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Help18 month update
in reply to a message by quigonjecca
LN: Broxton
DH Mark Alexander
DW: Amy Michelle
DD:Sarah Mikayla - 5
DS:Joseph Landon 'Joey' - 2 1/2
AD/AD: Kseniya Zoya/Stasya Lyuba 'Kensie & Stacy' - 9 1/2
AD/AD/AD/AD/AS: Kassandra Rosie, Roxie Dione, Janel Sherie, Jacinth Delight and Zach Hughie 'Kass, Roxie, Janie, Jacki, and Zach' - 5 1/2
Pets: Goldfish named Fat Lips, 2 dogs - chloe and marissa, 1 parakeet - squeakers
These last 18 months have been insanely crazy! As a family, we realized we had out grown our present 4 bedroom home and decided to build a much needed larger house. Mark's parents and my parents both live in the same city so we moved there for three reasons: 1, we wanted the kids to know and have a relationship with their grandparents, 2, it would give us a few more 'cheap' babysitters ;)
and 3, we could get enough land cheap.
Kseniya and Stasya (we kept all the kids real names to honor their heritages) whom we call Kensie and Stacy, have adapted well. They can be stubborn at times, being the oldest kids in the family. When they become extra rebellious, the refuse to speak English and only speak Russian. Occasionally we can comprehend some of what they are saying, but usually we just wait for the phase to pass. We have enrolled Kensie in some special classes that help her with social behaviors. Sometimes Stacy goes with her and they both actually have been learning alot. The walls of the new bedroom they share are covered in paintings, drawings, collages and framed puzzles that they contribute.
Kass, Roxie, Janie, Jacki, and Zach have settled remarkably well. Our Sarah loves having 5 'best friends' in her house at all times. Kass has taught her some dance and they are quite the pair together. For Roxie and Janie, we adopted 2 dogs and a parakeet that they 'help' take care of. With all the kids and all the animals, it can be a zoo here sometimes! Jacki loves playing babies with Sarah who is more than willing to play. Zach and Mark and Joey are almost unseperable. Those three disappear and do 'man' things all the time. We have a large dirt pit out back and thats usually where you will find them. Sometimes Janie joins them, if they let her.
overall, life is good and we are even considering adopting more if the opportunity comes up, the boys think it would be nice if there was a little more testosterone to counter act all the pink! Yes, as a family, we have decided we would be open to more boys if the opportunity arose.
Love,
The Broxtons,
Mark, Amy, Kensie, Stacy, Sarah, Jacki, Roxie, Janie, Zach, Kass, and Joey
DH Mark Alexander
DW: Amy Michelle
DD:Sarah Mikayla - 5
DS:Joseph Landon 'Joey' - 2 1/2
AD/AD: Kseniya Zoya/Stasya Lyuba 'Kensie & Stacy' - 9 1/2
AD/AD/AD/AD/AS: Kassandra Rosie, Roxie Dione, Janel Sherie, Jacinth Delight and Zach Hughie 'Kass, Roxie, Janie, Jacki, and Zach' - 5 1/2
Pets: Goldfish named Fat Lips, 2 dogs - chloe and marissa, 1 parakeet - squeakers
These last 18 months have been insanely crazy! As a family, we realized we had out grown our present 4 bedroom home and decided to build a much needed larger house. Mark's parents and my parents both live in the same city so we moved there for three reasons: 1, we wanted the kids to know and have a relationship with their grandparents, 2, it would give us a few more 'cheap' babysitters ;)
and 3, we could get enough land cheap.
Kseniya and Stasya (we kept all the kids real names to honor their heritages) whom we call Kensie and Stacy, have adapted well. They can be stubborn at times, being the oldest kids in the family. When they become extra rebellious, the refuse to speak English and only speak Russian. Occasionally we can comprehend some of what they are saying, but usually we just wait for the phase to pass. We have enrolled Kensie in some special classes that help her with social behaviors. Sometimes Stacy goes with her and they both actually have been learning alot. The walls of the new bedroom they share are covered in paintings, drawings, collages and framed puzzles that they contribute.
Kass, Roxie, Janie, Jacki, and Zach have settled remarkably well. Our Sarah loves having 5 'best friends' in her house at all times. Kass has taught her some dance and they are quite the pair together. For Roxie and Janie, we adopted 2 dogs and a parakeet that they 'help' take care of. With all the kids and all the animals, it can be a zoo here sometimes! Jacki loves playing babies with Sarah who is more than willing to play. Zach and Mark and Joey are almost unseperable. Those three disappear and do 'man' things all the time. We have a large dirt pit out back and thats usually where you will find them. Sometimes Janie joins them, if they let her.
overall, life is good and we are even considering adopting more if the opportunity comes up, the boys think it would be nice if there was a little more testosterone to counter act all the pink! Yes, as a family, we have decided we would be open to more boys if the opportunity arose.
Love,
The Broxtons,
Mark, Amy, Kensie, Stacy, Sarah, Jacki, Roxie, Janie, Zach, Kass, and Joey
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