Sick Papa?

Dustin is sick.  He went to bed early and after Ry and I finished eating he wanted to go tell Papa to get well soon.  I walk in there after him and see that he is crying.  I asked him what was wrong and got this answer..."I'm just so sad that Pop is sick.  I do not like him to be sick."

What. A. Sweetheart.

Sometimes, he leaves me speechless...in a good way.


Get well soon, Papa!

November 16th - Re-Adoption Day

November 16th, 2011 - Ryland's Re-Adoption Day

Top 4 Reasons to Re-Adopt
1. A Legal & Binding U.S. Birth Certificate
2. A Legal Name Change Can Be Completed
3. Not all U.S. States Will Recognize a Foreign Adoption Decree
4. Re-Adoption is Another Reason to Have a Party!


You know us, we love any reason to celebrate our family!  So we ventured out early this morning to Fort Worth for our hearing.  Our hearing was quick and painless.  There were 2 other families there at the same time doing their re-adoptions and it made for a cool experience.  My Dad and Dustin's parents were able to go to the hearing with us and it was nice to have them there with us.  We were able to video the experience and take some pictures.  Don't mind the quality...all we had were iPhones...(hint, hint Dust)

With the judge

The whole crew

The judge asked Ry to make it official with the gavel

A little nervous before we were called up.

The judge gave him a puppy!

Ry with Grandma

What a stud!

Our little mechanic

Ryland had a great time learning some mechanic basics.  These videos mean a lot to me.  It's so cool seeing Dustin do things like this with Ry.  Not every little boy has someone to teach him things like this.  So grateful for both of my guys!