Day 50

We have loved watching Mia and Kayla’s relationship and PJ and John’s. They’ve found new best friends. God sent exactly who each of them needed. A lot of people (including us at time) thought we were crazy for adopting 3 out of birthorder. It’s not for everyone, but so far PJ and Mia have taken […]

My Love/Hate Relationship with Adoption

I feel like an emotional ping pong ball lately. I am ecstatic at how well the big kids are doing but cry often when the weight of what they’ve endured to get here comes crashing down. And so it goes. Extreme joy to debilitating grief. I hate when a language gap the size of the […]

Day 45

Patrick, his 3 college roomies and their families have not all been together in over 5 years. It was fun to catch up and see how we’ve all multiplied. Social situations are still the trickiest with John and Kayla but they are always champs and are ever so slowly beginning to get involved. Games and […]

Day 44

Kayla and John met some of my dad’s side of the family today. One of whom is their great grandmother.

Day 39

We’re so blessed that a good friend of Kayla’s that she knew in Ethiopia was adopted in a forever family who lives within driving distance.

Day 37

The girls got to go meet my current favorite newborn. It was also a notable day because we discovered that Kayla and John both like japchae which means we’ll let them stay 😉 Kayla even earned extra points by saying it was her new favorite.

Day 29

When Kayla told us she loved to swim, she really meant she loved splashing in a shallow lake. Fortunately, after her first more legit swimming experience, she still like it 🙂 John has discovered yet another sport he enjoys. He persisted and almost learned how to swim on his first day. Kudos since he’d probably […]