We're almost done

We had our next to last post placement interview today. We have one more on December 6th then we are off to San Antonio, TX to finalize Rogan's adoption on December 19th. After that, it's official he's stuck with us forever!

It's a long process and we're happy that it is almost finished. Brice's finalization took one year, we are fortunate that we are able to finalize Rogan's in 5 months. Rogan's birthmother signed paperwork that is allowing us to finalize early. We're traveling to Texas this time because the court system is much friendlier and faster. What a wonderful Christmas present!

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Rogan is 4 months old

Rogan is 4 months old now. He went to the doctor today and he weighed 14 lbs 14.5 oz and he is 25 inches long. He is in the 50th and 55th percentiles. Rogan is smiling all the time and has started to laugh out loud. He loves to watch his big brother and smiles and laughs at everything Brice does. It is fun to watch Brice entertain him and Rogan react to it. Brice is my big helper and I sure appreciate it.

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We're in Business!

Brian's store finally opened today. He, his partner, and their store manager have been working late nights the last couple of weeks to get the doors open. Today is their first day of business and I hope they do well. It has been a long road with licensing, build out and other unexpected delays. I know that Brian feels like a ton of bricks has been lifted from his shoulders. He's realized his dream of owning a business, now let's hope there are a lot of wine lovers and alcohol consumers living nearby who will become regular customers!

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For Fun

I was on the computer today saving photos and cleaning up files. I came across these two photos and thought it was a fun comparison. Brian and I have been hanging out together for a long time. Enjoy, Brian and I got a good laugh at our own expense.

Now 2008

Then Prom 1995

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HalloZooWeen

We took the kids to the zoo last night. Brice had so much fun. He had it all figured out this year. He understood he received candy at each station. The weather was perfect, so we didn't have to bundle up. They had a bounce house, hay maze, bean bag toss and of course lots of candy. Brice was mad before we left because he didn't understand why he couldn't take all his Hot Wheels. He had his trick or treat bag full of them, I tried to tell him he needed to leave room for candy, but he wasn't having it. He got over the Hot Wheels and was very excited when we got to the zoo.

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Pumpkin Carving

Brian and Brice carved their pumpkin last Saturday. It turned out great. They carved Davey Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean this year. Brian really looks forward to carving a pumpkin each year and I think he gets more excited about it than Brice. Brice wasn't much help cleaning out the inside of the pumpkin, be he was a big help making sure his dad did it correctly.

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The Park

I got the bright idea last weekend that we should go to the park and take some photos. The trees are pretty right now and the grass is still green so I thought we could get some nice pictures of us with the kids. What was I thinking? You cannot photograph Brice. The child will not sit still for a picture and he refuses to look up at the camera. He did have fun though, he chased squirrels up every tree in the park and the weather was great.

I was able to get a few good pictures when we got home. The last one is definitely my favorite.

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