These last three weeks have been particularly hard. I had convinced myself that this was our time, it was our turn….that there was a baby waiting for us on the other side of the Atlantic. I even looked up flights in anticipation of getting THE call. You know, most of our friends know that we […]

So it’s Sunday night and I realized that I didn’t update on Thursday as promised….but y’all can forgive me right? ha! It’s tough to get back in the swing of blogging when it’s been a little *ahem* non-existent as of late. Anyways….I thought I’d share an FAQ post about our adoption so here it gooooes: […]

So it’s Sunday night and I realized that I didn’t update on Thursday as promised….but y’all can forgive me right? ha! It’s tough to get back in the swing of blogging when it’s been a little *ahem* non-existent as of late. Anyways….I thought I’d share an FAQ post about our adoption so here it gooooes: […]

I absolutely loved getting to meet this family and be able to chat with them about their life here in Thunder Bay. Such a sweet little baby girl too…She loved being on her back and really disliked being on her tummy!

We are often asked two questions when people hear that we are adopting. First is always, “why?” and the second is usually, “Aren’t you busy enough already?”. I love the first question because it gives me an opportunity to chat about how adoption has touched my life and also it reminds me to hold fast […]

Tiny little Tripp was the sweetest baby boy. I have seen his parents tie the knot and witnessed just how much love this new family has, firsthand. They are a really great couple and I just know that they will make the absolute best parents!

As many of you know, we have been on the road to adopt a baby from South Africa for quite some time. Many of you have followed along on our adoption blog and while it is still over there….we knew that we wanted to share our story with our ilo family, so we’ve decided to share […]

We had so much fun with our 2014 couples, it’s hard to believe that I didn’t get around to blogging them until now. I know I’ve said it before but again, we felt so incredibly welcomed by this couple and their family. We have been so blessed to meet such wonderful people…and Cyn and Tom […]