Why Christmas will always be Extra Special to us...

It was last Christmas 2006

That we got a phone call waking us at 6:30 in the morning

Telling us to open the mysterious package that had been left on our doorstep.

Inside was a puzzle, as we put it together our hands started to shake and our eyes began to tear.

It announced that a birth mother had chosen us to raise a baby boy due in the spring.

Cooper was born May 1st , but it was on Christmas morning that we started to love him. So thanks to a loving birth mother, we have a second son and an extra special reason to love Christmas.

Breakfast Anyone?

I need your help! Our little family tradition is to have homemade coffee cake and hot cocoa on Christmas morning. Because of Corbin's new diet it's out and I can't think of anything yummy for Christmas morning that doesn't include a milk product or eggs. If anyone has an idea I would love to hear it. We need a new Christmas Breakfast and I don't have a single idea. Well, we could have oatmeal but where's the fun in that?

What a Man

What a great husband. He cleans, vacuums, does laundry, and helps with the kids. I'm sure he's not the only guy out there that does all of this, but I'm glad that I got one too. Now... his idea of helping with dinner may be take out, but sometimes that is just the kind of break I need. So here is to husbands that work all day (or night like Derek) and still have energy to be a great Dad.

Ta Dah!

He Sits!

Cooper is 7 months old and can finally sit on his own. He can't get there by himself but he can hold it there for a while before flopping to one side. Hooray for Cooper, one more baby step on the path to becoming a Kid!