3 years

I don't suppose that 3 years ago when we got "the call," that we were imagining that 3 years later, we'd be laughing hysterically at the dinner table because one little boy had gotten a piece of corn lodged in between his two bottom front teeth (and it was lodged GOOD!), and I'm laughing and he loves the corn so much that he's crying, "my corn! my corn!" "Owww, it hurts!" And I had to pull and pull and pull to get that stupid thing out of his teeth. And now, he smells like butter and corn and I can't stop kissing him because I remember what it was like 3 years ago when we got the call and we couldn't wait to hold him.

We are blessed in so many ways to have him in our lives. And not just because he's the cutest, funniest, most adorable little boy EVER. His presence is a constant reminder that we are blessed. His presence is a constant challenge to us to do better, be better, live better and serve better. We are works in progress no doubt, but as his parents, we find a purpose in our lives that did not exist prior to his arrival.

There are no words that can ever express how much we love this little boy. We wanted him for so long before he actually arrived and we marvel at the way that God was weaving our lives and his to come together.

Miss A. stopped by the adoption place and told our case worker that she had picked us on August 21, 2008. Today, we remember her and thank God for her and we pray that she is happy and loved. We also pray that she knows how much we all love her and thank God for her every single day.

Never in our wildest dreams could we have written a story so sweet and so special as ours has been the past 3 years. Every little detail, the first corn on the cob -- and the drama that it creates, the many moments of laughter and hugs and kisses....it's all such an incredible blessing that we do not feel worthy to have received, but we'll accept it all the same :)

Logan, you are more special to us every single day. You make our lives full and happy. We love you.