It's always been a challenge to get Colton to take pictures for me, until recently. Now, he loves to pose like Hulk!
And he loves for me to take his picture so that he can see them on my camera. Here he is saying Cheese!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Posing for the Camera
And he loves for me to take his picture so that he can see them on my camera. Here he is saying Cheese!Reading Books
My little boy loves to read books. His favorites right now are: Elmo's Book of Colors, The Go to Bed Book, The Potty Book, Batman & Spider Man Books, Picture Books and his Thomas Book. I often find him in his playroom or bedroom reading to himself and looking at all the pictures. I love hearing his babbling voice trying to read each and every book. :)
Meeting Baby Jake
Mom and I took Colton to meet his new little cousin, Jake a few weeks ago in B'Ham. I wasn't sure how Colton would react and let's just say he didn't want to even stay in the house when we arrived but after a few minutes, we talked him into playing with some toys and by the time we were leaving he wanted to take Jake with us.
Playing on Jake's Riding Elephant and babbling to Uncle Rob.
Oh, how I love holding a newborn baby!
This is where Colton stayed for the first 30 minutes. He stayed on the back porch and played with Nana's phone. I guess he just needed his space so we didn't rush him and before long, he came back inside to visit with everyone. 
Nana and her new grandson, Jake.Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Colton's First Sentence
Last Friday night, Big Daddy and Nana picked us all up to ride to Dairy Queen for ice cream. After we got our ice cream, we decided to ride into town to see the tornado damage at a few of the places we had not already seen. Colton was enjoying his ice cream and my smoothie when all of the sudden he started getting really excited. (We were close to the Hospital at this point) He started babbling non-stop and he was so excited! Then he said Chuck E Cheese and started laughing again and pointing. Poor thing, thought we were headed to Chuck E Cheese to go and play. (I actually took Colton there the day before the tornado for his birthday). I knew my little boy was going to be upset to hear that Chuck E Cheese no longer was there but to my surprise he took the news pretty good. We rolled down his window and explained to him that Chuck E Cheese wasn't there and he said Bye Bye Chuck E Cheese.
Later, on Monday afternoon, we were telling the story to family when Colton heard us and walked up to me and said, "Momma, Chuck E Cheese is all gone". My little boy said a full sentence and it was out any help at all!!!
I couldn't be more proud of him!!! We've also noticed that he is trying to say more words now and he has added a ton of new words to his vocabulary the last few days. (He recently learned how to say Big Daddy and let's just say he now has Big Daddy wrapped around his little finger. LOL)
Friday, July 1, 2011
Computer Genius!
My little man is so smart when it comes to computers. He can literally go to the computer, turn it on, click on the internet and pull up a website that he wants to look at. His favorite website right now is Fisher Price. He loves to play all the games and he loves to look at all the toys on the site. If we let him, he could stay on this computer all day long. However, he only gets a few minutes of each day to play on the computer while at home.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
God's Blessings
I've recently come to realize that God blesses us in ways far beyond what we could have ever imagined. Yes, it's true that it may be through trials and heartaches, but that through those blessings, God teaches us more and more about what life is all about. It's through those blessings that we see how big, how powerful and how much our God loves us.
Check out this video of an amazing song that talks about God's blessings on our lives.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Adoption Auction Update!!
Our Adoption Auction was a HUGE Success!!! We went into the auction thinking we would raise around $500, however; God provided and we raised $1,758.00!!! We could never thank each and every one of you enough for either donating an item or bidding on them. We were blown away at the number of people who took part in the auction that we have never even met and also all of our friends/family who participated as well. Thank you so much for blessing our family with your kindness and contribution.
If you are not following our journey into adoption, we would love for you to continue along this journey with us by following our website at www.thewhitakers1.blogspot.com. Also, be on the lookout for another Auction in the fall! I’ve already got a few items lined up and I can’t wait to share them with you all. If you would like to take part in that auction, by donating an item, please email Tara at tlc1982@aol.com. Thanks again!!!
Adoption Update: South Korea
Chris and I are excited to announce that we are adopting a little girl from South Korea!! We are in the process of waiting to be accepted into the program and according to our agency AIAA, this could take 4-6 months. (They currently have a wait list for girls and we should be given the formal application soon. Hopefully before the full 4-6 months. Then once we are accepted, we are looking at a 9-12 month timeline to bringing home our little one.)
