Happy Adoption Day Emily and Dylan

The summer went speeding by, everybody is growing up too quickly. I cannot express how much this past year with Dylan, and the past 12 years with Emily have been nothing short of a zooming miracle. Emily's day was on Aug 20th, and as usual we spent it in Lake Placid. I remember when she was 6, I sang her Happy Adoption Day, on the lake by the light of the moon. The stars were bright. The night was wonderful. She was warm in my arms, my sweet darling daughter...

Fast forward 6 years...She walked off the dock in the light of the day, smiling ear to ear. Sun on her face so proud of herself for sailing around the lake on a Sunfish. She learned the skill at camp, and I was so proud of her. My buddy, my friend for life, my darling daughter is growing up. She hiked to the top of Algonquin with me, over 5100 feet, my reluctant hiking buddy (more on this in my next post).

Now we have Dylan, my third amazing kid. This year the little man has grown so. 21 pounds of constant movement. We can hardly get a picture of him, he is a blur. He is a happy dancing, smiling baby. He squeals with delight and loves to give hugs and kisses. Dylan loves animals (no surprise), and can make many animal sounds, his favorite is a sheep. I love it in the morning when I find him standing in his crib grinning at me. He aways has his fleece blanket in his little hand. He is a creature of habit just like his dad. The men in the house love routine, where as the girls thrive on chaos!

Happy adoption day to my 3 great August babies. Every year gets better and better. I pray we all stay close, healthy and love, love, love each other!