Here we go again!!! Yay!

Oh my how life has changed since I last posted on this blog! I'll get more into that, but wanted to share the most amazing recent development in our little family! Malea's birthmom is having a baby in March of 2014 and has asked us to parent the baby! I must say that this was NOT at all in our plans but we are so so so thankful that it was in God's plan for us! We truly love this little person with all of our heart already and can't wait to bring him/her home! We don't know gender quite yet, but we're having so much fun trying to guess! Please pray for each of us during this process and especially for this tiny one who is busy getting ready to join us. :) I wanted to start blogging again to keep everyone updated and to share with our Iowa family as things move forward! Blessings to each of you and thanks for checking in! Cheryl

Testing one two three

Did this work?

Here are some more pictures....

More Malea...

Just thought I'd put a few more pictures of her on here. It seems like she's changing EVERY day. Her cheeks are getting fuller and you can see her pretty eyes in these. :)

This pictures is after her first bath. lol

Love you all.. We hope we get to come home Soon soon soon!!!

Cheryl, Chris, and Malea.

SHE'S OURS!!!

Here are some more pics of our beautiful new daughter. We were able to bring her "home" (back to the hotel) this morning. Words can just not express what we feel right now. We are just totally in love with her and can't stop staring at her, touching her, talking to her.

We are so thankful and humbled by this amazing blessing.

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers through this journey.

Love you all...

Enjoy the new pictures!!!

MEET MALEA!!!

Here she is!!! I wanted to post some pics here but please do not share them on any other site yet or copy them to anywhere else. We'll give the go ahead when we are comfortable with sharing her with the rest of the world. Thanks!
Chris and Cheryl

Winter 2009!!!

I just downloaded all of the pictures off of our camera and wanted to share some on here.

Last night we drove around Saint Paul and took in parts of the winter carnival. (I mostly enjoyed it from the car!) But Chris was brave enough to trek through the parks to take some pictures for us. :)

These first one's are from Rice Park and the ice sculptures....

These next pictures are from the state fair grounds from the snow sculptures...They weren't done, but Chris took some fun ones....

Chris spent the day at the cabin with Vicky and Tigo... You can see how much snow there was on the roof!!! It's a good thing that they got there to clean it off!!!