NEWS AND BIRTHDAYS
RETURN TO HOMEPAGE
WELCOME COUSIN BROOKS!
MAY BIRTHDAYS
5 - Gary D
7 - Goldy
8 - Phil
8 - Cousin Susan
8 - Cousin Michelle
11 - Cousin Karen
15 - Uncle Ross
17 - Uncle Andy
18 - Cousin Christopher (8)
22 - Bethan (NZ)
24 - Tony (10)
28 - Ian (10)
30 - Kyle (12)
31 - Seth (2)
Brooks Hayden
Congratulations to Aunt Amy and Uncle Ross!  Brooks Hayden was born on April 20, 2006
He weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches.
Please pray for Mason
Mason - 1 year old in September 2005
Grandma Bender celebrated her 66th birthday in April!
Big news for Mason and his family.  The adoption of his big sister is in the works (thanks to financial help from the Select Comfort mattrees folks).  If all goes smoothly, Esmerita Esperanza who is 8 years old, will be home with her brothers and parents later this year.

Mason  had his cord blood transplant on February 9th (to help eliminate health problems caused by the Waikott-Aldrich Syndrome).   He has been mostly home and doing well in Oklahoma with regular visits to Fort Worth.  Laura's cousin, Carol, does an excellent job keeping folks updated through a CAREPAGE
(www.carepages.com for MasonFernando).
Your thoughts prayers are most greatly appreciated.
There's a link to a blog for Mason on the homepage.
Esmerita Esperanza
Laura's article, PICTURE THIS, was published in the September 2004 issue of Welcome Home.  It's  also been selected as an online featured article.  You may check it out at the Family and Home Network site:
www.familyandhome.org
or directly with this link:
PICTURE THIS
Click here for the adoption story as told on Steve Curtis Chapman's website..
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