Happy Thanksgiving

Its so fitting that our first official holiday with Kad home and in our family is Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for, and our sweet Little Man is near the top of our list!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have a walker!

Its official....Kad is walking! I can't believe how much our Little Man is growing. Just four months ago, he could barely hold his head up and now he's taking steps!

Here's a short video of Kad's walking debut:




I'm sure it won't be long until we're chasing him around the house!

Twin Falls

I never thought I would trade my heels for hiking boots, but with hundreds of thousands of miles of incredible hiking tails in Washington, its becoming our new favorite hobby!

I can't believe how beautiful it is here, and Mike and I say at least once on our hikes, "We actually live here!" Twin Falls was no exception. It was an easy hike, but it was absolutely amazing!

I have a feeling there will be a lot more Washington state hiking in our future!

First Day

So, you know how your parents used to take obnoxious pictures of you on your first day of school? You know...where you're awkwardly posed in front of your door holding your backpack and lunch bag?

Yeah...I did that to Mike today:

Happy first day of work, honey!

...and you can totally be mad at me for this post later. I deserve it.

One Year Old!

I can't believe this day is actually here. Kad's first birthday! Through our adoption process, even before our referral, we kept praying, "Lord, if its your will, we would love to have our child home for their first birthday." And, here it is...a tangible, real, amazing, answered prayer.

With our entire family and all of our friends in Indiana, we had a small little "party" for him here at home...just the three of us. He still gets pretty overwhelmed with lots of people and lots of attention, so it was actually PERFECT! We had cupcakes, baloons, gifts shipped to him from his grandparents, and lots of smiles and giggles. I consider that a birthday success!

He was a little hesitant with the cupcake at first:

But it didn't take long before he went in face first:

Happy first birthday, Kad! We are so blessed to be your parents and to have the opportunity to celebrate this milestone with you home!

Football

Our first Sunday in Washington, and it wouldn't be complete without watching football! Of course...we're cheering for a new team:

(...but if you can keep a secret, we're still closet Colts fans!)

Happy Sunday everyone!

Hello Washington!

We've officially been Washington residents for four days, and we're slowly getting used to our new home. We expected lots of rain, but it has been beautiful every single day!

We've been told that its still summer here and the "great gray blanket" will appear over the area soon. For now we'll be enjoying views like this:

...and this:

Its been a lot of fun to explore our new area before Mike has to start work on Monday. I have a feeling Pike Market will be a favorite of mine!

Even Kad is amazed at this fresh seafood!

I know its going to take a while before Washington feels like "home", but we're off to a good start!