The Groth Five

I have decided to continue posting all of our family post's on Silas' blog. More people know about that blog and it is easier just to post there. www.seekingoursilas.blogspot.com

It's been a little over a week since we've been home from China. Well, not really if you count being gone to MN. Silas has been home for good since Sunday night. He is doing really well. We are adjusting, he is adjusting and I know it will take some time. For the most part though, it is going really well. He is sleeping fairly well, eating great, and enjoys playing with the girls. He also is having tantrums, crying and well - trying to learn to play nicely! The good definitely outweighs the bad! Enjoy pictures for all of Silas' firsts!

Praise God! Caroline has outgrown her peanut allergy! This picture is her first taste of peanut butter at her food challenge that was in the allergist office. She has never tasted peanut butter because she showed up highly allergic to them at one year of age. Over the past 2 1/2 years, her blood tests showed she was less allergic and then this year her skin test was also negative! Over the course of a couple of hours, she tried the peanut butter. First a little drop, then 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp and finally 2 tsp. She had no reaction at all! She is still very allergic to milk, but we are confident she will grow out of this too, as she has the soy, egg, bean and now peanut allergies!


Jason's parents also came in this week! We got to have dinner with them Wednesday night before they headed out to visit several of their supporting churches. It was great to see them and they brought the girls some adorable dress up clothes and dresses from Cambodia. The store they are from is run by a missionary who employs women to provide them with good jobs. The girls love their new dresses and play clothes! We will be seeing the entire Groth clan at Kristyn's wedding on July 12!

Only 6 more days until China! We are busy getting packed, organized and ready to go! Please keep us in your prayers as we make our final preparations for our sweet boy.

Wow, we are so blessed! Jason & I can not even to begin to tell you how proud we are of our girls! I know, we are bragging, but this is our blog! This afternoon the girls had their recital and did beautifully. Caroline was a teddy bear and Madelyn danced to a merry-go-round song. They practiced so hard all through the year and had so much fun today. Enjoy our pictures!

Getting Ready

At the Recital



After the Recital

I cannot believe we have been married 9 years! I guess time flies when you are having fun! I am so blessed to have the most wonderful husband. We met in first grade, went to prom together our Junior year, and the rest is history! Of course, we had a few bumps along the road as we were growing up in high school and college but I am so thankful that God kept us together. Our love has changed and grown during our 14 years together and we are looking forward to many more! We received the greatest anniversary gift today - our travel approval to go to China to get Silas! Only a few more weeks until we have our son.

May has been a fun month for our family. A couple of weeks ago, Madelyn graduated from preschool! She went to the greatest little school and loved it. Caroline will be starting next year and is looking forward to school. They had a little graduation and sang some songs. She is really excited about starting kindergarten in August. What a big girl she is becoming. Here are a few pictures from her graduation.
Jason's sister Kristyn came down from Minneapolis last weekend with her fiance, Mark. We had fun visiting with them and Jason's other sister Kara and her kids. We enjoyed an afternoon at the Cincinnati zoo. The favorite animals were the peacocks (Caroline) and the cheetah's (Madelyn)!

Today, we are enjoying Memorial Day. This morning, we went the the Y and Jason and I worked out. Then we went the the pool. Whew - it was FREEZING!! We have actually enjoyed spring around KY this year and it has been cooler than the past few years. The water has not warmed up at all. We ended up swimming for a while in the indoor pool and then had our picnic lunch outside. Tonight we are going to my grandparents house for a cookout. I made a yummy Kraft foods recipe - Banana sundae cake or something like that. I'll post a picture and the recipe later.