Summer | Week One

Would you believe we have already been out of school for a week?! It is so nice to have my kids home for the summer. {For those of you that think I’m crazy – remember – I was a full time working outside the home mama. This is the first summer that...

Adoption | What’s in a name…

This paper is 14 years old. The morning of Little Guy’s baptism I searched and searched for this paper and found it in Julia’s baby book. When we were first married, we were good little newlyweds and visited family all the time – which gave us about...

Adoption | Naptime is my time…

The very first day Little Guy came to hang out, he took a nap here. {We started with days only and transitioned into nights after a few weeks.} I laid down next to him. I didn’t want him to be scared if he woke up alone in a strange place. When he woke up, he...

Be our Guest…

In just a few minutes, I head to the airport to pick up one of my college roommates. She and Brian have known each other since first grade. She is a kindred spirit and dear friend. We planned this trip before we even knew about Little Guy – and she is gonna get...

Insta-Friday…

Little Guy’s great aunt came over and babysat so that Brian and I could go watch Béla Fleck – live – onstage – third row – amazing. He was absolutely incredible. Do you know him? The most incredible live musician I’ve ever seen. And...