Hale Family Tales

One year ago today, we drove across a couple of states, our green machine loaded to the hilt with a mom and a dad, two kids, two little dogs, cleaning and sleeping apparatus for a couple of nights, and a variety of houseplants stuffed into the final crevices.  Not exactly like frontiersmen moving west in [...]

…it is hard to wait.

Just sayin’…

I didn’t know where the girls were a little while ago, and this is what I found:

Just a little sisterly snuggle on a Sunday morning.

We saw pictures of both of our new kiddos yesterday!  We received our first update on Julia with several beautiful photos and we had our final ultrasound.  Someone told me I was glowing – I’m pretty sure it was a combination of the events of the day, the Colorado sunshine, and the magic of Laura [...]

…They have it!

Here are a couple of beautiful girls enjoying the Denver sunshine:

Sitting outside on a sunny morning makes vocabulary and math a bit more tolerable don’t you think?  Her hair is still wet from her shower, thus the hat.

Bubbles – is there anything more fun?  At least she is old enough now not to [...]

We had dinner with some new friends the other night.  Our families crossed paths right here in Littleton, but the road leads all the way to a small, hill town in Ethiopia.  There is a beautiful lake and monkeys running free making a nuisance of themselves in their playfulness.

Both of our children were born there [...]

We are going, with some friends, to an Ethiopian restaurant here in Denver, Queen of Sheba, to enjoy some good food and experience some of the culture from Julia’s homeland.  I hope the girls enjoy the food and seeing what we will be experiencing while we are in Ethiopia.  Hannah is definitely having a snack [...]

Ellie has a magic wand this morning, she is very eager to grant you a wish, if you like.

I heard her grant Hannah a wish, “Abra Cadabra, Alla Kazam, turn you into a lion…or something…”

We’ve been approved by the Ethiopian court to adopt Julia Joy!

We are over the moon and are looking forward to traveling in about 6 weeks to bring her home.

I cannot wait to kiss her cheek.

I have so much to do today, but I can’t seem to focus on anything from up here on Cloud 9.

I was awakened early this morning by someone in the condo moving around.  Not sure who it was – Ellie has a little bit of a cough, Ryan is usually restless after 5:00 am, and the little guy inside is making use of his knees and elbows more and more in the last few days. [...]