So, we have this newsletter at work that is a monthly thing. The person who does it is always so good about sharing the stories of the staff and the amazing things that we do at BMCI. The newsletter is typically a showing of the accomplishments and events at the hospital for that last month. We do a checkof the hospital goals, acknowledge anniversaries and awards won, etc.
Well this month the feature story just happens to be one about Patrick, Gabe, Alex and I and our adoption story. The article gets the adoption date wrong (we adopted on 11/21, not 11/11) but who really cares....the point of the story is that we were able to keep our sweet boys!! Anyways we are excited to have made the newsletter and be able to share our story - and front page too! :)
I am still working on how to post the newsletter to this blog - its a PDF, but I haven't figured out how to load it just yet. When I do, I will get it up for you to see!
The Pringle Jr's
Photo Credit: Jeanna Cater
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Video from the Adoption
Not sure how this is going to work, but thought I would try it out....
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/eed586fd495c63b9a8c2a39b9c2158bb/video/8253211
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/eed586fd495c63b9a8c2a39b9c2158bb/video/8253211
Monday, December 14, 2009
We're BACK!!!
Hey all!
We are back online without having to have approved users! Yay! I will be posting some pics and video of the adoption of Gabe and Alex on 11/21/09 very soon (well, more like when my family decides to give them to us since my camera died as soon as we got in the court room!).
But I will summarize by saying that the adoption went very well! We were the first on the docket in the Green court room on National Adoption Day. My Mom and friend Elizabeth and her foster child were there. Along with Patrick's mom and dad, sisters Katie and Megan and Megan's husband Fernie, nephew Knox (Katie's son) and Paw Paw. Amongst the rest of the crowd was the adoption prep worker, the boys' CASA worker (Who is a SAINT btw!), the boys' original caseworker, our FAD worker and her husband and son, our lawyer and her assistant, A dear friend from high school just happened to be our court liaison (she is also a family law lawyer!), the judge and his family! It's a good thing we had the entire courtroom to ourselves - we couldn't have fit another person in there with us! :)
We did all the legal stuff and our lawyer had the entire family come up and swear in. They were actually witnesses to our adoption and were called to testify - which is probably my favorite part aside from the adoption itself - our lawyer asked them if they supported us and would stand by us and agreed with our decision to adopt Gabe and Alex....no surprises there - they all said yes! :) Once the adoption was final, the judge let us go up in to his little area and take pictures with him and the entire crew! Then we were off to all the events and fun things they had planned. The boys got a goodie bag full of all kinds of things and they each got a necklace with their new names and birthdays engraved on them. They also each got a stuffed animal (the benefit of being first is that your very shrewd children can snag the biggest stuffed animals before anyone else!) and they also each got a book. Then we got our first official photo taken and we also got to eat some snacks - which is good since I didn't eat breakfast. The boys (and Elizabeth's foster child too!) got to pick a treat out of the treasure chest and then we were about as stimulated as we could handle. By 10:15 we were out the door on our way home. It was so cool to have everyone there and to get to go through the events with Elizabeth on the way home (she rode with us - it was like living it all over again!). :)
We got home and took naps (the boys did - Patrick and I had some cleaning to finish up!) and in a moment of vane panic - Patrick's mom and dad came over and helped to plant some flowers in our more than lacking flower beds! Talk about absolutely amazing! Then we got the slide show ready and the food out and opened our doors to friends and family to celebrate our adoption. Our house was packed for a solid 3 hours!!! It brings tears to my eyes every time I think about how many people love and support us - those that were there was thank you over and over again! And those that were there in spirit - we missed you immensely but we know you are there for us too! :)
By 6:30 we were pooped! The guests had all gone (I had to practically drag Patrick's mom out of the kitchen - she was cleaning up even after all she had already done for us that day!) and Gabe and Alex and Patrick and I sat down and watched the new Veggie Tales movie we had just gotten (thanks Higbees!). It was such a great time to just lay on the floor with a bunch of pillows and blankets and watch a movie. What a great way to end such a fantastic day!
So if I can figure it out, I will try to post the slide show -somehow - and when I get pictures and video, I will post those as well. Till then, try to picture it all in your head! :)
Much love again to you all for your love and support on this leg of the journey. We ask you to keep holding on (and praying too!) as we begin our new adventures. God Bless!
We are back online without having to have approved users! Yay! I will be posting some pics and video of the adoption of Gabe and Alex on 11/21/09 very soon (well, more like when my family decides to give them to us since my camera died as soon as we got in the court room!).
But I will summarize by saying that the adoption went very well! We were the first on the docket in the Green court room on National Adoption Day. My Mom and friend Elizabeth and her foster child were there. Along with Patrick's mom and dad, sisters Katie and Megan and Megan's husband Fernie, nephew Knox (Katie's son) and Paw Paw. Amongst the rest of the crowd was the adoption prep worker, the boys' CASA worker (Who is a SAINT btw!), the boys' original caseworker, our FAD worker and her husband and son, our lawyer and her assistant, A dear friend from high school just happened to be our court liaison (she is also a family law lawyer!), the judge and his family! It's a good thing we had the entire courtroom to ourselves - we couldn't have fit another person in there with us! :)
We did all the legal stuff and our lawyer had the entire family come up and swear in. They were actually witnesses to our adoption and were called to testify - which is probably my favorite part aside from the adoption itself - our lawyer asked them if they supported us and would stand by us and agreed with our decision to adopt Gabe and Alex....no surprises there - they all said yes! :) Once the adoption was final, the judge let us go up in to his little area and take pictures with him and the entire crew! Then we were off to all the events and fun things they had planned. The boys got a goodie bag full of all kinds of things and they each got a necklace with their new names and birthdays engraved on them. They also each got a stuffed animal (the benefit of being first is that your very shrewd children can snag the biggest stuffed animals before anyone else!) and they also each got a book. Then we got our first official photo taken and we also got to eat some snacks - which is good since I didn't eat breakfast. The boys (and Elizabeth's foster child too!) got to pick a treat out of the treasure chest and then we were about as stimulated as we could handle. By 10:15 we were out the door on our way home. It was so cool to have everyone there and to get to go through the events with Elizabeth on the way home (she rode with us - it was like living it all over again!). :)
We got home and took naps (the boys did - Patrick and I had some cleaning to finish up!) and in a moment of vane panic - Patrick's mom and dad came over and helped to plant some flowers in our more than lacking flower beds! Talk about absolutely amazing! Then we got the slide show ready and the food out and opened our doors to friends and family to celebrate our adoption. Our house was packed for a solid 3 hours!!! It brings tears to my eyes every time I think about how many people love and support us - those that were there was thank you over and over again! And those that were there in spirit - we missed you immensely but we know you are there for us too! :)
By 6:30 we were pooped! The guests had all gone (I had to practically drag Patrick's mom out of the kitchen - she was cleaning up even after all she had already done for us that day!) and Gabe and Alex and Patrick and I sat down and watched the new Veggie Tales movie we had just gotten (thanks Higbees!). It was such a great time to just lay on the floor with a bunch of pillows and blankets and watch a movie. What a great way to end such a fantastic day!
So if I can figure it out, I will try to post the slide show -somehow - and when I get pictures and video, I will post those as well. Till then, try to picture it all in your head! :)
Much love again to you all for your love and support on this leg of the journey. We ask you to keep holding on (and praying too!) as we begin our new adventures. God Bless!
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