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Living in the Washington DC area is awesome, there’s just so much to do.  So many things we can’t wait to share with our little ones.  Recently we decided that now the weather was getting warm, it was the perfect time to check out the Nation’s past-time: a baseball game! Here in DC, we’ve got … Continue reading »

A blog post by Tim If you ever aspire to be a serious outdoors person (or at least have the appearance of one), then you need to skip rocks. Stone skipping, if you don’t know, involves throwing a stone across some still body of water. The goal is to get as many bounces off the … Continue reading »

A quick little post to say “Happy Easter” and Happy Spring!  Although today was a wet and gray kind of day, the bright little daffodils nodding their heads in the breeze made it more cheery.  That, and the chocolate that the Easter bunny left. Tim and i can’t wait to celebrate Easter with our little … Continue reading »

Hi there!  Today I thought I’d share a little bit more about the fun we’ve had decorating the nursery. (Check out the first blog about decorating the nursery, if you haven’t read it already!) It’s been a work in progress as we’re slowly adding little touches here and there. I’m always on the look out for … Continue reading »

One of the benefits of living right on the river is all the wildlife that surrounds us.  We know that we’ll be spending many happy family outings down at the River Walk feeding the birds. It had been a rainy few days so when we got to the water it was quite muddy colored – … Continue reading »

While on this adoption journey Tim and I have had countless curious people ask us about every aspect of adoption!  From why are we adopting; to what do we hope for?; what do we fear?;  and how do we stay so optimistic and positive while on this rollercoaster of a journey?!   Today I thought I’d … Continue reading »

Happy New Year! Well the rushing around of the holidays is almost behind us and so we’ll take a moment to reflect upon some of the fun things we did for Christmas 2012. One of the best things about being close to DC is that there are TONS of things to do for the holidays … Continue reading »

Tim and I both love this time of year!  The Christmas lights sparkling in the night make the whole neighborhood look so jolly.  The doors all decorated with evergreen wreaths and big red bows.  We love picking the fresh Christmas tree and how the whole house smells like a forest!  Plus, the excitement of gathering … Continue reading »

Opening a book can transport you to another world.  It’s like having a billion frequent flier miles to take to you exotic lands and exciting adventures.  As the story unfurls, the best books share important lessons   about friendship, honesty, courage, love and triumph. Tim and I will make sure that we do all we can … Continue reading »

What would we say to you, if you’re considering making an adoption plan? First, anyone considering making a plan for adoption is extremely brave.  To make such an unselfish and absolutely loving decision is amazing.  We can’t even begin to imagine how difficult this must be, and know that what’s in front of you now … Continue reading »

In my first blog post about decorating the nursery, I mentioned how a rug inspired our decorations for the nursery.  Yup!  A trip to Kohl’s department store and I spied this super-cute alphabet rug.  I loved the bright colors and the animals (of course!) and thought, this could work for a little boy or a little … Continue reading »

Tim and i recently celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. OMG! Ten years?  Yup!  It just feels like yesterday that we strolled down that aisle arm in arm as newly weds.  And it was such a great day, surrounded by our dear friends and family. The perfect ceremony was decorated with tall french buckets filled with … Continue reading »

What is the most relaxing thing on the planet? Sinking your toes into the sand, feeling the warm sun and hearing the waves crash onto shore.  After many years of talking about getting a beach house, we finally did it.  And boy, oh boy, are we ever glad we did. We recently spent a wonderful, … Continue reading »

Building a Relationship with the Awesome Lady who will be our Birth-Mother*: The key would be for as much communication as possible.  Of course this starts with that first phone call from an expectant mother… it is thrilling for us, but we’re sure is pretty nerve-wracking for an expectant mother! Hopefully our profile has given … Continue reading »

How has your experience in the world of adoption mirrored or changed your expectation of adoption?* Well, we knew it would take time.  We’ve been really fortunate to have a lot of cheerleaders (family, friends, and total strangers!) who’re there to encourage us.  Because we’re pursuing independent adoption, we are doing all the outreach and … Continue reading »

Do you have any current family traditions that you celebrate as a family?  If so, how did these traditions begin?* Well there are lots of traditions that we both bring from our families but with just the two of us, we created some new ones:  For Christmas, we pick out the Christmas tree on December … Continue reading »

What was the first thing you really came to appreciate about your spouse and why was that quality/characteristic important to you?* Melissa about Tim:Wow, only one thing, that’s pretty hard because he’s such a good mix of characteristics – he’s kind, he’s affectionate, he’s strong and protective (he cooks! He adores animals!).  Sorry, I really … Continue reading »

Recently we were asked*:  How did you meet your spouse?  How long did you both date before you decided to get married?  How long have you been married?  Oh i love telling the story of how we met!  Yes this is similar to the Story of Us on the website, which was from the insert … Continue reading »

Hello and welcome to our site  which we hope will connect us with our guardian angels – the birthparents who will gift us with a precious little child that we will call our own, shower with love, travel the world with, introduce to our thrilled family and friends and snuggle with all the time! Thank … Continue reading »

Yipeee! Today we received our approved homestudy report, which means we can get rolling on newspaper advertising and other online advertising.  Friday’s Child Adoption Services, Inc conducted the homestudy – basically an evaluation of all aspects of your life/resources etc to ensure that one is a thoughtful person who would offer a child a great … Continue reading »

Hello everyone! We’re spreading the word that we’re looking to adopt a little one to everyone we meet  and we’re using flyers, and business cards and postcards to do it!  Adding photos to this site too to give birthmothers and birthgrandparents and birthfathers a good sense of who we are & how we’ll give their … Continue reading »