We are so excited to announce that we have adopted a sweet baby girl! She was born on Tuesday, May 26th, at 7:46 am, 7 lbs 3 oz, 18 inches long. She’s just beautiful and healthy and we couldn’t ask for more. We don’t have a name for her yet but we’re working on it. Our birth mom invited me to be in the delivery room with her during the c-section (which was awesome, by the way!), and we have been at the hospital with our birthmom ever since, that’s why it has taken so long to make an announcement. The next few months will be a tough time for our birthmom, so we would appreciate you keeping her in your prayers also, if you feel so inclined. Thank you, everybody, for all your prayers and support and patience!
(Above) Aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews all at McDonald’s for breakfast.
(Above) Scott helping with breakfast.
(Above) Usually the guys end up playing computer games all day.
(Above) Everybody else usually watches movies. Looks like everyone is pretty tired from Christmas!
(Above) Christmas Eve with Jen’s family.
(Above) Opening presents at home. Alaska & Kira each got a stuffed hedgehog that grunts when you squeeze it.
(Above) Here I am, dipping my toffee.
(Above) Our niece with some of the chocolates we did this night.
(Above) My brother and I getting plates together to take home.
(Above) Jen and Scott.
(Above) Everybody working on their houses.
(Above) My sister and nephew making funny faces. My nephew decorated his house himself.
(Above) The finished product: a gingerbread "village" with a house for each child in my family. (All of our nieces and nephews get to decorate and take one home, too.) Since I’m the oldest child, our house is on the left end. Scott decorated this one.
(Above) Alaska helping Scott put up the tree. 
(Above) Kira helping Scott put up the tree.
