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Happy 4th of July!

by stephanie | July 4th, 2009 | Posted in Abby, Ezra, Family Time, Holiday Fun, Noah | 4 Comments

Happy Independence Day!  We didn’t not celebrate the 4th in a traditional sense today.  The boys cannot stay up late enough for fireworks and all the people we normally would BBQ with are out of town (we weren’t ready to throw our own BBQ yet), but we still had a great day. Our 4th started [...]

Valentine's Day

by stephanie | February 4th, 2009 | Posted in Holiday Fun, Life, environment, social awareness | 1 Comment

Matt and I were recently discussing Valentine’s Day and I was saying I didn’t need a gift. In fact neither of us remembered if we exchanged gifts last year, so clearly it is a very sentimental day around here. Matt and I are more the types to just give gifts randomly at any time to [...]

Can you spot what doesn't belong?

by stephanie | December 20th, 2008 | Posted in Crazy Animals, Holiday Fun | 5 Comments

Here is a close up for you:

Friday Update – 12.19.08

by stephanie | December 19th, 2008 | Posted in Adoption, Holiday Fun, Life, Miscellaneous | 3 Comments

Adoption Update:  We made it through week 41, how many more?  There were 10 referrals this week, seven boys and three girls.  Congratulations to all the happy families!  Our agency is closed until January 5, so no more referrals until after the new year.  We did not know about this closure until this month, so [...]

What to buy

by stephanie | December 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Holiday Fun, environment, social awareness | 1 Comment

What do you buy for the person that has everything, is impossible to buy for, is an eco-dork, or the consummate philanthropist? How about buying them gifts that keep on giving? The World Wildlife Fund has tons of animals you can adopt and your recipient will receive a gift also. Some adorable examples are the [...]

Happy Buy Nothing Day

by stephanie | November 28th, 2008 | Posted in Holiday Fun, Life | No Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

by stephanie | November 27th, 2008 | Posted in Holiday Fun | No Comments

I am so thankful for everything in my life. I wake up everyday and am truly thankful for each and every day. Matt and I have an absolutely wonderful life and I wouldn’t change a thing, well except for Tom and Jerry to be here, but I am thankful for the process and all the [...]

friday update. matt edition

by matt | October 31st, 2008 | Posted in Funny Quotes, Holiday Fun, Miscellaneous | 3 Comments

“woah halloween is fun. candy is good!” was what we heard tonight from one cute kid while handing out candy.  This is the matt edition of the friday update. so it’s probably not as in depth as stephanie would be. Adoption same deal as the usual. no sibling referals this week. I think how it [...]

Christmas

by stephanie | October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Holiday Fun, social awareness | 5 Comments

Yes I know it is October and is a bit early to bring the subject up, but I saw this video today and wanted to share some thoughts. Matt and I want to raise Tom and Jerry to truly appreciate the meaning of the Christmas season. We don’t want them growing up thinking that it [...]

vacation & road trippin.

by matt | August 6th, 2008 | Posted in Family Time, Holiday Fun, Life, Miscellaneous | No Comments

I love road trips. For some reason 13+ hours in a car doesn’t really bother me, as long as Stephanie is with me. Sure sitting that long wears on me. But I LOVE the time we spend together, We enjoy loading up the ipod with great music of past and present, great fun reminiscing of [...]

Afternoon at the Ballpark

by stephanie | June 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Birthday, Family Time, Holiday Fun | No Comments

On Thursday my little brother and I took my dad to a baseball game to celebrate Father’s Day/his Birthday.  We had a lot of fun and thankfully not a lot of sun as the roof was closed and the a/c was on.  We also enjoyed way more calories than a human should consume.  Oh and it was [...]

Happy Mothers day

by matt | May 11th, 2008 | Posted in Holiday Fun | 1 Comment

Just wanted to say happy mothers day to our moms. Stephanie’s mom is up in pine. I assume steph will call her later today, and we are celebrating mothers day with them on wednesday night. I think bowling and dinner is the plan. I have no idea what my mom is doing, but I will [...]

Merry Christmas!

by stephanie | January 7th, 2008 | Posted in Adoption, Holiday Fun | 1 Comment

So some of you are thinking has Stephanie lost her mind? It is way past Christmas, plus she has already done a Merry Christmas post. No, I have not lost my mind. Today, January 7, is the day they celebrate Christmas in Ethiopia. I hope to celebrate it next year with Tom and Jerry and [...]

NHL Winter Classic 2008!

by matt | December 31st, 2007 | Posted in Holiday Fun | 3 Comments

I am super pumped about this. On New years day, the NHL is holding the first US outdoor, NHL regular season game in history. The game is between the Penguins and the Sabers, and should be a great game. The game will be held in front of 70,000 fans in the buffalo Bills Stadium (tickets [...]