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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Happy, Happy First Birthday, Dear Daughter....

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Welcome to my blog! It's a work in progress which i started in the very early days of our adoption process with our daughter, Emma. It's been an amazing road for us. Emma came home with us from Guatemala at 4 1/2 months and she is now 4 years old and a growing, joyous, beautiful, adventurous toddler! This blog is to keep up with her and us as a family; and to show that i will take a photo at any and every opportunity that i get!

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Emma at five...

Emma at five...

Emma at four...

Emma at four...

December 2011

Emma at three...

Emma at three...

Emma at two...

Emma at two...

Emma & Duck-Duck

Emma & Duck-Duck

6 months old...

I realized from the start that whether a child is a biological child or a adopted child, one does not know all the ingredients in the package. That is what growth is all about. A child is the slowest flower in the world, opening petal by petal, revealing the developing personality within.

-Robert Klose

Emma and Mommy

Emma and Mommy

Pickin' flowers...

Pickin' flowers...

"Wait on the Lord,Be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart."

- Psalm 27:14

Outdoor Girl...

Outdoor Girl...

March 2011

A favorite...

A favorite...

Sweet Emma

Summer 2009

Summer 2009

It has been said that adoption is more like a marriage than a birth: two (or more) individuals, each with their own unique mix of needs, patterns, and genetic history, coming together with love, hope, and commitment for a joint future. You become a family not because you share the same genes, but because you share love for each other.

-Joan McNamara

Little Emma

Little Emma

Priceless...

Priceless...

Baby Emma

"For finding your mother,
there's one certain test.
You must look for the creature
who loves you the best."

From "Little Miss Spider"
by David Kirk

Meeting Emma...

Meeting Emma...

...July 2007

Yay! I'm home!

Yay! I'm home!

Emma & Pachi

Emma & Pachi

First family vacation...

Just for you....

Just for you....

Watching the kites!

Watching the kites!

Daddy and Emma

Daddy and Emma

People ask me: “What about gay adoptions? Interracial? Single Parent?” I say, “Hey fine, as long as it works for the child and the family is responsible.” My big stand is this: EVERY child deserves a home and love. Period.

-Dave Thomas

Laughter....

Laughter....

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

"Wedding Cake" Church

"Wedding Cake" Church

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala

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