~~~~MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS~~~~

All, Mother's Day is coming up very soon, only 10 days from now on Sunday, May 10th!! Our Mother's Day Gift Sponsorship Program is a beautiful and meaningful way to celebrate your own motherhood, that of a friend, or even your own mother, aunt, sister, or grandmother. Tell your husbands that you'd rather sponsor a child's adoption than have ANOTHER bottle of body lotion! :))

If anyone is interested in making a donation in honor of their mother or any other mother you know, please visit www.reecesrainbow.com/mothersday2008.htm A special Mother's Day page has been set up showcasing some of our most "at risk" children who could really use our collective help to earn grant funds, which will in turn, help them find a "forever family"! Many of our at risk children were able to benefit from our recent large gift, but many others were not.

All gift donations for Mother's Day MUST be made by this Monday, May 5th.

If you are considering a sponsorship but would like multiple gift cards sent to various mothers, you can make one donation and let me know exactly where you want the cards sent!

Thank you, and God bless! Mother's Day is a perfect time to celebrate the joy of a forever family for our waiting children with Down syndrome. It is also an important time to reflect on the suffering of each of these children, as they have never known a mother of their own. Let's make 2009 the year they ALL get to celebrate Mother's Day, by being home with their own new adoptive mothers!

~~~ADOPTION~~~ COUNTRY~~~

YES, WE ARE STILL TRYING TO SEE WHAT COUNTRY WE CAN ADOPT FROM. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT A VERY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL, WE HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF WE CAN BE APPROVED FROM THE COUNTRY TO ADOPT HER. SHE WILL BE 4 YEARS OLD SOON. WE WOULD LOVE TO ADD HER TO OUR FAMILY. DID I SAY HOW CUTE SHE IS. I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU, BUT WE HAVE TO WAIT TO BE APPROVED. SO YES WE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. GARY & I THINK AFTER ALMOST 18 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WE NEED A HONEYMOON. THAT WOULD BE PERFECT, HONEYMOON AND A NEW KIDDO, ALL IN THE SAME TRIP. WE ARE PRAYING FOR THAT. WE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER SOMETIME IN MAY, WE HOPE. SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS LATER!!!! WHEN WE CAN WE WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW.HAVE A GREAT WEEK-END!!!

~~~~~SPRING IN MONTANA~~~

THIS IS WHAT WE WOKE UP TO TODAY. IT SURE IS PRETTY, BUT VERY HEAVY. LOTS OF MOISTURE IN THAT SNOW FALL. WE GOT MORE THAN 9 INCHES OF SNOW, JUST LAST NIGHT. YES AUNTIE LINDA & AUNTIE MADDIE, WE DID STAY HOME THIS WEEK -END. NO ADVENTURES FOR US THIS WEEK-END.

DOMINIC'S 50TH BIRTHDAY DANCE~~`

THIS IS AN ARTICLE OUT OF OUR BUTTE,MT PAPER. IT IS DOMINIC & STEVE, THESE TWO WERE IN THE SPECIAL ED CLASS IN JR. HIGH, WERE I WENT TO SCHOOL. THESE TWO AND A FEW OTHER KIDS ARE WHY WE WANT TO ADOPT DOWN SYNDROME CHILDREN. THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN TO GO TO THEIR CLASS AND HELP THEM,THEY WERE VERY INSPIRING, I LOVED HELPING THEM!! THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN. STEVE WAS THE SWEETEST GUY, I LOVED TALKING TO HIM. DOMINIC WAS WAY KOOL, HE THINKS HE IS ELVIS. WAY KOOL DOMINIC. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS AS MUCH AS WE DID.GO TO mtstandard.com TO VEIW THIS VIDEO,IT IS GREAT.ENJOY April Showers Dance at the Elks

~~~~~THE IDAHO ZOO~~~~

YES WE HAVE ALOT MORE PICTURES OF THE ANIMALS AT THE ZOO. SO WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM,WE DID.

~~~TAUTPHAUS PARK~~ZOO~~~

YES ANOTHER ZOO!!! WE ARE TRYING TO SEE HOW MANY ZOO'S WE CAN GET TO.WE LEFT SALT LAKE CITY, LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HEADED FOR IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. WE LOVE TO TRAVEL THERE. AFTER THE RIDE, WE FOUND A NUMBER 6 MOTEL. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED TO STAY IN NUMBER 6. SO WE ALL GOT A PRETTY GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. THEN OFF FOR SOME SHOPPING , AND THEN TO THE ZOO. WELL WE ALL GOT A LITTLE SUNBURNED YESTERDAY SO WE NEEDED TO BUY SOME SUNSCREEN. YES WE BOUGHT THE SUNSCREEN , THEN HEADED TO THE ZOO, BUT THE SPRAY ON THE SUNSCREEN WE JUST PAYED 10:00 DOLLARS FOR DIDN'T WORK. SO INTO THE ZOO WITHOUT SUNSCREEN. HOPEFULLY WE DON'T GET TO MUCH SUN TODAY. WE WILL ALL LOOK LIKE RACCOONS.WELL WE LIKE RACCOONS. WE GOT TO WATCH THE BABY CAMEL DRINK HIS BOTTLE, HE WAS PRETTY CUTE. THEN OFF TO SEE THE MOMMY AND DADDY CAMELS. THE TIGER, ZEBRAS,KANGAROOS, GOATS,LION, FLAMINGOS ,AND ALL THE MONKEYS.THE MONKEYS ARE SO FUN, WE COULD SIT THERE FOR HOURS AND WATCH THEN. THE ONE MONKEY LOVES TO SING FOR EVERYBODY.SO WE REALLY LIKE TO LISTEN TO HIM. WE ATE LOTS OF SNACKS AT THE ZOO.

