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Meg is becoming quite the little "fish" and loves to do most anything water-related ... swimming, riding boats, jet skis, and most of all, riding a tube behind Papa's boat. Last week's vacation gave her time to do all of those things, and here are a few...
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Wow – time sure does fly! Matt has been home for a year – he is such a blessing, and wonderful part of our family. We love him so much, and are so happy to have him here! Here are a couple of pics from his day – we had a party w/ our...
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Well, we had our annual Christmas pictures taken last night - turned out pretty well I think :) Click here to view ! Also, we got the pictures from Erika's birthday up as well - you can click here to view those - Enjoy!...
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Wow - it is hard to believe that Matt is 2 today! He is growing up quickly! A year ago today, Rob and I were headed home from our visit trip to see him. Matt has now been home for just over 8 months, and it seems like he's been here...
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Well, we got a little snow and the kids enjoyed playing in it for about 2 minutes - here are a few pics I was able to catch - Enjoy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/25811913@N07/sets/72157610615829116/...
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Megan's 3rd birthday was a lot of fun. Several "princesses" invaded our house for her party. Click HERE to view the gallery of images from today....
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Here is a ~7-minute video clip of the highlights from my first Half-Ironman Triathlon. Images on Flickr , images on Kevin's site . Click HERE to view the video, if you cannot see the embedded player below. Format: wmv Duration: 7:53...
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Megan's 3rd birthday was a lot of fun. Several "princesses" invaded our house for her party. Click HERE to view the gallery of images from today....
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After being very delinquent with posting on our site, here's a few pictures of our life at Christmas ....
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Now that the day is winding down, I've got a minute or two to post a few pictures and update the blog. Big thanks go out to Papa for documenting the day. Erika and Matt have a long way to go, but things started to get a bit better at the end of the day...
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It's hard to believe that our little girl is 3 - she is getting so big! She is very excited about it being her birthday today. Anyway, to start the day I thought I would start w/ some pics showing how she is grown. So, here are pictures:...
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Erika & Matt were able to participate in their first Christmas program on Sunday - Erika was a sheep, and Matt was a donkey. Here are a couple of links to pics & video that we were able to get. Erika wouldn't actually go on stage (mommy...
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Yesterday we ‘hung out’ as a family and spent some time walking around the UT Arboretum with the kids. The weather was beautiful and we all had a nice time walking around… and Erika just *had* to sit on the benches… And here’s the full collection...
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Well, evidently someone missed a notification step and we must have passed our last DNA test because tonight we received an email confirmation that we have an appointment at the US Embassy on Monday 3/31. This means that 3/28 (week from Friday) should...
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Yesterday and today have been slow, lazy days... hanging out by the pool, enjoying breakfast and dinner buffets, adapting to nap schedules, etc. Matt has been doing great, and is not showing any real signs of grieving. Erika is doing ok right now, but...
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I thought I'd send a quick post letting you all know what our schedule looks like for the next few days.... Thursday: We leave our house around 5:45 AM EST. We'll fly to Charlotte where we'll meet Nana and Papa (my parents). We'll then fly to Guatemala...
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Yesterday was a good but long day. We started up at 4:30 EST and, of course Erika was *so* excited about being on an airplane that she didn't sleep at all the first flight... she really was fun to watch. We met up with Nana and Papa in the Charlotte airport...
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Today we got up early, grabbed a quick bite, and Julie, Matt and I met our case worker at 7:45 for a quick run over to the US Embassy (only about 4 or 5 blocks from the hotel). Once through security, we sat in line while our case worker stood in line...
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Unlike the day we waited for Erika's visa, today was very easy and uneventful. The runner showed up right on time and we are happily resting in our room and getting ready to head out for dinner. Tomorrow will be a busy/long day as we fly home and arrive...
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After 11 months of waiting and a total of 15 months of paperwork and "process" our family is complete again. We received a call this morning just before 8 indicating that we should expect to meet with the social worker and foster mom around...
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Here are a couple of pics of Matt walking - it's hard to get to get those "in-motion" ones sometimes, but these came out ok. ...
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Those who know me well know that I'm not a very sentimental kind of guy... but this last week has been a bit different... I've run into some old friends on FaceBook with whom it has been great to catch up (although I'm feeling very old about it...
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Sometime Friday morning we decided it would be a good idea to make a quick run down to GA to see the family and to do some work at my father-in-law’s company (needed some computer work). We had a great time, got a lot done, and the kids had a great time....
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Well, sorry for not getting a few posted earlier. Here are a few pictures from our vacation with Julie's family (Gran & Grandpa). Grandpa rented a cabin in Sevierville (near Pigeon Forge) on Douglas Lake, and the whole clan was there! ...
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