It feels so surreal to even type this but we are DAYS away from meeting our hopeful son. We are officially in waiting-for-baby mode! After a few minor scares that his mom could go into labor early, we made the decision to travel this past weekend, a couple weeks earlier than expected. We’re now settled […]
Common Misconceptions About Adopting
When we first started our adoption journey, we didn’t have any prior knowledge of the process. In fact, we hardly had any exposure to adoption besides what you see in movies or television or the random stories you hear about so-and-so’s adopted child. As we went about our adoption journey, we became more and more […]
Positive Adoption Language: Say This NOT That
We all know that words are extremely powerful. Adoption is a beautiful thing in many ways, but it also is a result of loss and grief. So using positive adoption language and being sensitive to all members of the adoption triad (adoptee, adoptive parents, and birth parents) is extremely important. We don’t share this post […]
Our Top 20 RV Camping Spots in Colorado (Free & Paid)
As a Colorado native and near-native, we get asked all the time for great camping recommendations in the state. We decided to do some research ourselves and have explored many amazing spots so we could compile this list! We’ve broken them up into three categories. You can click the categories below to be taken straight […]
Adoption Update 10/6/20 – We Believe We’ve Found Our Son!
If you’ve been following our adoption journey, you know that we recently had a “failed match“. In May we matched with a mother and were building a solid relationship with her. We went out to meet her after about a month of talking and getting to know each other. We even had the opportunity to […]
Adoption Update 8/6/20 – The Adventure Continues (the update we’d hoped we’d never have to give)
To be honest, we’ve been putting this update off because it’s not an easy one. So, we’ll keep this one short and sweet. You can watch the Facebook live video we did and/or read below. Failed Match The headline says it all…we are no longer considering ourselves matched. Almost exactly three months ago, we […]
Adoption Update 6/12/20 – We’re in LOVE (but this still easn’t easy!)
In our last adoption update, we shared that we matched with an expectant mother and were flying out to meet her and go to her next ultrasound appointment. Many of you have been anxious to hear how it went and we’ll start by assuring you that it went AMAZINGLY well. We ARE in love already…with […]