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Category: children
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
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!
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
Lately, in Pictures
To catch up on what all has been going on the last couple of months, here is a journey through pictures. We spent the first weekend of March in Aiken visiting with Grandma and Pops. They did a great job of coming up with fun and different things to do during our visit, including a… Continue reading Lately, in Pictures
24/11/15
I've started this post any number of times, but let's see if I can finish it this time, shall we? If you're just interested in the birth part, skip down to the bottom. The morning of March 15, 2015, I woke up and knew I was pregnant with my third child. I was terrified. I… Continue reading 24/11/15
Team Grooms 