Turkey Feather Hunt

In a matter of 5 days we’ve introduced all sorts of firsts and my little Ethio-American’s have been soaking it up.
The first annual Turkey Feather Hunt was great fun. We’ve successfully indoctrinated them into family traditions that some might label cheesy but we will presently call “cool”:

And just when they thought the fun was over, [...]

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I Love You More

I haven’t been feeling very thankful. If it wasn’t for preparations for the first annual “Hagerty Turkey Feather Hunt” that we’ll inaugurate, I’m fairly certain I’d be drowning my sorrows in gravy tomorrow.
Although I haven’t spent a Thanksgiving with my dad in years, something about his absence feels more pronounced this week. And I’ve just [...]

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My Electronic “Creative Memory”

I struggle with a constant stream of guilt around this one topic: documenting the cute things my children say and do.
I have empty baby books sitting on my desk and already more files than I can count full of pictures waiting to be uploaded to the site from which I order prints. And I’ve gained [...]

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Homecoming

I realized just before we left yesterday that the children may have been thinking that Katya was coming home with us last night. Woops!
Guess it’s good that they are prepared for our family to grow in an instant …
Here are a few pics of the beautiful homecoming for our friends:
Katya and mommy after [...]

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Encounter

This afternoon as I was listening to the CD we put the children to bed listening to through the baby monitor, my mind was brought back to our first days with them in Ethiopia.
Some of the sweetest moments of that week — that was a bit more chaotic than I’d like to remember — were [...]

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Smitten

The children had their first experience at a wedding this weekend. They were awe struck with the bride (Martha was beautiful!) and tore up the dance floor afterward. In their short lifespan, it could possibly have been their most favorite night yet.
While we were in Tennessee for the wedding, a dear friend took these photos [...]

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When Can We Do It Again?

I’ve been holding it together for just about 4 months now. All that comes with raising two toddlers has taken precedence over absorbing what’s happened in our home. It’s had to. Survival-mode, as I’ve called it.
Overnight we’ve gone from long sits in the sauna, long soaks in the bath, long runs, long evenings to just [...]

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Eden’s Ethiopia

I keep hearing about families who have adopted older children whose children are now beginning to tell them about their home life and experiences in Ethiopia. I figured Eden, being 4, might have some recollection of her life even just 6 months ago. Now that she’s grasping more of the language, I thought it appropriate [...]

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