Laughter and Bonding

A little over a week in and I can still say we’ve had pretty smooth sailing. As I listened to the 5 kids laugh until they cried last night in the back of the van, I realized how blessed we are to have kids with such great senses of humor. I’m going to go out […]

Day 17

We met my cousin for a walk around Great Falls National Park. Everyone was exhausted when we were finished, but it’s amazing how a little habesha will energize 5 kids for a giggly ride home.

Lost In Translation

Monday Kayla and I made pumpkin muffins.  When we were adding the pumpking, she asked what it was and I told her.  Kayla’s been the pickier eater of the two and the muffins have been her go to food if she doesn’t like what I’m serving. Wednesday We are sitting around the dinner table eating […]

Day 13

We are blessed to be adopting in an age where technology rules. It was so fun to see the smiles on their faces and hear their voices as they chattered in Amharic to friends all around the country.

More than a caption

While pictures are certainly worth at least a thousand words, sometimes it’s just nice to have words. We’ve been home about 5 days.  We had our first, full, “normal” day yesterday.  This is definitely the honeymoon period.  John and Kayla are quiet, polite, and helpful.  While I don’t think these qualities will necessarily go away, […]