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In July of 2004, a few weeks after
our 10th anniversary, we finally had a baby
- Emily Grace. (We had no luck before,
and had been on an Adoption list with LDS
Family Services since 2001)
When Em was tiny, we took a picture of her in doll clothes (made by Jen's Grandma), lying in a doll cradle (that was Matt's mom's)... To show how big she's getting, we try to take pictures of her in/by the same cradle whenever we think of it....
(2 weeks old)
July 29, 2004
Meet Michael Ray
In mid-January, 2005, we were asked if we were interested in adopting
a little boy. We already knew a fair amount about Mike, since my sister
Lisa had been his Foster Mom for a while, and we are delighted at the prospect
of having him in our family! He is 2 months older than Emily, so they will
basically be twins... He is 8 months old in these two pictures, and a real
sweetheart!
(3 1/2 months)
Oct 27, 2004
On Monday, June 13th, we finally got to fly home
to Milwaukee with Michael...
(almost 7 months)
February 6, 2005
(napping at 30,000 feet...) "Hey - Neat toy, Sis!"
cross-country and met us at the airport when we got
home. On Wednesday, the kids "helped" make a
birthday cake for Grandma Higgins....
(8 months)
March 13, 2005
(too cool for words...) "Mmmmm...Cake!"
...now Em has a buddy to share with...
"Give Brother a Love!"
"Ok, I'm out of here..."
"Here, Mike, you try it!"
October 2, 2005 (Michael 17 months, Emily 15 months)
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2004: July-Aug Aug-Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005: Jan Feb Mar
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