Meeting Sweetie Pie

We have a new addition to our family!  Sweetie Pie came into our lives in an emergency situation yesterday. I got a phone call at work, and  about 3 hours later, a caseworker was walking up to our door with a sweet 2 year old girl. We are not sure how long she will be staying with us. She is about 5 months older than Little J, which is a term in the foster community known as "twinkies". They are almost twins, but they would still be in different grades in school.   If we thought life with a two year old and a newborn was hard, throwing in another 2 year old has been interesting!  We are either brave or just nuts! Hopefully she will encourage JT to potty train!  That's how it works right?  Well, it has been a crazy 24 hours, but that's the life of a foster parent!  Currently, all three children are sleeping, which is just a little gift from God so I can catch my breath. During this time of transition, we welcome and appreciate any and all help, including hand me down clothing/toys or meal delivery. ;) Good thing we got a minivan two weeks ago!  We can still fit 3 more!  Haha, don't tell Kevin I said that.

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