Saturday, June 11, 2011

Adoption Finalized

Well, this week we finalized our adoption of Ashlie and Aubrey. They are officially in our family now forever. We love them dearly and we're glad they came to our family which filled up quickly..and faster than we thought. And yes..to all those who are wondering? YES, WE ARE DONE having kids! I find myself so incredibly busy all the time, it's hard to even get a breath in some days. Ashlie is 4 yrs old and is going to start preschool again this fall. Aubrey(my baby) is 2 and she'll have to wait another year to start preschool. They have adjusted well to us as their new family..and 2 weeks into staying with us, have called us mom and dad. We are still bonding as a family. The minute after we adopted them, we took them to Lagoon, for the first time. They loved going on the rides. Aubrey, (my tentative scaredy-cat) one had no fear on any ride! I have great video and picture's of them. They loved it and we absolutely wore them out (they slept in until 8am..which is rare!) I welcomed it of course! We are working on getting some pictures from their parents of when they were babies (since I have all the time in the world to scrapbook these days!) :)

1 comment:

Brooke said...

Never got to tell you how awesome all of this was! I think you are amazing Holly! I look at you all the time and think what an amazing example you are! You keep hope going for me! Families can be created in so many ways...and I love your cute kiddos! Thanks for your awesome example, and smile!

The Whole Family

The Whole Family
Jeff, Tiff, Tyler, Heather, Brooke, Jesse, Holly, Tyler,Dad, Mom Natalie and Dane

Kayla's cake

Kayla's cake

The kids..."against each other in laser tag"

The kids..."against each other in laser tag"

GIRL'S NIGHT OUT!

GIRL'S NIGHT OUT!
Great friends from Brighton Highschool!

Kayla our cute little Cheerleader!

Kayla our cute little Cheerleader!
GO TEAM GO!

LEAVES ARE FALLIN

LEAVES ARE FALLIN
Where's Chandler?

Pickin' pumpkins at the patch

Pickin'  pumpkins at the patch
Oct 2009

Our cute little nephew Jack

Our cute little nephew Jack
Brigette and Sam's 4th child and first boy!

Our cute little soccer player

Our cute little soccer player
He likes his new uniform because it looks like the Bronco's

our last vacation before school starts

our last vacation before school starts
St George, Utah

our trip to the Dinosaur Park

our trip to the Dinosaur Park
I'm not sure what Chandler is wanting to do to this animal?

..and this was one of the smaller animals we saw!

..and this was one of the smaller animals we saw!

mimicking something that is 65 million years old!

"A Trendy Trinket" for great jewelry go to www.atrendytrinket.com

Congrats to our cousin Skylar!

Congrats to our cousin Skylar!
Brandi and Skylar--Welcome to the family Brandi!

EEEK! A BAT!!! (Mom hates rodents!)

EEEK! A BAT!!! (Mom hates rodents!)
There's a wedding going on..but the boys are more interested in a bat that is nested in the corner

Kayla..in our condo in Park City, Utah

Kayla..in our condo in Park City, Utah
Um..where did the ball go Kayla?

True Friendship (Peter and Tyler)

True Friendship (Peter and Tyler)
They say they are friends 364 days of the year. The one day they are not is GAME DAY in November.

Natalie Baxter visiting our house!

Natalie Baxter visiting our house!
Sept 22,2009

Mom and Kayla

Mom and Kayla

How we got started. . . .

Mom and friends go to the park!

Mom and friends go to the park!
Spring FEVER is on!

Kayla accepting her plaque

Kayla accepting her plaque
She finished in the top 5 of the Social and Behavioral Science group of 50 kids

Sledding with the Utah Cousins

Sledding with the Utah Cousins
We had plenty of snow to have fun with!

Chandler's preschool program

Chandler's preschool program
"I'm a VIP" Jan. 2009

Braden and Chandler

Braden and Chandler
They had a lot of fun together while they were here!

The Ohio cousins came to visit

The Ohio cousins came to visit
(Chandler and Braden) - Bath time was an adventure!

Highlight of the evening was not the presents...

Highlight of the evening was not the presents...
The CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!

SMOOSHY GUSHY FACES!

SMOOSHY GUSHY FACES!
Instead of EATING the cake, the girls decided to WEAR the cake! How old are they again?

Sara and Skylar

Sara and Skylar
Enjoy "eating" the cake....not wearing it.

Monica and Michelle wait in line for the concert to begin

Monica and Michelle wait in line for the concert to begin

...At The (American Idol runner-up) David Archuletta Concert in Salt Lake

...At The  (American Idol runner-up) David Archuletta Concert in Salt Lake
Kayla and Michelle are in LOVE with him!!!

Kayla's "Taste Test" science project

Kayla's "Taste Test" science project
She won a plaque at the Regional competition! Congrats to her "and" mom!

Our Fam

Our Fam
Summer 2007

Disney on Ice show

Disney on Ice show
A Date with Grandma and Grandpa

Fall 2008

Fall 2008

Chandler, Preschool Picture 2007

Chandler, Preschool Picture 2007
2 girls in his class have kissed him already!

What a cutie (Kayla, Summer 2007)

What a cutie (Kayla, Summer 2007)

Our tree huggers. . .

Our tree huggers. . .

The only pet we can have...

The only pet we can have...
Oreo--our bunny