interested in Jessie.

Happy Easter!

Aren't they cute together?

Little Girls Are So Fun!!

Not easily done on a wiggling baby......

But not impossible!

Jessie and I spent the last 6 days in Anaheim with the cheerleaders for a national competition. While we were there we had the opportunity to visit with some family and friends, and to go to Disney Land!

Jessie and I went on the Monsters Incorporated, Toy Story, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Jungle Cruise rides. As usual, Jessie was very calm and happy during the rides. She is such a good sport!

It was so fun to see my cousin Sallianne and her mom Tammy at Disney Land!

Jessie spent A LOT of time in her car seat during our trip. This is us at Disney Land for the fireworks and parade. She slept through everything - including the haunted mansion ride!

On the Monster's Inc. ride in California Adventures. You can see Sully in the background

The highlight of our day was getting to have our picture taken with Jessie!

Kyndal, a cheerleader, isn't much for rides and volunteered to help with Jessie while I went on a couple rides with the other girls.

All the cheerleaders were pretty happy to help with Jessie on our trip. The airplane rides didn't seem to phase her at all.

Hanging out with David, Megan, and Liam who is 2 months older than Jessie.

I wonder if we could have qualified for a discount here?

Outside the convention center before our last day of competition.

It's Official!

Jessie and I were at the Tower of Terror in California Adventures when I got the phone call from our attorney saying that our adoption had been finalized. We did not appear in person for our final hearing today in Seattle so both Reid and I were very anxious for the phone to ring this afternoon. I missed the call because I was in line for the Tower of Terror with the cheerleaders, but I can't explain the flood of emotions that came with that awesome voicemail confirming that the adoption process was legally over.

The adoption process itself seems to have gone quickly, and fairly smoothly for us, but the road leading to this point has been a major trial. We were not concerned that the adoption might not go through so it took me by surprise when the tears started to flow as I listened to my voicemail today. I guess the combination of emotions felt over the last 6 years finally caught up to me.

We feel so blessed and are so grateful for Stacey and the choice she made in Jessie's behalf. We are so lucky to have such a sweet, happy baby girl in our family.

Erin Kaye Photography

While in Bozeman for the weekend we had some pictures taken of Jessie. This morning Diane noticed that Erin posted a few of our pictures on her blog. Here is the link to her blog for a sneak peak!!

http://erinkayephotography.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/little-miss-sunshine-jessie-4-months/#comment-36

Thank you Erin! The pictures are beautiful!!

Every Day Stuff

My friend Jaylyn has the best taste EVER and has sent Jessie lots of fun things. She sends bows, hats, trendy jackets and cute shirts (all pictured here). Jessie doesn't love wearing hats yet, but I am going to keep trying! She is so cute in them, but looks so different without all her hair showing! By the way, I am aware that all these different colors of purple don't work that well together, but I wanted to show all of Jaylyn's cute gifts! I'll be better when we go into public!

I try to run while Jessie naps, but if that doesn't work then she hangs out with me next to the treadmill. As long as she can see me she seems to be happy!

Reid took Jessie outside with him while he shot his NEW bow yesterday. It is warming up here and we've had some really nice days, but yesterday was not one of them!

Camo and Coke

Reid found this pink and camo shirt for Jessie while at the gun show last weekend. Jessie's grandma set up this cute photo shoot because her grandpa Kirk works for Coca-Cola. The combination of the bucket and the camo should make for a pretty proud grandpa.

I know her daddy is a big fan!