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Gabe had a full orientation day scheduled, so in the morning, we headed to his res to say goodbyes: He seemed pretty confident and happy, which made leaving much easier. We decided to stop at some temples on our way … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gabe
Monday was a run around errand day where we made some purchases for Gabe’s new life. Some people thought we needed a massage chair with foot spa to bring home: It’s amazing how much stuff you need to get set … Continue reading
It’s a bittersweet day. We are heading out to take this guy to start the adventure of his life: We leave today to head out to my brother and sister-in-law’s in Utah to spend New Year’s with their awesome family … Continue reading
There’s aways a bit of nervousness, excitement and anticipation around the first day of school. Everyone is excited to see friends, see who their teachers are, see who is in their classes (more importantly) and get back into the swing … Continue reading
Need to press pause in our travel stories, as it’s a big day today — Gabe turns 18!!! 18! Holy Cow! That’s crazy! I met Gabe when he was 9 – so that means I have known him for double … Continue reading
Gabe had prom the other night and I was able to capture a few pictures of him and his date before they went for the the full night celebrations: The box was a little tricky to open ^^^ … Continue reading
As Rob and I had some lunch today, I commented how it had been a big week. It’s funny how in an average week, little things can happen that can change the direction of our whole life. Or start us … Continue reading
We really wanted to make it out to visit my brother, sister-in-law (Jamie and Judy) and cousins this year. We just love their family and my kids are desperate to have cousin time. But logistically and financially it was really … Continue reading
Every year our church puts on a Youth Leadership Conference for our region. It has been a longstanding tradition for our region; young men and young women, aged 14-18 attend this conference for 3-4 days. By the time they are … Continue reading
Wow. 17. So much more grown up sounding, looking, feeling. As hard as it is watching them grow, it’s also quite amazing. You can start to see the “real” them come out. Who they are striving to become, who they … Continue reading