Brooke's 1st Camping Trip

Brooke's 1st Camping Trip!
On Top of Stone Mountain!

Andrew with Friends.

Andrew on the Sky Hike...Look No Hands!

Andrew in front of Stone Mountain.

Enjoying a 4-D movie!

Night life!

During spring break, we took Brooke on her 1st camping trip. We went to Stone Mountain GA with four other families. We were worried on how Brooke would react to being away from home for so long. She did great except for one day where she cried almost all day! She slept in the Pack and Play and enjoyed being outside. Brooke refuses to let anyone other than us hold her now, so we hope this will change.

Andrew had a great time playing with all his friends and enjoyed going to the park. His favorite was the SKY HIKE. He also walked down Stone Mountain 1.3 miles.

We had a ton of fun and will post lots of photos soon!

I HAVE MADE IT...... TO THE BIG 4-0!

I am happy to say I have made it to 40! It is great! I have a great husband and son, a new baby girl, a new job, good friends and a great life. (And we are still EMPLOYED!! )

I hope the next ten are as great as the last ten!!

This is when Byron and I were about 5! He was so cute. We did not meet until 9th grade!


Me! About Brooke's age. I was the third child so I only have a few photos (LOL)!

Home for 3 Months!

It is so hard to believe just 3 months ago today we met Brooke for the 1st time! I can still remember seeing her in person the 1st time!!! It feels as if she has been with us forever. I think how lucky we were to be able to bring her home so young. So many adopted babies wait and wait for families, paperwork, and court hearings. I feel blessed to have a photo of her for every month of her life (including a hospital photo with her Birth mom)! This will be so important to her when she is older. I feel so lucky to have found our Taiwan Program. I would still be waiting 2-3 more years if we were with China!!!

Referrals have been very slow with JOH, so I am praying for referrals this month!!! I want each and every JOH family to have the joy I feel today!

We are taking Brooke on her first camping trip next week for 5 (hopefully not long) days. Several of our camping friends are also going. She is in a stage of not letting anyone hold her, so I hope she will feel more comfortable around some of our camping friends. It will make camping easier. Andrew did not enjoy camping until he was about 5 years old!!!

Happy 21st Wedding Anniversary to US!!

Today we have been married an amazing 21 years!! (and they thought we were to young!) We were high school sweethearts! Here are a few of our Dating pictures from the 80's