Natty's Special Day.....

A year home…..

You know, I was thinking the other day-

Natty came home a year ago,

& Ruthie joined our family 2 years ago.

Ana seemed a part of our family as soon as we found out we were expecting her,

in September of 2000.

(Yes, Dave was one of those dads who started talking to her LONG before she was born-& even reading to her! He read all of “Watership Down” to me at nights so she would be born knowing his voice-& you know I think she did!!)

There were two ways our kids joined our family-

Ana was born with our name…..

& the babies were chosen by God to have our last name.

Both routes tied heartstrings together.

& now, they are all just “our kids,” you know?

Each special in their own ways,

& all unique, yes,

but they are all also the same,

because they all share the same people who love them.

& that’s what makes a family-love & commitment.

Here's a picture & a video from Natty’s first “Gocha Day” celebration-

February 23!

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He was such a crab!!!

It was almost funny!

We were celebrating his homecoming

& he just screamed at us until I picked him up

& fed him his "Frijoles Negros!"