Introducing -- Bree

Please don't read anything into the fact that I introduced my dogs before my husband and kids! They were just conveniently close by and I could easily snap a few pictures of them. I just had to do a little searching in my files for a picture of Bree.

This is my youngest -- Breanna -- who, as you probably guessed, was born in South Korea and was adopted into our family when she was just 4 months old. She is what might be referred to as the icing on the cake, the piece of the Paine family puzzle that was missing until God sent her to us to fill in the empty spot. My baby girl.

Who -- as you can see -- is all grown up now. She decided not to move with us to Massachusetts and stayed in New York to pursue her career as a Licensed Massage Therapist. Not having her come with us has probably been the most difficult part of our move. But, as always, God's timing was perfect. She was ready to strike out on her own when all the move stuff came about. Our decision to leave New York gave her the incentive she needed to find a place of her own and start moving forward with her career.

And with her in this picture is her very sweet boyfriend -- Jay. He's part of the family too :)

They're coming up for the July 4th weekend and we have some fun planned in Boston that we are all excited about ... I'd tell you what it is but it's a surprise for them!