Pictures!!

Pictures from the girls first beach trip and A.J.'s first fourth of July home!

The girls first trip to the beach!! It was a blast more pics to come!

Happy 4th!

Well today is the first 4th of July that we have been able to spend with A.J.! It is going to be a fun day followed by a trip to the beach!!! We are all very excited and cannot wait! The girls are napping now but as soon as I can I will post pictures of them in their 4th gear! Happy 4th everyone!!

Just RUDE

Ok, so I don't make many requests but I do have this one...Please DO NOT ask this question to any adopted child, parent, or family member: "Where'd you get them (can also be replaced with him/her) from?" It is rude, disrespectful, and just plain demeaning. Our children are not items that can be bought and sold in stores. They are people who have feelings just as your children who you gave birth to do. If you must ask this question try this version first " Are your children adopted?" If the answer is yes you may proceed to this question: " Where are they adopted from?" I GUARANTEE you will get better results with those questions than you will the first. We have had the first question asked of us too many times and to be honest it breaks my heart. My children are standing right there when it is asked and I would never want them to think that they are property. They are loved no matter how they came to us; whether we bought them at Kmart, adopted them, or gave birth to them. Please remember this the next time you encounter an adoptive family. Thank you.

Happy father's day to a great father, husband, and son! I love you babe-you are the best father a child could have!!

One year ago

One year ago today we meet our daughter for the first time! It was a surreal moment and I can still remember it like it was yesterday. We were exhausted and hadn't slept but three hours in the past 2 days. We were all but zombies, however nothing was going to stop us from holding our daughter on this day! So, we loaded ourselves into the hot taxi and drove to our agency's foster home...we were so excited! When we arrived we were ushered into her room and told that we could pick her up. I remember thinking she was so much smaller than I had thought and she was SO beautiful!!! We spent the next week loving her and taking in every moment we had with her. It was the perfect trip (except for the fact that we had to leave her at the end of the week)and I will never forget a single moment of that trip. Baby girl you are my true love and I will forever see you as my little girl. You are a blessing and we are so thankful you are here with us now. We can't imagine life without you and never want to! Happy 1 year anniversary!!

Night time

A.J. has stated to attach to us. We thought this had already started happening but it appears that she was in a "honeymoon" phase. She has been waking up with terrible night terrors lately and surprisingly we don't see this as a bad thing. It shows that she is truly becoming comfortable in her surroundings and letting her guard down. It is awful to witness and deal with but we know it is a good thing. Despite it's good implications though it breaks my heart. I can't imagine what is going through her head. I just hope she knows how much we love her and we want what's best for her.