The Carmody Adoption Journey

. . . I was on a plane bound for Ethiopia . . . on my way to find our son and bring him home. . . . more on this later.

The rumour was confirmed and an official announcement was made . . . our adoption agency had filed for bankruptcy. The adoption community w...

we heard a rumour that we hoped and prayed wasn't true . . .

Congratulations Holland! What a game! A dedicated fan:

I finally got some updated pictures of the kids. As we were leaving the house for church on Sunday morning, the idea popped in my head to qu...

Go Netherlands Go! (since Canada, China and Ethiopia don't have a team)

Nothing better on a rainy day than snuggling under the covers with the family to watch a movie.

My older brother, Bryan, used to have a lot of heavy metal t-shirts in his closet that my parents DESPISED! He was forbidden to wear them an...

I'm so glad I caught this moment on camera (even though the pictures aren't the greatest quality). I love the concentration and just...

We officially became a family of six. A judge on the other side of the world deemed us worthy to be the parents of "Baheran". Denv...

. . . I LOVE pictures of my kids sleeping. Denver sleeps with this little bear now and asks for him right away when he wakes up. It's ...

Way back in March, during March Break (yes, I'm a little behind on blogging), we had the privilege of having some special guests at our ...

Last year Mike got a pasta maker for Christmas but didn't get around to using it until yesterday. First it took a while to find the righ...

So yesterday our little guy sprained his ankle. Yep, that's right, Denver sprained his ankle. Just before lunch, he tripped and was cryi...

So Denver is at that stage where he's going from two naps a day down to just one. Some days he just needs one and other days he still ne...