March... in like a lion... out like a busy, busy, busy bee!

My little sickie fell asleep watching a movie at the table

Keeping a sick boy happily busy when all of his friends are outside playing... making gummy insects in the zombie lab.

It's easy to get Hayden to go see the doctor these days. He always gets to see daddy and gets a special treat from his office. 

You're not taking a nap daddy... no way!

Reading with Nana is always fun.

Come on Spring... make an appearance!

Playing catch with daddy! This was the first time that Hayden has caught a lot of dad's pitches. He was very proud of himself that day!

I get to spend every Friday helping in Hayden's classroom. Friday is definitely my favorite day of the week!!

Fun pizza and game night with his buddy... the pizza is as big as him, ha ha!

Bridal Shower for my cousin Lauren. We are so excited for you Lar Lar!!

The Leprechaun came and made a mess with silly string and even used our bathroom... at least he left a treat for Hayden!

Birthday dinner for my Mama!! This time we got to spoil her by preparing the meal. 

I love my parents!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Nana's favorite present from Hayden. She adores this picture of him and has a special spot on her desk at school so she can look at it every single day. 

I love my mama and I am so grateful for all that she does for me and our entire family. I hope to be like her some day!!

Making a dog house with daddy

The dog house has been a very popular toy with friends these days!

I had to say goodbye to teaching for a while- so that I can just focus on being the best mommy to Hayden and our little man (coming very soon) that I can be. I'm going to miss these ladies and teaching the kids so, so much!

Rainy play, is the way!!

Hayden and daddy making breakfast for Sunday dinner because mommy was a little stressed out. I love my boys!

Papa and Hayden heading to the library for some special time. Hayden asked Papa if he could spend some "special time" with him. This day was very special in deed!!

Yummy cake for my birthday. Deep fried cheesecake is a first for me... so delicious, I'm sure I'll be back for more next year!! I was spoiled with time with my family, a massage, a shopping trip, many well wishes, great treats/gifts from friends and a fabulous night on the town with my man. It was a tremendous "birthday week" for sure!!

Nana took us to see Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang. It was Hayden's first real musical performance and he loved "when the car flew". I loved seeing my "Daddy Warbucks" on stage again. I haven't seen him perform since I was Annie. It was a special day for me to be with Hayden and share my love for the theater with him!!

My wish helper!!  It was a fabulous March for us. We are excited for a wonderful April with the most wonderful gift coming our way. We can't even wait!!

Easter needed it's own post, so I'll get working on that one.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Adrienne 

Spring

We are so ready for Spring around here. We got a taste of it for a couple of days, but it is time for the real thing now. We are excited for new beginnings coming to our family and what could be more perfect than getting a new beginning for our family this Spring? It's the season of everything new. We can not wait!

Practicing catch with daddy. We can't wait for it to get warmer so we can do this a whole lot more!! He was so proud of himself for catching so many throws... he's getting good.  I love this little man so, so much. He is so excited to be an older brother!!

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Adrienne

February fun...

Happy Birthday Aunt Amanda!

Traditional birthday photo with Kyle's side of the family. We are so glad you were born Amanda!

We built a sledding hill right on our back porch... so much fun!

Hayden put on these glasses and declared that it was time for him to start taking the garbage out himself. 

Playing video games with Nana

Trying to be like daddy in every way. :)

A very special Valentines day with my favorite boys!

Out on the town with my Valentine

Nana's amazing, annual Valentine's dinner.  Steak, crab... you name it! YUM!

 Saturday morning lego time

 Wrestle mania!

Sledding at Soldier Hollow for President's Day!

My cookie helper

 Happy birthday Uncle Corbin... thanks for letting Hayden snuggle, hee hee!

Creating rocket boosters for his scooter. Hayden is always coming up with some sort of concoction that includes many of my spices.

Got really sick... my sweet little boy. 

 Special trip to California with Grandma. Dominoes, swimming and yummy ice-cream.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Adrienne

I Have Been Changed For Good!

For Good is a song that means the world to me when I hear it. It is from the musical Wicked. It touches me deeply every time I hear it, because the lyrics speak about the amazing change that happens when special people come into your life and what a deep impact they can have on it.

My absolute favorite lyric from this song is when it says "you'll be with me, like a hand print on my heart and now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend... because I knew you, I have been changed for good".

Well, Kyle and I have been changed for good. We are so excited to announce that we will be adopting a sweet little baby boy soon!! We are beyond happy that Madison has chosen us to be his parents, and because of her, we will have our miracle in just a few short weeks!

Madison has made that hand print on our hearts, forever! We just got back from California this past weekend, where we got to spend the entire time with Madison and her amazing family. Kyle, Hayden and I enjoyed every single minute of it! We have had the opportunity to email, text and talk to Madison on the phone for a few months now. This was our second visit to see her and we have absolutely fallen in love with this strong, beautiful, amazing girl who has selflessly included us into her and her son's life- and by doing that, she has given every single one of us more... more love to share. We look forward to seeing Madison and our new little miracle very, very soon.  We are counting down the days!!

Often times, the song For Good is used as or considered a goodbye song.  But in our relationship with Madison, there will never be a goodbye- we are just barely at the beginning of our journey together.

We are so grateful for you Madison. You'll always be with us, "like a handprint on our heart".

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Kyle, Adrienne and Hayden

President's Day

We headed up to Soldier Hollow (in Midway) to spend our Presidents Day sledding.  We sure had a fabulous day in the snow!

Getting towed up to the top of the hill.

Waiting our turn to head down the fun, fast sledding hill!

Feeling a little cold!

One more run down the hill. It's amazing how fast all three of us went while we were connected to each other. Hayden loved it!!!

We had such a blast... especially Hayden!

He lasted all of 5 minutes before he fell asleep on the drive home!

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Kyle, Adrienne &Hayden