A Day On the Farm

Yesterday we went to Wheeler Farm. Cohen used to go there regularly with my dad, but it's been a while since he's been. We invited one of his best friends from our neighborhood to come along and they had a great time chasing chickens, climbing the tree house, riding the hay ride, and their favorite, "driving" the tractors--they seriously could have done that ALL day. 

While I was driving out of the parking lot, Cohen said, "Go farm, again!" Understood, Buddy! We'll go back very soon.

He's In!

Living where we do has been an eye-opener in regards to the process people must navigate in order to move to the U.S. (and even just visit sometimes) from other countries.  Our good friend Victor FINALLY officially became a U.S. citizen today!!!  It was a long road from Nigeria, about 20 years long to be exact.  We are so happy for him and hope his wife, who lives in Canada, can join him very, very soon.

It's a Small World

Yesterday I received a call from a woman my sister grew up with.  Last year she and I ran into each other at an adoption class (the kind you have to take to become eligible to adopt), and since then we’ve kept in touch.  She has a SUPERCUTE little boy, and she and her husband are hoping to add to their family via adoption. 

She called me because of something work related, but we ended up talking about our adoption efforts for quite a while.  We’ve been able to celebrate the little triumphs (like getting our banners to post correctly on our agency’s old website) and commiserate in the frustrations (such as THE WAIT!) that come with adoption. 

I hadn’t seen her info/profile on our agency’s new website, so I was hoping this meant good news for her family.  Unfortunately, that’s not the case.  Her house was burglarized and they got cleaned out.  She’s bummed that their TV was stolen, and that most of her favorite clothes are now gone.  But she’s most upset that her computer (a.k.a. photo album) is gone.  How do you post an adoption profile without any photos? 

BUMMER!

She has some ideas for scrounging up photos of hers living in cyber space.  I hope she finds what she needs.  And I hope her family gets a new member soon!  So if you are looking for a family for your child and Sam and I don’t seem like a good fit, check out Steve, Suzanne and Wyatt.  They have a blog you can check out, too.  I highly recommend them! 

Jackson Hole & Yellowstone

Our friends Jason & Tara asked us to run away to Jackson Hole with them last weekend. Of course we said YES! Their two little boys Roman & Hayden came, too--traveling is always much more of an adventure when kids come along. We spent a day at Yellowstone and the rest of the time in Jackson. We had a great time relaxing, eating, sight-seeing and laughing. What a gorgeous place! Thanks J & T!

Good Old Faithful


Loved the door! The rest of the building was pretty cool, too. Check out Roman's dinosaur-skin coat!

Hello Earthlings! We all felt a little like we were on another planet.


Brrrrrrrrrr

Check out the BLUE water. We wanted to jump in sooooo bad.

We took this photo from the car. Buffalo were EVERYWHERE.

This was NOT taken from the car. These three were part of a heard of about 50 that blocked our way back to the car--it felt like they were corralling us in for, well, who knows what, but it was a little scary and VERY cool to be so close! So much better than the zoo!!!

B-E-A-UTIFUL