Have you met the Swift Kids?

We went to court yesterday...and everything went great!!! It felt like it took a long time.....and there we So many delays....and so much paperwork

But in the end it was all worth it!

Andrew and Mallory are officially Swifts!

They are our Son and Daughter forever and for always!!

We are going to bless them the first Sunday in December...

and in about 6 months we can go to he temple to be sealed!

I am so excited to finally be done...Not have social workers in and out of our life!

Today we are all just taking a deep breath and enjoying each others company!

And out to dinner tonight to Celebrate!!

I don't have any pictures from the past 3 weeks because my camera cord is broke...so no new pictures from court....but they will be up soon!

It's kinda a weird feeling because nothing really feels different.....

because e have been parents all along....

It's just more secure- that NO one can ever take them away!I love Daddy, He loves me! We love Andrew and Mallory

We love Brucie and you see....

We are a Happy Family!!

Andrew Clark

Andrew is Full of energy....

He Loves to be outside- especially with Daddy!
He is Super Athletic and loves to play Baseball

He is always asking tons of questions and has a Great memory!

He is WAY silly and is always making Mallory and I laugh...

Andrew loves to play with Cars, airplanes, trains and super hero action figures

He loves Buzz, Spider man, and "Cars" Andrew loves Chicken and Corn on the Cob! He also LOVES Chocolate--- I love that boy!

Andrew loves Mallory very much....he is very considerate and protective of this little sister...hopefully he will help scare off all the boys that will (no doubt) be chasing after her!

He would watch movies all day every day if I would let him!

He loves to dress up, and play pretend....sometimes he is a pirate, or a tiger, or a puppy!

Malachi and Andrew have such a special bond....he loves his daddy and wants to be just like him!

Andrew loves to play at the park and run around!

Andrew has learned all this letters and is starting to put sounds together to READ!!! He has learned all his colors and knows most of his basic shapes!

He likes to play hide and seek....

He loves to Help me (which I love) he has a few chores around the house....

He just started to coloring inside the lines and can sit and color for half an hour!

He is starting to get really good at puzzles...

Andrew LOVES going to school he has 2-3 really good friends at school and it's so fun to watch him interact with them!

Andrew was really struggling, the social workers warned me about several issues. He was shy, withdrawn, anti-social and was WAY behind in school. His foster mom said he would not respond to her and he was VERY small for his age........ It has been amazing to see him blossom this year. He has not only caught up in school but has also been growing like a weed.... he is outgoing and has friends! I am so glad that he is in our family and he bring so much joy into our lives...I love to watch him grow!

Mallory Hope

Mallory is a Darling little girl.... Everyone Always tells me how cute she is.....Duh! I know that!
She loves going to school and she is getting SO smart!

She loves playing with Daddy!

Mallory loves to go to the Zoo and the Park....

She somtimes seem really shy....but she is also willing to try new things!

She has the BEST giggle!

SO CUTE!!!

She can play anywhere....she is just content to be around me....doing whatever!

Mallory's favorite food is Bananas and Chicken!

She loves anything Pink and Purple!

She Loves her Grandpa and Granny!

She Loves Elmo, Clifford, and Little Enstines!

She knows all her Colors, some of her shapes, and Most of her letters (and the sounds the make)!

She loves to Sing!

She (of course) Loves her Momma!

She loves to play with baby dolls and Balls!

Mallory likes to get her hair done and she loves to share Mommy's make up!

We are SO Happy at she is our daughter!!! I know that she was ment to be in our family! She fits so well into our lives and I love spending time with her every day...when she is gone for a few hours I miss her! When you meet her your going to LOVE her!

Less than ONE WEEK!!!!!!

We are SO excited here at the Swift house!!!! The countdown is going and there is less than a week left!!! Unfortunately She has been REALLY sick....so we have been laying low, watching a lot of movies and trying to get her feeling better- I'm sure by Friday she will be fine!
We have one more haircut left and I am trying to figure out what we should wear....I don't want to be too matchy-matchy and look like dorks....but I am not sure if I want us to all be Dressed up like for church or if I could do a semi-casual, like nice black pants with cute shirts.... I am going shopping today to see if I can find anything that will inspire me!

On Saturday the 19th (The day after our court day) we are going out to dinner to celebrate! Lots of people celebrate this day like a birthday because it is kinda like getting re-born. Once that Gavel goes down it's As if I gave birth to them myself......So our little family of four, my parents, Malachi's parents, and Grandma and Grandpa Inman are all going for sure! I am hoping that some of our siblings and their families will be able to make it (Doranda, Talitha, and Amanda?) However anyone who would like to celebrate with us is officially invited! Please contact me if you would like to come so I can increase the reservation if needed!

Also, We are planning on getting the Children Blessed, so that should be coming up soon.... I will let you know when we are planning on doing it so you can attend if you would like!

6 DAYS LEFT!!!

Halloween is FUN again...

When I was little I thought Halloween was the BEST Holiday ever! I got to dress up and be BEAUTIFUL and walk around and people would GIVE ME candy---What could be better?

However after I got OLD (around 11 or 12) I started to HATE Halloween- Everyone around me seemed to think that Halloween was about disgusting blood and being scary (remember the Candy people?) The older I got the worse I HATED it.... All I herd about was Halloween party's where everyone got drunk and watched a REALLY scary movie. AND I HATE the costumes- people always seemed to be dressed up as a Hookers (slutty witch, slutty doctor...) or have dead body parts or blood oozing out of them- AHHH what ever happened to the fairy princess costume? I would NOT go into Halloween stores, I avoided dressing up and turned off my porch light on Halloween night!I seriously HATED Halloween!

Thankfully this year the FUN was put Back in to HALLOWEEN! With Kids everything is Fun again! We went to the Pumpkin patch, went to a Fall festival, made pumpkin cookies, went to a carnival Halloween party, colored Spooky pictures, wore festive Halloween clothes with Happy pumpkins and silly Ghosts on them, painted pumpkins and went Trunk or Treating...All the things I LOVE about Halloween!
I just love this time of year---I love the harvest, canning, apple cider, carving pumpkins, Candy corn, scarves and hats! I love scare crows and fresh bales of Hay! And I love dressing my kids up as their greatest hero's! She was a Princess (Snow White) and He was Buzz Lightyear (From Toy Story) and they had a BLAST!!! I am So glad Halloween is more than blood and Guts!

Update: Are you counting down with us???We are starting to get excited, Only 17 Days LEFT!!!!!!!!