Welcome

We set up our adoption blog so you can get to know our family a little better. I started blogging back in 2007 and have kept up with it over the years. At the end of every year, we print off our blog for that year and give it to Daniel's mom for her Christmas present. She keeps all of her children's yearly journals in a notebook that we will get back one day to pass down to our kids. I try to keep it up to date as much as I can.


When we decided to start the adoption process, I decided to make an identical blog for birth mothers to read. Everything that I write about my family on our personal blog, I copy it over to my adoption blog. I understand that an adoption profile only gives limited information about us and we want you to have the opportunity to really get to know who we are and what we like to do as a family. Our adoption blog will show you who we were even before we adopted our boys. Feel free to read as much as you want or click on the links up above!

Friday, August 3, 2012

Another Birthday Celebration

Carter and Talon were spoiled this year with their birthday. They each had 3 birthday celebrations. First we celebrated Carter's birthday on his actual day with a few small presents and a pizookie (pizza cookie) with ice cream. Then we celebrated both of the boy's birthdays with their combined big presents in between their birthdays. A week later, we celebrated Talon's big day with a few more presents, cake and ice cream. We thought we were done but then their cousin Molly wanted to celebrate their birthday too. So we went over to Daniel's sister, Emily's in laws (did you get all that!) and went swimming and then opened presents and had brownies and ice cream. Molly gave them each a big ball and a lego set with jungle animals. They have been spending all week playing with their new toys. The boys scored big this time with their birthday and they aren't even at an age to where they understand what a birthday is yet. But they had fun and that is all that matters! 
 Daniel with his niece, Violet! Doesn't he look good holding a little girl (;
 Do you think they could sit any closer to the television?!?!

 Opening their presents from Molly!

Daniel bought them climbing helmets! He is almost prepared to take them climbing.