We hung out at the pool for a while today and then its started to rain so we headed inside. Right now we’re meeting the many new couples that are coming for the week. More updates later. But click on this picture to the left, or one of the ones at the top right, to view some more shots from today.
Archive for August, 2007
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August 5, 2007
Adoption Trip #9 – Pictures…
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August 4, 2007
Adoption Trip #8 – Dear Mason #3
Dear Mason, Hey there buddy. I figured I would put a little picture of you in this note. Its always helpful to see what you looked like when you were a kid. So here you are. This is actually one of the rare images we have of you not sleeping! Like I wrote yesterday in the last note to you, you’ve been a little sick. We think that’s why you have been sleeping so much. We went to the pool for most of the day today and not surprisingly you slept most of the time. You did wake up for a bit and you and mommy played in the pool for a bit. You really seemed to like it a lot and we can’t wait...Read More →
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August 4, 2007
Quicknews
My wife and I just got back from Guatemala to finalize our adoption. I blogged the whole trip. Read all the posts here.
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August 4, 2007
Adoption Trip #7 – Photo..
So, our camera (being a little old) is going on the fritz. Oh, its taking pictures. It’s just not letting us get the pictures off the camera. So, while we have some fun pictures to share with you… we can’t. While I do some troubleshooting, you’ll have to settle for a pic from the camera built into my mac. … Ok, we’re off to breakfast and then headed to the pool to relax for the day. I know, I know, we’ve got it really, really rough.
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August 3, 2007
Adoption Trip #6 – Dear Mason #2
Dear Mason, Right now you are sleeping in a crib next to our bed. This is quite strange. In fact, this whole day has been quite strange. I know you feel the same way. I can’t imagine how confused you must feel. The woman who has been caring for you for the past nine months, for all you knew she was your mom, brought you this big hotel and you met us. You were all smiles at first. In fact, you wouldn’t stop staring at me (don’t worry, i didn’t mind!). But, as the time wore on it was almost like you knew something was up. You probably couldn’t help but wonder what we were doing in this small room and who these two strange...Read More →
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August 3, 2007
Adoption Trip #5: A Quick Update.
So, a quick update. We met Mason this morning around 9:50 am (mountain time) and we’re spending the day sitting around the pool. He’s been sleeping in the stroller for about an hour now and I just came up to get a good book (Embracing Grace by Scot McKnight – seems fitting). More later, but this morning was acutaully one of the hardest things we have ever done before. Amazing. Wonderful…and hard. No time to blog though…
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August 2, 2007
Adoption Trip #4: Dear Mason…
Dear Mason, We haven’t met you yet. We’ve just seen pictures. I’ll be honest, you’re amazingly cute! I think I am safe assuming that you’ll be even more beautiful when we meet you. (I promise, I won’t call you beautiful when you are 13. But, I’m going to now because you are allowed to call babies beautiful). Tonight, on August 2, 2007, I am sitting in the Westin Casino Real Hotel in Guatemala City and I am fairly overwhelmed when this whole idea. In one sense, your mom and I have no clue what we are doing. We have no clue what to expect. It’s all pretty much like a dream. When we started this process in January of 2006, this moment seemed so far...Read More →
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August 2, 2007
Adoption Trip #3: Hello Guatemala
So, I am sitting in lobby of perhaps the most beautiful hotel I have ever seen. This place is absolutely gorgeous. I love the architecture and the bed, well the bed is unbelievable! Oh, Apparently the president of Spain stays here when he visits. However, the guy in the shuttle said that George Bush is too good for this place. He stays somewhere else. Whatever. Aynways, the flights when as smooth as it possibly could have and we landed in Guatemala City at about 8:10pm. (We’re in the central time zone we’re two hours apart from the east coast. I guess that puts us in the mountian time zone). Customs was easy and we got our bags quickly and were helped by a kind Guatemalan...Read More →
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August 2, 2007
Adoption Trip #2: The Philadelphia Airport Friday’s Stinks (Literally)
We’re sitting on the nice comfortable rocking chairs in the A Terminal of the Philadelphia International Airport. Our flight was delayed an hour so we had lunch at the Friday’s here in the terminal (which, by the way, had the slowest service ever – aren’t airport restaurant’s supposed to have quick and speedy service? Oh, and it smelled like someone had thrown up in there too) Anyways, since our flight was delayed we have only an hour to get through customs in Miami. We’ll see how that works out. If Miami has free WiFi or T-Mobile Wifi, and we have time, we’ll update from there…
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August 2, 2007
Adoption Trip #1: And We’re Off!
The trip has begun. Melanie and I will be on the road in 15 minutes (10:00 am Eastern Time). Hopefully we’ll find some internet access along the way or when we get there and update you on things…
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August 1, 2007
Hey
Welcome to my new blog layout. Its totally original and built from scratch. Pure, unadulturated, hand-coded xhtml/css. You can read more about it here…
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August 1, 2007
Guatemala Adoption Schedule
So, in less than 48 hours we are going to be holding our new son. (In case you are new around here, my wife and I are adopting a son from Guatemala). We started this process in January, 2006. So, as I am sure you can imagine we’re just a tad excited. Truth be told though, I have barely been able to process the idea in my brain let alone my heart. I am not too sure what kinds of emotions will come over me for the next few days. But, I am sure it will hit me either once we get on the plane or when we’re meeting the foster mom on Friday. So, here is the approximate schedule for us this week while...Read More →
