Ariella is walking on her own

We decided not to tease you on this one, we are so excited to share the amazing new developments from Milagros that we are just going to give you the videos right away.




This amazing wonder, this incredible blessing from God, our Ella is walking on her own. As you can see she is still getting comfortable with the notion of holding herself up, but once she gets going there is no stopping her. She is a force. She seems to prefer walking on the wood floor, although over the last several days she has been walking more in the living room on the carpet. To say that we praise God, doesn't quite communicate the enthusiasm with which we bless God for everyday and not just because the baby is walking. We certainly praise God for that, but we praise God because we recognize that without His grace and mercy we would have not made it this far. We would not have had the strength to maintain and we know Ella certainly would not have survived. We thank God because the love from His Spirit fills us with perpetual joy.

And if that wasn't enough, here is Ella getting down on some BBQ on Easter Sunday -


There is no denying this girl is a BOTTS!

Viva Las Vegas


 Hey Team Ella,

We wanted to share some fun pics with the team from our Vegas vacation. Ariella and Charlie had the opportunity to meet some of their family on the left coast. We have had the good fortune of spending the week with Great Uncle John (pictured left), Great Aunt Dorthy, Cousin Eric and his children Anthony (pictured below with Charles) and Alyssa (pictured below with Ariella), Cousin Scott, his wife Yessenia and Scott's daughter Sierra (pictured below with Alyssa and Ariella). We also adopted Cousin Donovan, so he is stuck with us now!















Family is the cornerstone of community; it does not matter how far away we are or how long it has been, family just fits. That is what it was like during our trip, we just all fit together.