This & That

I figured I should include a few pictures in this post, since I've been blabbing like crazy lately & posting long posts without pictures. That's what happens when my husband is gone all day & night. There aren't as many fun things going on to take pictures of & nobody to filter my stories before I share them with the rest of the world. :)

Kylee is getting to the age where she likes to put things in places where they don't belong. We were missing one of her sippy cups for a few weeks & finally discovered it in the dogs' toy box...

 On Friday we had a visit with Kylee's birth mother, Breonna. We hadn't seen her in quite awhile, so it was good to spend some time with her. 

She brought Kylee a late birthday present...

 Then we took a trip to Tempe Marketplace & watched Kylee play in the water...

 On Saturday we went to the Moak's (our old next-door neighbors) to celebrate Branson's birthday and play games. If you are looking for a fun game, try THIS. We love it!!!

Savannah & Linc adore each other.. :)

 We met up with Kylee's birth father's family later that day and had a long visit with them. We've been developing a  friendship with them over the last few months. I've wanted to write a post for awhile now about open adoption...but I don't even know how I would explain the way we feel about it. The dynamic of these relationships can be both wonderful & stressful, on both sides. We all do our best to be aware of one another's feelings and to do what is best for Kylee. We really do appreciate all of Kylee's birth family's support and love for us. They are good people. 

And a cute story I wanted to include:

Today Kylee was pretending to call people on my cell phone & would talk to them for 3 or 4 minutes at a time. She definitely knew who she was talking to & what she was saying, even though I didn't. :) The best part was that she was laughing repeatedly throughout her conversations. Her tone & the timing of her laughs made me realize that she was copying the conversations that she has heard me have on the phone. I know other kids do this too, but it made her seem so grown up to me! It was incredibly cute.