Welcome to our family website.

This blog, which began as a therapeutic outlet during the wait for our daughter's arrival, morphed into a place to share feelings, ask for support, and flip through a virtual 'brag book' of photos. NOW, as we embark on our second adoption trek, please join us as we plan, pray, and travel again to the other side of the world to be united with the next piece of our family puzzle.

Peace & Blessings...Beth & Ron (and Hope too)

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Dance Dance Dance

We debated this winter about taking Hope to dance class...we opted to just play at home. :)
3/8/09






Wednesday, March 18, 2009

More Museum

Since Ron posted a few photos, I thought I'd add a couple more...just a very quick crop...no editing and not very high quality...

We had a fun time visiting with "Clippard and EmmyBeth." :)


Children's Museum

Today we went on a fun family outing.























It had been about a year since we'd been to the Minnesota Children's Museum and heard that Clifford was there so we had to go.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Just 4 Fun

Here are a few more fun photos of our cute "Valentine."
This first one is from church that weekend. Hope is forcing her smile a bit, but I still think it's a pretty cute picture. :)

Grandpa took these next three one afternoon when we came to pick Hope up after work.



And this video just makes me smile. Hope has three main canines in her life. Ella is our 115 lb. Newfie/Lab mix who has a deep "woof." Stella belongs to Mark and Andria and is a less than 10 lb. Shi-Poo who pipes up with a piercing "bark-bark." George is the "bow-wow" Beagle who lives across town with Brian and Tami. Too funny. :)

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Fashion Show

2/21/09
I started pulling some things out of Hope's closet that she hasn't worn in a while. Also, it is time to start making some room for the next batch of hand-me-downs. I have bins to go through when I have some time. Although, it sounds like we're going to be cold here again this week so I guess there is really no rush. Anyway, you know clothes on the floor are fair game, right. :) Hope thought she should try each piece on and walk around the "loop" (kitchen, dining room, living room) modeling for us. I can't believe how quickly she outgrows things!

Photos from the "sweater/sweatshirt/coat" series...