Labor pains. Serious labor pains. A friend of mine who is very involved with adoptions keeps telling me that the adoption process has labor pains too. This week I realized she’s right. We’ve been all over the emotional board this week and have had some moments of extreme excitement and hope and moments when those hopes were dashed and I just felt…numb. On… Read more →
Dear Baby, Today daddy and I are celebrating three years of marriage. I can’t believe it has been that long since I knelt with him to be sealed for time and all eternity. We have grown so much, and matured, and learned more about love and family than I ever could have imagined. On our wedding day I never would have guessed… Read more →
Dear Baby, Last week your father and I went to Las Vegas. It was a blast. I hear about couples having a “babymoon” before they take the leap into parenthood. Even though we went for a work conference, I guess you could still consider this ours. But even though we had a great time, I couldn’t help but think of… Read more →
Okay, let’s be honest. David loves fishing a lot more than I do. He jokes that he loves fishing, and I love “catching.” There might be some truth to that. Days when we don’t catch anything are a little dull for my taste. You know what is fun though? Teaching kids how to fish. We took our friends’ kids out… Read more →
Meet Copper and Jethro–they are two of a kind! They may be a bit spoiled but they are the most gentle, loving, sweet-natured dogs I have ever met. They love being outdoors (a lot more than they like me wrapping them in Christmas lights) and they LOVE kids. This is Copper… Read more →