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!

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Nanny and Papa

Daniel's parents, Nana and Papa Bob, came down for the weekend to visit us and the boys. They also brought with them some presents for Carter and Talon. 
 So excited that the boys are actually interested in the presents now instead of the wrapping paper! 
 Carter got a Leap Frog laptop computer. 
 And Talon got a Leap Frog ipad. 
 Checking them out! They love them and I love that they are very educational. Maybe now they won't try to take my ipad (: 
 Opening up the big presents. 
 They now have their very own lawnmower and it even blows bubbles!
 Now they can mow the grass with Daddy!
 On Saturday evening, Daniel's parents watched the boys so we could go have a date night. Our friend's got engaged that night and we missed it by 2 minutes. We are so excited for them and I can't wait to have Kristan live closer to me! We went to a Sushi restaurant afterwards to celebrate and anyone who knows me, knows that I am a very picky eater. Luckily they had chicken there!!! Daniel won't eat sushi either because he lived in Japan for a few years and he said that sushi is not the same here in the states as it is there. We went with the newly engaged couple and another couple that we are good friends with. It was funny listening to the guys talk about Daniel. They think he is such a stud because he is good at everything he tries. Which is so true! It was great having a date night with our friends and having some fun adult time. 

 Our boys sure love their grandparents!
We always love it when family comes into town. Daniel got to go rock climbing with his Dad on Saturday morning and I got to go shopping with his mom in the afternoon. Not to mention that our boys love them! On Monday morning, Talon was walking about the house saying "Nanny" and Carter was saying "Papa". So cute!