Happy Birthday Estifanos! 29 Nov 2009 | 07:19 am

Happy 7th Birthday to my oldest son.  The last four years have sped by. It seems like just yesterday that I met my baby boy in Ethiopia who clung to me, as he started his new life in America.    He al...

Elmo Birthday and Easter Baskets 4 May 2009 | 09:23 am

Ten new things I have experienced with Kayeso in the last month 10. His favorite color is orange, or he just loves saying orange I don’t know. 9. He loves to describe whether we are inside or outsid...

“I can’t do that.” 22 Mar 2009 | 09:57 am

This is Kayeso’s new favorite phrase of the week. It usually refers to cleaning up a mess he has made. We are sorry for any delays in updates on our crazy life. It has been a hectic couple of months. ...

Here are some new photos of Kayeso 14 Jan 2009 | 01:50 pm

By popular demand:

The Communication Gap 9 Jan 2009 | 05:48 pm

People often ask Brian and I how it is communicating with an older child in the first few weeks home. I have realized that although at times it is challenging it is also not a major obstacle. You can ...

10 New Things I have Gotten to Experience with Kayeso This Week 2 Jan 2009 | 04:36 pm

10. His excitement on riding on a flying mechana “an airplane.” It looks like a flying car. 9. Turning on and off Light switches 100 times a day. 8. Wearing our shoes to bed. Can’t take off those El...

We Are Home 29 Dec 2008 | 11:29 am

We got home last night with our beautiful new son Kayeso. It has been an amazing journey to Ethiopia. We got to spend a week learning about him and his culture. We were able to travel south to Arbegon...

Ethiopia Here We Come 14 Dec 2008 | 07:24 am

I feel like we are running a marathon.  We are leaving in 5 days to go get Kayeso.  We both go through the range of emotions on a daily basis.  We are excited, then anxious, constantly stressed, scare...

Pictures! 4 Dec 2008 | 04:43 pm

Kayeso Is Coming Home 3 Dec 2008 | 03:55 pm

We are proud to announce that we made it through court, and Kayeso is coming home.  We are traveling to Ethiopis on 12/18 to get our new son.  The wait is finally over.  WOO HOO!!  Although  Santa wil...