I LOVE THANKSGIVING!!!!

We got Sakari to yell this out (well, sort of...) all day today...cuz basically, WE LOVE THANKSGIVING! We had a great relaxing day! Earlier in the day, my (Caleb) sister and her husband and my brother came over just to hang out. Grace and Jeremy brought over Charlie (their labradoodle - who is brother to our new addition Jack - they are almost 12 weeks old) to play and hang out...it was a blast. We hosted at our house and got most of our prep done yesterday so today was just awesome - no stress. Weather was perfect and had fun with friends and family...after eating and eating and eating, we all curled up on the couches and watched the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe...it was just a perfect day! I know it's a short and somewhat vague update - but hey, even my fingers are sleepy :-) Tomorrow, we have a "Day after Thanksgiving" breakfast scheduled with my (Caleb) side of the family that will include pumpkin pancakes with roasted pecans and syrup, sausage, coffee and more delightful morsels. Becca may go and brave a few stores tomorrow, though we are done with our shopping and all our wrapping is done too! Christmas tree has been up for well over a week now and we are loving the season...it's SO fun because Sakari is home with us this year and things can't get much better! Enjoy the pics!

Another post!?!

So apparently we go weeks without posting...and then we post 3 times in a couple of days :0) Well, I have been busy with my photography business and keeping up with the website and the blog for that...so here is a very past due montage of photos and videos from the second half of October!!! ENJOY!!!

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In the journey of adoption, you meet scores of incredible people...the Gibson family were one of those families that we immediately bonded with and we enjoy every minute we spend with them. We met them in August of 2007 and pretty much became family on the spot (stress free parenting will do that to ya - lol, inside joke). But there are a core group of families that become strength and hope for each other through the adoption process and truly the Gibson's are one of those so dear to our hearts. Today was a milestone...as Sakari and their sweet Zoie had never met nor had Roger and Kari met Sakari since we've been home. Today was special. They were in Tulsa for the day picking up their son, Michael, at the airport but before that we got to spend some quality time over lunch catching up, totally in awe of how far we have come and how God handpicked these treasures to be in our lives.

Becca held Zoie and typically Sakari is not fond of Momma holding another baby...but she was ok with it and just loved Zoie and kept wanting to get up from the table and go over and just be by her to hug her, kiss her and hold her hand. Zoie is seriously the impersonation of a dark chocolate hershey kiss. Those two girls were just soooo sweet! We didn't have near enough time but thankfully, we are headed up to Branson in a few weeks to spend a weekend with them for our birthdays (Becca and I have birthdays 2 days apart). We can't wait to spend more time with them...and just are so excited for them and I tell you, adoption is a common ground that a lot of us share...and I think I speak for all of us in saying that there is nothing like it! I'm sure Rog and Kari will post pics soon - they got better pics than we did, but here are a few that we got today...but the ones they have of Sakari and Zoie kissing goodbye are enough to make anyone tear up :-)

Dad and Daughter Dorkiness

Yes, we have been slacking on the blog...BUT we've been busy talking on the phone, drinking coffee and just being plain old dorks - I'll let the photos explain and serve as evidence!