Here's Ted doing his Superman impression:

Except, she got to the top for the second time and started to chicken out again. A whole crowd of people at the bottom were cheering her on, but she wouldn't budge until I yelled out, "If you jump, I'll buy you a marshmallow gun!"
Here's what happened next:

The next day we stopped by Scout Lake to float on some tree trunks.

Here's our niece eating an appetizer of Hawaiian shave-ice as we wait for our ribs to get served up. She's very special, as you can see.

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Adoption news: We got our notarized home study in the mail last week, all official and stamped. It's a pretty weird thing to see so many personal details of your life succinctly fit into twelve pages. A copy is off to Kate, so it's only a matter of time before she's done with our foreign dossier. Time keeps ticking away.
My sister-in-law in Klamath Falls gave us her baby sling that she used for their three kids, which I was really touched by. She made the comment that there's newer ones now with more updated prints, but I plan on using this one proudly. Who gives a rip about having a stylish print for a baby-sling? It means more to me that Margaret thought of us and went to the trouble to pull the sling out of storage to give to me. Margaret's a cool chick-a-dee, and I'll think of her every time I use the sling.
My sister-in-law in Klamath Falls gave us her baby sling that she used for their three kids, which I was really touched by. She made the comment that there's newer ones now with more updated prints, but I plan on using this one proudly. Who gives a rip about having a stylish print for a baby-sling? It means more to me that Margaret thought of us and went to the trouble to pull the sling out of storage to give to me. Margaret's a cool chick-a-dee, and I'll think of her every time I use the sling.
5 comments:
Yea! You are so close to being on that magnificent referral list! Woohoo! Amy
What a weekend! Love the jump photos...you would've had to bribe me with a lot more than a marshmallow gun to jump off of there!
wahoo!! about the homestudy. you are on your way!
Ted and Lori... We have been following your story for quite a while. We are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia, and we live in Troutdale, Or. I hope that we would be able to connect with you at some point, I am so excited to have found someone local. We are using Childrens Hope International and are in the Home Study process.
By the way I have never been to Crater Lake and would love to go..God's natural beauty is everywhere here , we are so blessed to live in the NW!
Hey Eric and Sheryl,
Glad to hear you've been following this journey, and yep, it'd be cool to connect. Send me an email: loretta_34@hotmail.com and we can get in touch that way.
i love the pictures from crater lake. my housemates and i have a trip planned when they return from mississippi.
:)
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