Adoption Photo Blog

we went to the zoo for the first time
Landon turned six and we went to his bowling party
Charlotte was evaluated for services through TEIS
Amanda (”A-Panda”) came to visit
we went with Mary Elizabeth to get her ears pierced
Charlotte & I visited with Lynette, the girls’ birthmother
Jadyn came over to play
Brad & I sought counseling over decisions […]

I can’t even believe I am typing this.

I took this picture on Wednesday morning…my sweet and innocent little baby girl, looking beautiful in her dress that Christy made for her. We had a fun day playing with friends and going to church. She slept all night in her crib.
And the next day she […]

In typical second child fashion, I neglected to have Charlotte’s pictures made at 3 months, so these are her 4 Month photos. Also, since I had such a fabulous time doing Norah’s formal portraits (ok mostly the 9 and 12 month sessions were the ones that made me say, “never again”), I decided to […]

In an effort to help fill up Charlotte’s tummy to encourage her to sleep a little longer at night, we decided to give cereal a whirl. Funny, when I checked back to see when we first gave Norah cereal they were almost exactly the same age - two weeks shy of 4 months old!
Charlotte […]

The year since we went to court to finalize your adoption has truly flown by. You have grown so much from the wide-eyed eight month old baby into a confident, adventurous and bright twenty month old little girl.

It was in the courtroom that day that the judge told us that adoption is the most […]

At Norah’s school they do a really sweet Christmas Program each year. Her class does a little parade in wagons during the song “Jingle Bells”, so Norah proudly shook her bells like a good girl. She was really cute.
After the parade, Norah came and sat with Dick, Leslie and Sarah while I sat […]

Well, we saw him at the mall if that counts. I was prepared for the worst so I was pleasantly surprised that only half of our crew lost their cool when sitting with Santa.

We had a ton of really cute Christmas outfits but the random afternoon we went to see him, it was 60 […]

On Thanksgiving weekend we participated in Parent-Child Dedication at our church. This is a time when we stand before our church family and pledge that we dedicate ourselves to raising our child in a home that encourages her to develop a relationship with Jesus. We also ask our church to come alongside us […]

I’m torn because I really want to post the awesome bath pictures I took, but they are a little more revealing than I think I should share online…I know she’s just a baby but still, modesty is good at times right?

It’s challenging to man the camera AND the slippery wet baby for photos.