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Here's a little bit of what we've been up to lately...

Train rides

 

Evenings at the park

 

And  days at the park

 

Exploring downtown

 

Climbing on tables when nobody is watching!

 

Playing "Dr. Ruby" which somehow ended in me wearing various hats.

 

"Here mom, put this on your head & you'll feel all better."



Gotcha Day

We started a new tradition in our family this year on St. Patrick's Day. We celebrated "Gotcha Day" which is basically a big celebration of the day that we were sealed to each of our kids in the temple. St. Patrick's Day seemed like the perfect day to do it because we were sealed to Ruby & Noah around this time & it's a day that always reminds us of how lucky we really are to have them. We had a nice dinner together, ate cake, opened presents, & visited the temple. We talked about their adoption stories & how special they are & looked back over pictures that made me cry. I loved watching Ruby smile as she looked at pictures of herself as a baby & recite so much of her adoption story. She kept saying, 'I love Gotcha Day, mom!" And I loved seeing Noah smiling & content, asking to be held every so often & then wiggling free so he could run around the temple grounds again. As Tyler & I sat & watched Ruby & Noah run around he said, "Can you believe how blessed we are to have those two? We couldn't have gotten better kids." And even now with all the time that has passed, I still can't believe it.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Growing Up

Yesterday I opened the car door to get the kids out of their car seats & Noah looked at me with this little smirk & said, "Hi Mom". He's starting to put multiple words together now & is always full or surprises, but something about the way he said it combined with his deep voice just made me realize how much he's grown up. That night as we played at the park & I pushed Ruby on the swing ,she looked back at me & said, "I love you Mom." And these two little things for some reason filled me with nostalgia & that familiar feeling of desperation to keep them little for as long as I possibly can. I want to permanently imprint on my mind & heart what it has felt like to be loved so well by these two. I have this habit of sneaking into their rooms once they've fallen asleep & checking to make sure they're breathing (paranoid!) & I can't help but stare at their perfect little faces & think how grateful I am for them. They grow up entirely too quickly but I never tire of watching the little people they're becoming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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