China: Days 9-10

Hey, friends! So, we’ve had a productive couple of days here in Guangzhou! Monday morning, we ate breakfast at the hotel and then headed downstairs to meet a tour guide who was going to take us to the Guangzhou Zoo. He was the sweetest man named Raymond, and he not only was a total gentleman,

China: Days 7-8

Happy Sunday, friends! Before I dive into my weekend recap, I wanted to answer a few questions I’ve gotten since I started posting about our adoption process… 1) How old is Brooks? He turned one on 9/16, the birthday he was assigned at the hospital, so he’s now roughly 14 months old. 2) What is

China: Days 3-6

Hey, friends! Happy Friday from China! We are wrapping up our time here in Hangzhou today and headed to the second destination in our trip – Guangzhou. Here’s what we’ve been up to! Tuesday morning, we had breakfast and then headed back to the Civil Affairs office to finalize the adoption in Brooks’s province and

China: Days 1-2

Well, heyyyyyyy, from Hangzhou, China! (What in the actual world, y’all?!!) I cannot believe we are over 7,000 miles away from home right now. This trip has been quite the adventure so far. Here’s what we’ve been up to since Friday… We left DFW Friday afternoon and flew 14 hours to Beijing. Neither Blake nor

World Adoption Day!

Happy World Adoption Day, friends!!! In case you didn’t know, November is Adoption Awareness Month, so many adoptive families or adoption advocates share their adoption stories on blogs and social media during this month in order to raise awareness for adoption and orphan care. There are MILLIONS of kids around the world waiting to become

October Recap/Photo Dump

Okay, better late than never…here is what we were up to in October! These beautiful friends hosted the CUTEST baby shower for our family! So grateful for them! We visited the Pumpkin Village at the Arboretum. This girl…she gives me laugh lines and gray hairs.  We received our first ever VIDEO of sweet Brooks at