When we were en route to Africa, we had a nice little layover in Rome, Italy. Kyle and I were so excited to get to see the city, even if only for one day. I did a little bit of research and asked aro...
On May 26th my oldest turned 4. Seriously cannot believe I have a four year old. (And a 2 year old AND a 16 month old! :)But Caden has the sweetest heart. A true lover of all kinds of "proje...
Considering his 2nd birthday was in March, I figured it is well overdue to recap Baylors party.Baylor doesnt have any specific thing he is into right now. Honestly, he has been the child that doesnt ...
So we have a pretty big, bright living room/dining room combo with 2 large windows and these great french doors that lead out to our patio and backyard. The doors get a lot of afternoon sun and they ...
Our beautiful girlFirst official photo as our daughter! Miss Sassy pants and Daddy...Love how she has her lips in this one! Showing her my necklace with her name on it, her brothers, and AfricaLove h...
Thursday morning we woke up to a beautiful day! The sun was shining and it was breezy and cool. It had been raining since we had gotten to Addis, so this was so good to see. I remember waking up and ...
Our time flew by WAY too fast in Addis and I didnt get to post about the rest of our days there. I did send emails out to family and friends and typed some up on the computer so I would remember, jus...
I am going to try to be detailed so that I can remember all of this and for her one day. Skip over if you want, but I know our family and friends want to hear about ALL of it. :)We made it to Ethiopi...
1 week until we take the journey of a lifetime to go see our baby girl. Excited, anxious, and expectant all rolled into one. This is a really big deal for us, folks. REALLY, REALLY big. I almost get ...
I have a thing for cream and white. When we bought our little slice o cottage life last summer, I immediately envisioned white EVERYWHERE, so thats what we did. We whitewashed the floors, painted eve...
Its on, yall.Planes tickets and guest house booked.Packing list started. Plans for the boys being finalized.16 days...And we will be headed back.To say I am pumped to show this country to my husband ...
Calendar from lovevsdesign.comI have been waiting for this day, not knowing what to expect and how I/we would react, to finding out the day that a judge would legally proclaim that Hannah Cate is our...
Time for another update, folks.I just want to let everyone who has asked (in real life, Facebook, and email) how much I appreciate you checking in on our process. This is truly feeling just like a re...
Easter Sunday I was in my bathroom getting ready. Kyle had taken the boys in the van and was driving them around as he often does so Mama can paint her face and tease her hair in peace :) just one li...
I dont know about you but there is something about the time between when naps are over and daddy gets home that turns my 2 littles into wild, energy crazed Indians! Cooking dinner is stressful when t...
I actually do exist! :)Mamas never seem to be in many pictures, as they are usually the ones BEHIND the camera.But today I got 2 great pictures with my little darlings at their Easter egg hunt ...
We celebrated Baylor this past Saturday with cake, ice cream, and happy children running around in our backyard. There is nothing we love more than using our home as place where we can entertain and ...
My sweet second born turned 2 today!We celebrated in our typical, simple boy-world fashion...bike rides, ice cream, Chickfila, outside play, and to Target to let him pick out his gift...a helicopter....
Want to see how you can go on a mission trip that you choose for free?Missions+Free+Cool tshirts=AWESOMEHead on over to the My Crazy Adoption.Then click on over to the Childrens HopeChest store by cl...
I watched this 24 hours ago. I have thought about it a lot. Ive shared it on Facebook. Ive also read a lot of the articles people have posted criticizing the Invisible Children.Heres the deal...They ...
Just wanted to pop in and give a quick update both for blog friends/friends and family and for ourselves as a record of this whole journey...Let me backtrack to update the process from when I last po...
Freedom Letters from Brody Bearden on Vimeo.Excited to finally launch Freedom Letters!Check out the video and stop by our blog, www.thefreedomletters.blogspot .com
Just want to get the suspense going on what we will be launching on Monday!We received a draft of the promo video yesterday and talk about it nailing exactly what we had envisioned! The 4 of us might...
Sitting in Starbucks right now and I am asked by a young couple if I am bothered that they sit down beside me. Together. In the same chair. Her in his lap. Yikes. Kind of awkward. The same awkward th...
Because of Him, I spent the most beautiful January day yesterday shooting a video for a new womens ministry event that myself and a few girl friends are putting together in March. To say that God is ...
We have a very specific prayer request, folks!We recently (last week) submitted our homestudy to the USCIS, which will grant us permission to bring HC back into the US.We will be receiving an appoint...
Today is Hannah Cates first birthday.I rejoice over her coming into this world 1 year ago. So thankful God cared for her while in her biological mothers womb and providing a healthy delivery. God kne...
"Do you see that baby? Those mountains and trees. The sunshine and clouds? Do you see how beautiful it all is? Do you know who made all of that?""Mommy, God did. God created the heavens a...
Celebrating Bs 1st Birthday "You Are My Sunshine" styleCelebrating Cs 3rd birthday Mickey Mouse styleBeach tripFirst days of school for both boysGaining a sister-in-love :)Hanging out with Mi...
It was a good one...Christmas on the riverthe much anticipated and talked about yellow fire hat with a strappure excitement for the little guyriding in style...thanks granna and popoutside fun on the...
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