Alyssa and Amber appear appropriately bonded to their grandparents. They appear happy, healthy, and well taken care of.

(Of course they are happy and well taken care of.)

The children have had some difficulty adjusting to their new home environment. They struggle with the fact that their mother resides on the same property. It is difficult for them to understand they cannot reside with their mother at this time.

(I would like to know how Brian came to this conclusion. Most of Alyssa and Amber's lives they have lived with us or in our apartment. Brian only came to our home 4 times and he was never here more than 15-20 minutes at a time. These girls were always happy and smiling.)

Currently, the children visit their mother at Mr. and Mrs. Atwood's home; Mr. and Mrs. Atwood supervise parental visitation. The frequency and duration of parenting-time varies. Visitation is offered at least weekly. Following the Disposition Hearing, Ms. Keast was permitted to begin taking the children to Church every Sunday. Unsupervised visitation is between Ms. Keast and the children. No other individuals are permitted to visit the children during this time, unless authorized by the Agency or the court.

(How would Brian know the visits are supervised? We were never asked if they are supervised nor were we told they have to be. When Brain was informed Erica was allowed to take the children on Mothers Day 2005  he never said a word about us letting Erica take the children unsupervised. In fact that same day he told us we have to let Erica take the children unsupervised. Visitations being supervised was something that was never discussed with us until June 17, 2005.)

Although Erica is complying with recommended services, she violated the Parent Agency Agreement. She violated the terms of the agreement by allowing Richard Wingfield to stay at her residence. She also allowed Mr. Wingfield to have contact with the children. Mr. Wingfield is not an approved visitor.

(Now this is important as Brian testified Erica was the one that told him about Richard living with her in the apartment and the unauthorized contacts. When we were told Richard was not suppose to have contact with the children it was I that informed Brian he was staying with Erica. It was I that informed Brian about Richard having the contact with these children. I believe that was my obligation as we were the children's care providers.) ( Also they are using this parent agency agreement against us stating we weren't following it. How can someone follow an agreement they have never heard of at the time?  There was not one thing that is in this agreement that was ever discussed with us. Yet Brian states this agreement was developed in coordination with us. The first time we had ever seen this "parent agency agreement" was May 14, 2007 )

Recently, the Agency received a Children's Protective Services complaint. involving Mr. and Mrs. Atwood and the children. The complaint alleged Mrs. Atwood threw Amber into the wall. No injuries were reported. A separate complaint was received alleging Mr. Atwood smokes marijuana and has smoked marijuana with Erica Keast. The C.P.S. investigation is underway.

(As stated in my original report our daughter was mad at us for locking her out of the apartment because she was letting Richard have contact with the children and bringing him over to our property. She is the one that filed this complaint. Wonder who filed the separate complaint? Erica or the angry boyfriend?)

When confronted about using marijuana, Mr. Atwood admitted to using marijuana. He also admitted to smoking marijuana with his daughter, Erica Keast. He claims the last time he used marijuana was  approximately three months ago. Mr. Atwood denies using marijuana in front of the children. Mrs. Atwood denies using any illegal drugs.

When confronted about allowing unsupervised visits, Mr. and Mrs. Atwood admitted to allowing Ms. Keast take the children to Mr. Wingfield's home to swim in the pool.

Given the fact Mr. Atwood admits to smoking marijuana, smoking marijuana with his daughter, and allowing unsupervised visitation, potentially placing the children at harm, a change of placement is being considered.

( It seems Brian is good at making up things. For starters, when Brian asked me if I smoke marijuana all that was said about the subject was "In the past I may have smoked some a couple times a year sociably."  Doing something in the past is not admitting to doing it now. Erica's name was never mentioned in regards to marijuana. It was admitted Erica was allowed to take the children to her house so the children could play in their pool and swing on their swings. If this was unacceptable Brian would have said something when he was told  Erica was allowed to take the children on Mothers Day.  Richard was not suppose to be there. Brian also knew Erica was being punished by us for letting Richard have contact with these children.)