We've had some people wonder why we've been a bit absent from our blog recently and we feel we're ready to explain. We were chosen by a birth mom early this year to adopt a baby boy due July 8th. We were in contact almost daily, went to appointments with her, visited each other's homes … Continue reading To Explain Our Absence…
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25,000!
Today we passed 25,000 views on our blog! That's pretty awesome 🙂 The most read post on here is "The Shady Side of Domestic Adoption" followed closely by "In Defense of Birth Moms" and "One More for the Road".We've been so overwhelmed by the love and appreciation of our blog! 🙂 We're thankful we've been … Continue reading 25,000!
Runner
This morning on our walk Aurelia said she wanted to run, so I found a line on the pavement, told her we would race to a tree up ahead, and said "ready, set, go" and man did Little Miss go! 🙂 It was pretty awesome not only seeing her run pretty quickly for a 2 … Continue reading Runner
Mid-Week Family Day
Last week Daniel stayed home from work for a day to have a family day with us 🙂 I had somewhat jokingly (but hoping he would say yes) asked that he stay home from work with us and he did :)We went on a long family walk in the morning and for the last half … Continue reading Mid-Week Family Day
Little Currant Bush
I loved this little video of a snippet from Elder D. Todd Christofferson's talk.I thought about this little clip while I was pruning an overgrown shrub on our neighbors property a few months ago. The man living there passed away unexpectedly in the fall but for years before his passing the huge property had been … Continue reading Little Currant Bush
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