Gotcha Day Quote

To Matt and I from Ben:

"It wouldn't be my gotcha day without you guys".

Got to love it!

Happy Gotcha Day!

Today is Ben's Gotcha Day! In the world of adoption, Gotcha Day refers to the day that WE all became a family, the day we came together and "got" Ben.

Its a very special day for us - very similar to a birthday for most traditional families. As with a birthday - we like to give Ben a gift on his Gotcha Day. This year it was a digital camera of his very own!

Here are some pics! I'm actually quite impressed - he is really enjoying it!






Ben, the Photographer

Ben has recently found obsession with our digital camera. Here are a few of the pics that he took this weekend!







What's that book say?!?





What are they reading?!?! It's a book called "Cool Baby Names"! That's right folks, we are at it again...No, Stacey is NOT pregnant. We have officially started the adoption for #2. As with Ben, we are about 18 months +/-1-2 months away from having the babe in our arms but the clock is ticking. Last night Ben wanted to "look" at baby names. He likes that name Ben. We explained to him that may be slightly confusing ;-)
We are excited for this Journey. Oh - and yes, we are adopting from South Korea again.
More to follow!

Lite Brite!


People often ask what our favorite toys were growing up! Well, among many things - I loved a Lite Brite! I loved making beautiful pictures with all the colors of the rainbow.

When I asked Matt whether or not he had a Lite Brite his response was - "Yeah, sure - but by the time it made it to me and Chris I'm pretty sure all of the pieces were missing!".

Well, Friday Ben and I hit the VNA Rummage sale. Guess what we found? We bought a Lite Brite - $3! Can't beat it!