Fall Fun!

Let's see... what have we been up to the last month (and a half! Yes, I know this post is late.) Tim, Natalie and I went to Busch Gardens in late October to visit with some other families who have adopted children from Colombia. Many of the families who were there were our "inspiration families". We followed their blogs while we waited. Reading their stories and seeing pictures of their sweet children helped during what sometimes felt like a never ending wait. So, it was absolutely wonderful to meet these families in person! Here are some pictures from our trip to Tampa.



We tried to get all the children together for a picture. Ha! Not so easy when you are working with a bunch of children under three. They were much too busy playing with all the great toys to bother posing for a picture. They are a really great group of kids and Natalie was fascinated with watching all the "big kids".


We also got a chance to meet Raul from our adoption agency while we were in Tampa. Raul is the person who called to tell us that we had a baby girl. He's better than Santa Claus!


Halloween brought lots of fun. Natalie was dressed up as a lobster. She was the cutest little lobster ever! She wasn't real thrilled with wearing the hat but she went along with it and had a good time.




Natalie's favorite thing to do these days is to go see the "Horsheys". Our neighbor behind us has horses and Natalie loves to watch them. Here is a picture of her headed down the hill calling to the "Horsheys".
Since Thanksgiving is this week, I have been thinking of all the things I have to be thankful for. I have so many blessing I could never name them all here. But, of course, this year the top of our list is the opportunity to be the parents of sweet Natalie. And along with that blessing comes the blessing of our wonderful family and friends who supported us during our journey to bring her home. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!