Open Up!

So, Gabe was sitting on our friend Randy's lap, ready to play doctor. Randy began singing a song he likes to use to entertain our kids, called "Freddy the Wide Mouthed Frog".

No sooner had Randy finished the first chorus than Gabe piped up, thermometer in hand, "Well...open up your wide mouth"!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

We were at Chick-fil-a tonight for supper (Tuesday nights kids eat free!), and a worker came out in the cow suit. Gabe, who used to be terrified of this creature but really loves cows, yelled out, "Hi cow!"

Katie prompted him to tell the cow what he wanted to be when he grows (he always says he wants to be a cow). He yelled out to the cow (who had now moved on to other young patrons), "I want to be a cow just like you!"

Hysterical!!!

Happy Adoption Day, Abby!

So, today is Abby's Adoption Day. All day long Abby has been taking her ice cream cake out of the freezer and admiring it. Finally, tonight, after a celebration meal at Applebee's, she got to tear into the coveted confection.

Wow, to reflect back on her start and our whole start with the adoption process, I cannot help but be amazed. I am impacted by the power of choices...how we had a choice to say yes or no to Abby's placement with us, then again to adopt her. And the choices her birth mom made...

Now, here she is, so full of life, so sensative, so energetic and athletic and cute and smart and sweet... (I know, I'm using lots of elipsis periods, but they are coming in so handy with this sort of reflection.

Any way, the cool thing about adoption is that we chose Abby and we are still choosing her.

We love you, Abby, and we're glad your our daughter!