The ABC's of Our Family

{A Work in Progress}

A - We are ADOPTION ADVOCATES!

B - We love T-Man's BIRTH MOTHER and family!

C - We love our CHILD and are excited to grow our family tree through adoption again!

D - We're a DOG family - we are currently taking care of Eric's mom's dog Gidget.

E - T-Man has the bluest EYES.

F - April 21st, 2007 - We are sealed as a "FOREVER FAMILY".

G - GRANDPARENTS are GREAT! -- "GRANDPA Glenn" takes me to the beach, GRANDMA Betty reads to me. GRANDMA Suzanne does puzzles with me. GRANDMA Cyndi and GRANDPA Tom make great toys for me with their own hands.

H - "Mommy, you make a HAPPY face?" T-Man makes sure we're all happy.

I - We live in ILLINOIS within driving distance of Chicago; FUN, FUN, FUN!

J - T-Man is a huge fan of "JUNGLING BALLS" or also known as "Kix" cereal.

K - K-I-S-S. This is currently his favorite word to spell at the moment. (As well as H-U-G and N-E-N-E-Y (??)

L - LITTLE EINSTEINS: T-Man's favorite TV show.

M - MAC & CHEESE - A staple food around our house!

N - NAP time. What is nap time?

O - We believe in as much OPENNESS in adoption as all involved are comfortable with.

P - THE LETTER P & winnie the POOH.  The first letter T-Man learned to write was "P" from a Winnie the Pooh ABC video;  "First, go down (straight line) and then around (the loop).  T-Man also got the nickname of "Opposites Boy" from a Winnie the Pooh video on opposites.  He loves to say the opposite, for example:  Daddy - "Calm down" T-Man:  "no, calm up!"

Q - QUATREFOIL - is a representation of a flower with four petals, or a leaf with four leaflets (such as a four-leaf clover). T-Man learned this shape from one of his puzzles at the age of 2!


R - At the age of 2.75, Tyler learned to locate RHODE ISLAND on map. He is now able to locate at least 25+ states.

S - Our favorite vacation spot is SUNDANCE, Utah. We went there for our honeymoon and will be going back for our 10th anniversary this year.

T - T-Man's name: Tyler. It was chosen as we were driving down for his birth! We had a different name chosen, but as we were driving, talking, being giddy with his impending birth, this name came to me. As a teacher for 12 years, there were many names that conjured up some interesting faces of previous students in my mind. Many potential names were excluded from this list for this reason :)

U - Daddy: "T-Man, you need to calm down." T-Man: "I need to calm-UP"

V - "V" - our favorite letter of the alphabet!! "V" is T-Man's birth mother and our hero!

W - We love to take walks in the WAGON around our street, bringing the dog with us.

X  - EXTRAORDINARILY blessed!  All we have to do is look around to see just how blessed we are; family, love, and a place to call home.

Y - We sool love our T-Man!  Because of this love that we have discovered, we are YEARNING for a second child to share our love with.

Z - ZOO favorite animal: The monkey. We first met our son's birth mother and family at The Rain Forest Cafe. When she chose us to raise her son, we gave her a stuffed animal of a monkey. T-Man also has one in his room -- it's their little connection together.