Monday, June 20, 2011

Father's Day

Greetings -
Well Father's Day was WAY WAYWAY different from mother's day!  Last week Wednesday we loaded the car and started the trek to Oklahoma to see Kenneth's family!  Most had not met Tariku and all had yet to meet Teddy!  Since it was my weekend without weddings we thought it would be a great time to visit the fam!  So off we went!  We stayed overnight in Arkansas and finished the trip on Thursday late afternoon!  It was great to see the family finally meet both the boys!!!  We spent the next 3 days sightseeing, visiting and thank god playing in the new pool! ( average temp has been over 100!!) - but I will say that Father's Day was the best!  To see Kenneth and his boys playing in the pool with Grandpa and Uncle Jason reminded me just how far these 2 boys had traveled!  They were being loved on unconditionally by their daddy and for just a moment the whole world stopped as I thanked their birth fathers for bringing them into this world.  I prayed that Tariku's Africa Daddy (as he calls him) was looking down from heaven happy with the life his son was living.  I prayed for the heart of Teddy's birth father who left long before Teddy was born - I prayed that one day he would have that unconditional love and bond for a child.  And I thanked God for the man I married that he loves these two little boys with all his heart!  To all the fathers out there we hope you had an amazing father's day and that your children are inspired by the unconditional love you show them everyday!




Wishing you a Magical Day~
Courtney

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

10 Months Home!

WOW O WOW!  Where did the time go!!!  I am sitting at my parents in Wisconsin and just realized that this month Tariku James will have been home for 10 months!  Hard to remember life before him!  While the boys are visiting my parents this week I am having the great opportunity to catch up on photos and such from the past 10 months! Sorting, sorting and organizing!  It is amazing to see the difference in him from Gotcha Day to today!  He is such a self confident young boy!  He loves his life, his room and his brother!  He is working on his love for me but I can tell you it is coming along!  His PAPA is his world and if Papa lived closer I think he would live there!  He truly loves his Daddy and helps him with anything and everything!  Tariku may you always know how blessed we are to call you our son!  Daddy and I could not have asked for a better 1st son!
                                                           So from Gotcha Day to
                                                                       Today!

Wishing you a Magical Day~
Courtney