~~~~ HOGLE ZOO~~~

YES MORE PICTURES FROM THE HOGLE ZOO, AND THE TRAIN RIDE.

~~~~HOGLE ZOO~~~~~

Yesterday,WE WERE IN UTAH,WE LEFT BUTTE,MT AROUND 4:30P.M.ON FRIDAY EVENING. WE WERE IN 3 DIFFERENT STATES IN ONE EVENING, MT,IDAHO, & UTAH.THIS WAS NOT A PLANNED TRIP. SPUR OF THE MOMMENT. WE DROVE ALL THE WAY TO OGDEN,UTAH. WE SPENT THE NIGHT IN A SUPER '8'. THE KIDS WANTED TO STAY IN NUMBER (6), BUT WE COULDN'T FIND IT.BUT WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. AS GOOD AS IT GETS WHEN YOUR NOT IN YOUR OWN BED.THEN SATURDAY WE WENT TO SALT LAKE CITY, TO GO TO HOGLE ZOO.WE SPENT 4 HOURS AT THE ZOO, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. THE KIDS HAD SO MUCH FUN, WE HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF DEZ & ANDREW, THEY BOTH SEEM TO LIKE TO WANDER OFF BY THEMSELFS.THEY GET SIDE TRACKED AND FORGET TO STAY WITH ALL OF US. WE LOVE SEEING ALL THE ANIMALS, MOM LIKES THE GIRAFFES, MCKENZIE LOVES THE MONKEYS, DEZTANY LIKED THE ZEBRAS THE BEST,ANDREW LIKED THE MONKEYS, MEGAN LIKED THE TRAIN RIDE THE BEST. WE ALL HAD ALOT OF FUN. DAD LIKED THE MONKEYS THE BEST. ALL THE KIDS DID REALLY GOOD, WE ALL ARE SUNBURNED, NOT USED TO SEEING THE SUN.WE DIDN'T HAVE SUNSCREEN WITH US. MOM CARRIED THE BACKPACK FOR 4 HOURS ON HER BACK, THEN SHE WAS IN ALOT OF PAIN, COULDN'T MOVE HER NECK. IT WAS LIKE A PINCHED NERVE OR PULLED MUSCLES,NOT USED TO CARRYING A BACKPACK FOR THAT LONG. OK: SO HER ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES FROM THE HOGLE ZOO.

~~~~~~MCKENZIE~~~~~

MCKENZIE LOVES TO BUILD WITH LEGOS!!!! HER BIG BROTHERS USED TO ALSO , SO WE HAVE A COUPLE 5 GAL BUCKETS FULL OF LEGOS.HERE IS WHAT SHE BUILT THIS WEEK. SHE BUILT A FLY SHOP, FOR FISHING, TWO FISHERMAN, AND MOM AND DAD AT THE PICNIC TABLE. SHE KEEPS BUSY FOR HOURS WITH THESE. GOOD JOB KENZIE!!!

~~~~VISTING OUR FAMILY~~~~~~

WE WENT TO GREAT FALLS ,MT , ON WEDNESDAY. TO VISIT WITH OUR OLDEST SON , HIS GIRL FRIEND, AND OUR GRANDSON. ALSO IN GREAT FALLS, IS AUNTIE LINDA,& AUNTIE MADDIE, WE GOT TO SEE THEIR NEW HOUSE. THEIR HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL!! THAT GARAGE IS AWESOME. IT IS SO BIG YOU COULD LIVE IN IT. WE ALL HAD LOTS OF FUN, AUNTIE LINDA TOOK US TO FEED THE DUCKS AND THE GEESE. THE KIDS ALL HAD A GREAT TIME. WE WENT SHOPPING THE REST OF THE TIME, I LOVE TO SHOP.WE WENT TO SAM'S CLUB, THAT WAS OUR FIRST TIME IN SAM'S . WE SHOP COSTCO ALL THE TIME. WE ALSO WENT TO TARGET,MOM LOVES TARGET SHOPPING. WE BUY PLENTY THERE. When we got back home on thursday afternoon,we hurried up an got our luggage in the house and got ready to go to the circus. The circus was alot of fun ,4 hours long. The kids and grandkids loved the clowns.I couldn'get any good pictures in there it was to dark.

~~~~~HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY MCKENZIE~~~~

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY MCKENZIE!!!! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, YOU ARE SUCH A GIFT FROM GOD. WE FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU FOR OUR DAUGHTER!!!!

~~~~~~~ GUESS WHO GOT GLASSES~~~~~~~

YES , IT WAS MCKENZIE. DOESN'T SHE LOOK SO CUTE. SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO GET HER GLASSES BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY. HER BIRTHDAY IS APRIL 5TH, SHE WILL BE 8 YEARS OLD. SHE IS SO READY FOR HER PARTY.

~~~~~ KIDS ART WORK~~~~~~

ANDREWS ART , DEZTANYS ART, MCKENZIES ART, AND MEGANS ART .THEY LOVE TO DRAW AND COLOR.