Why South Korea?
Chris and I both felt that God was leading us to South Korea because it’s a country that is constantly on our minds and on our hearts. We both never imagined adopting from South Korea; however God confirmed to us that South Korea was the country for us!
South Korea also has a great adoption program and they have a long adoption history with the United States.
South Korea also works well for us, because travel time to the country is less than a week, whereas most countries require multiple trips or longer trips.
So, what are our next steps?
Since we are using an agency located outside Alabama, we will now search for an agency in Alabama that can complete our home study. We have been told that we can either start our home study now or we can start it when we get the formal application. (Since we are in the process of moving right now, we will probably see how things go with the moving and will then go ahead and start our home study. That way, when we are accepted into the program, we won’t have to wait for the home study to be completed.) During the home study we will have interviews over the phone, at our house and we will have loads of paperwork to complete. Home Studies can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months and once everything is complete our paperwork will be sent to South Korea where we will wait on a referral!
Why South Korea?
Chris and I both felt that God was leading us to South Korea because it’s a country that is constantly on our minds and on our hearts. We both never imagined adopting from South Korea; however God confirmed to us that South Korea was the country for us!
South Korea also has a great adoption program and they have a long adoption history with the United States.
South Korea also works well for us, because travel time to the country is less than a week, whereas most countries require multiple trips or longer trips.
So, what are our next steps?
Since we are using an agency located outside Alabama, we will now search for an agency in Alabama that can complete our home study. We have been told that we can either start our home study now or we can start it when we get the formal application. (Since we are in the process of moving right now, we will probably see how things go with the moving and will then go ahead and start our home study. That way, when we are accepted into the program, we won’t have to wait for the home study to be completed.) During the home study we will have interviews over the phone, at our house and we will have loads of paperwork to complete. Home Studies can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months and once everything is complete our paperwork will be sent to South Korea where we will wait on a referral!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
God's Amazing Plans for Our Family
Isn’t it amazing how God works in the most remarkable ways? Chris and I have seen this time and time again over the last few years. We know without a doubt that we serve a Mighty and Powerful God who has everything planned perfectly for our life together, yet we still are amazed daily by his miracles and blessings in our life.
Over the past month, God has placed another blessing on our life. We are excited to announce that our family will be moving to the Birmingham area soon. Starting on Father’s Day, Chris will be the new worship leader at Union Hill Baptist Church in Bessemer, AL. We are so excited about where God is leading us and we are looking forward to serving in their church. We however, are sad to say goodbye to some of the most loving people at Gordo First Baptist Church.
The families, women and men at Gordo have welcomed our family with open arms from the first day that we showed up at their church. We have always felt loved and cared for and it’s going to be so hard to tell them goodbye. As I look back over the past 2 years that we have been at Gordo, I start understanding more and more why God lead us there to begin with. When we became members of Gordo, Colton was 1.5 years old and was struggling with his speech and communication. Being a mom, I knew that our little boy was behind in certain areas and I struggled everyday knowing that he was delayed. It was then that the precious ladies of Gordo prayed over me and encouraged me each and every step of the way. They prayed for our precious boy and prayed for our family, time and time again. It’s now that I realize that God sent us to Gordo not only to Glorify and to Worship Him but also so that we would be blessed with Godly men and women who would lift up our little boy in prayer each and every day for us. When I think about these ladies/men who prayed for our family, tears begin to flow down my face because I could never thank them enough for all of their prayers and support. They have meant more than they will ever know to our family and we are forever grateful to have gotten to know each and every one of them over the past 2 years.
To our church family at Gordo:
Chris, Colton and I love each and every one of you so much and we are so blessed that you have stood by us and have prayed and encouraged our family throughout the past 2 years. You have known us throughout what seemed like the darkest moments of our life and you have reminded us that God is faithful to His children. Thank you so much for loving our little boy, for encouraging me and for accepting our family into your church family. We love you all so much and you will forever be remembered in our family. We look forward to keeping in touch with you all and one day visiting you and showing you the miracles of God throughout our little boy. Thank you so much, we love each and every one of you.
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