Our final photo update before we travel next month. Isn't he so cute?? Those dimples and brown eyes are gifts from the Lord. Guess we'd better stock up on bubbles!!!
Author: ashleyfgrooms
A Quick Update
Here is the timeline/task list we have been working through for the last five weeks or so (not including visa stuff or documents for our agency...) Step 2 was complete on Wednesday (2/19) and now we are waiting on Article 5. The end is definitely in sight, though it's hard not to feel overwhelmed with… Continue reading A Quick Update
Whole30, take three
For the second January in a row, Thomas and I completed a round of "Whole30," which is generally defined as a 30-day reset for your body by eliminating certain food groups that might be having a negative impact. For 30 days, we did not consume the following: sugar, dairy, grains, alcohol, legumes, carrageenan, MSG,… Continue reading Whole30, take three
some adoption musings on a quiet February day
A common question I am asked these days is "how are the kids doing with the idea of Oliver coming home?" Since we've never done this before, we are obviously not experts, but we are trying to be intentional with how we prepare them. Here are a few things we have done: -We pray for… Continue reading some adoption musings on a quiet February day
A lemonade stand in January–only in Charleston!
A couple of weeks ago, we were talking to the kids about the amount of money left before we could get Oliver. We told them about our Fill the Plane fundraiser, and they decided that was okay, but that we would make more money with a lemonade stand. As per our other lemonade stand experiences,… Continue reading A lemonade stand in January–only in Charleston!
Adoption Update
Today, we received our Letter of Acceptance, or LOA (peeps in the adoption world loooove their acronyms)! This is a huge step in our process and a pretty firm benchmark that we are 2-2.5 months away from travelling. We are so excited!! And especially being on this side of New Year's Day...it feels so much… Continue reading Adoption Update
Favorite British Christmas adverts 2018
Sainsbury's was our favorite (or is favourite when you're discussing British things?) this year and a must-watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXBbsRU83Q (honorable mention to Asda, Tesco, and Curry's PC World) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0KfDYrxhhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydW5ztTidGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGa4KRaDKIY
Meet Oliver!
This is the post we have been dreaming about writing since we started the blog, or really, the news we have been waiting to have and to share since starting down this adoption road not quite two years ago. We have a son! It feels so fitting for this to happen in December. We found… Continue reading Meet Oliver!
“So, what’s happening with your adoption?”
This is a popular question for us these days and with very good reason! Things have been quiet...so we have been quiet. In August, following our trip to Kenya, we came off of the unofficial hold we had been on with our agency since January and officially entered the strange in-between period that is "waiting… Continue reading “So, what’s happening with your adoption?”
Journey to the Coast
In East Africa, people talk about "going to the coast," as if the whole of the Kenyan coastline is one destination. But Lamu, Mombasa, Watamu, and Malindi, to name a few, are all distinct places with their own beautiful beaches, histories and peoples. Getting there is not particularly easy--roads are treacherous; flights can be pricey--but… Continue reading Journey to the Coast
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