ONE YEAR AGO...EMBASSY DAY!

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I can't believe that it's been one year since Danilo's Embassy appointment!
Time has went by so quickly and Danilo has grown up so fast.
I remember anxiously and impatiently waiting for each and every step of the adoption process to be complete.
Time ticked by so slowly with so much uncertainty.
I can remember not wanting to paint and prepare his room until I was certain all cases would be grandfathered in under the old adoption laws.
I couldn't even get excited until I was in Guatemala waiting in the hotel lobby for Danilo. Once I saw Danilo I could finally breathe.
I made this video for Danilo in celebration of his homecoming...so many people tell me he is a lucky little boy, but I feel I'm the lucky one to have him for my son!

Spring Break week...

The temp's are finally on the rise and we are enjoying every minute of our 70 degree weather!
Devin went to San Antonio this week with Grandma and Grandpa and is having a wonderful time going to Sea World, The Alamo, Rainforest Cafe' and loads of other fun things. I'm sure this is a great break for him especially since he has went through as many changes as we all have over the last year.
Danilo is at spring break camp this week. He is going on field trips and is having a blast with old and new friends. I have come to realize that Danilo is just one of those kids who needs to be kept busy all the time even during school breaks.
Maysa has been enjoying time playing outside and going to the park...oh yeah and buying and trying on her new spring clothes. I have posted some pictures at least what I could get...Maysa is so stubborn when it comes to having her photo taken!

Understanding...

Although it’s hurtful and frustrating to say but I have several(almost all)extended family members who have never seen or acknowledged Danilo and Maysa's arrival into our family. I try not to get bitter, but it has been really hard especially since Danilo will be celebrating his one year homecoming the end of March. I can't figure out why people are the way they are and expect you to bend over backwards for the birth arrival of their children but they can't do the same? I came across this poem on someones blog---although I still don't understand why their is no acknowledgement I can feel better in reading that it's their 100% loss that they choose to be the way they are.


YOUR CHILDREN ARE YOUR CHILDREN-
BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTED, OR BY MARRIAGE...THEY ARE YOUR CHILDREN!
REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, COUNTRY, OR SPECIAL NEEDS...THEY ARE YOUR CHILDREN!
IF OTHERS DO NOT ACCEPT THEM, THEN THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED YOU.
IT BECOMES THEIR LOSS AND THEIR ISSUE, NOT YOURS