our two month photo shoot?

went about like this:

luckily we still got plenty of cute pictures.

more to come (once dustyn edits them)

but today, g's full of smiles.

silly boy.

i could do this all day

for sale

my truck is for sale.

i'm a little sad (or a lot).

but for him,

it's worth it.

More info here!

cuteness

time to take a shower? Priceless.

I am so glad he loves this little toy center.

surprises in the mail

seriously. best mother's day. ever.

yum, yum, yum.

Thank You from the bottom of my heart. 

Love you forever.

a new kind of mother's day

I missed my mom, my mother in law and my grandmother's on Mother's Day...

But I am so thankful that I was able to spend mother's day with my best friend, Carrie.

 I love that after years and years of disappointment and discouragement, we got to spend a new kind of mother's day together.

Of course, this day wouldn't have been as wonderful without two special people.

We are eternally grateful for our birth moms.

happy birth mother's day

Korin, we love you more than words.
Thank you for giving us the world.

bring on the baby rolls

cinco de mayo

do you do anything fun on Cinco de Mayo?

I want to come up with some fun family traditions that will help teach Gage about his heritage. I want him to be proud of his heritage and where he came from.

I have a lot to learn, but I am excited to learn.

Of course this year he will probably celebrate with 4oz of tasty Similac and maybe watch Handy Manny. (just because it's his favorite thing to watch while mom gets a shower)

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

true love

As Mother's Day approaches, my heart is full. 

While I am excited that I can stand on Mother's Day and accept my flower (and not have to sit awkwardly as they push one in my face), my thoughts and prayers are turned to a beautiful selfless woman, Korin. 

Oh how I love Korin.

She is my hero.

She is the woman I want to be.

The mother I want to be.

I hope she knows how much we love her.

The hardest part about our adoption (lets face it, adoption is so HARD) is not being able to see Korin every week or two. I loved going to her doctor appointments with her and spending time with her each week. I miss that. I miss her. 

This Mother's Day, my thoughts are for Korin and the beautiful little boy she placed in our arms. She placed the world in our arms. He is our joy. We love him more than words can express.

Happy Mother's Day dear Korin.

We love you!

and

Happy Birth Mother's Day.

We are thankful for you and thankful for our beautiful babe.

We can't wait to tell him more about you.