Tess and Mommy Weekend at Port Orleans Riverside

When Britt was four years old I took her on a little getaway for a one night stay at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort. That trip was SO magical for us both! (You can read…

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Tess’s Preschool Graduation

Tess’s Preschool Graduation I know I say this every single time one of our kids “graduate” from preschool but Zach and I are just not that into the whole big huge celebration for doing something…

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Finanlizatio​n ​Day Celebration 2019

Finalization Day Celebration 2019 Spear’s adoption was finalized on May 14th, 2018. I know many people have feelings and thoughts about celebrating “gotcha day” so I wrote a post about it (mostly so every year…

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Why We Don’t Consider Gotcha Day Offensive and How We Celebrate

We don’t consider Gotcha Day offensive, but we do celebrate our son’s Adoption Day in a specific way. Let’s talk about why. As a more recent member of the adoption community, I’m continually surprised by…

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Mother’s Day 2019

Mother’s Day 2019. Every year for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day we celebrate as as family the day before the holiday. We devote that entire day to celebrating the parent and do all sorts of…

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