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A quick glance at our Easter Sunday . . .

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Elijah, Josiah, & Isaiah

I love adoption.  I love everything about it.  I love how in one moment in time, a group of unrelated people become a forever connected unit.  I love that God's love for the orphan is so amazing that...

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The Ballet Costume

This week Hannah brought home one of her ballet recital costumes . . . this caused a huge dilemma for me because I feel the uncontrollable need to photograph everything.   I can barely resist taking a...

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Eight Years Ago . . .

Eight years ago, on April 30, 2004, Scott and I appeared before a judge in Odessa, Ukraine and asked to become parents to an amazing little boy that we now call Alexander.Since that day a lot of...

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Hannah's 12th Birthday!

Hannah celebrated her birthday today.  Sigh.  I LOVED celebrating Hannah's birthday when she was a little girl.  I loved Angelina Ballerina themed birthday parties, princess themed birthday parties,...

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Good Night Moon . . .

Every photo blog that I read encouraged me to photograph the moon tonight so here it is.  I'm not thrilled with the result but I'm too tired to stay up and take any more photos. I'm going to bed.

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Ballet Recital 2012: Seasons

We survived one of my least favorite / most favorite weeks of the year!  Ballet Recital Week!  I dread it because I literally spend hours driving Hannah to and from extra practices.  I LOVE IT because...

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Happy Birthday Alex!

Alex's 10th birthday fell during a whirlwind weekend!  Grandma Pat flew in from Kansas, we traveled to Niagara Falls for the Canada Eh! Dinner Show, and we hosted a birthday party for Alex at the...

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Treasure Hunters

A few weeks ago, I suggested to the kids that for Father's Day we buy Scott an inexpensive metal detector.  He has supposedly wanted one since he was a child.  The boys were immediately supportive of...

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Eight Grade Graduation

I did it!  We did it!  Tyler did it!  He successfully completed elementary and middle school and will begin high school in the September.  I officially have a child in high school.  WOW!  I've been...

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The Great Canadian Road Trip: Montreal

We have officially begun our Great Canadian Road Trip!  I'm going to try to attempt to keep up a "photo blog scrapbook" during our journey so those of you who care can keep apprised of our travels.  To...

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The Great Canadian Road Trip: Quebec

I've been waiting to visit Quebec since we found out we were moving to Toronto.  Since the State Department never seems to indulge any of my fantasies of being posted to France, Quebec seemed like an...

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The Great Canadian Road Trip: Prince Edward Island Part 1

Have you ever read Anne of Green Gables?  Have you seen the movie?  If you haven't done either, you should do one or both immediately!  For both Hannah and I, visiting Green Gables House, walking...

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The Great Canadian Road Trip: Prince Edward Island Part 2

We spent the bulk of of our time at Prince Edward Island in Cavendish, a small resort area along the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  We stayed in a two bedroom cottage near the water.  We delighted in lazy days...

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The Great Canadian Road Trip: Prince Edward Island Part 3

Lobster is the crown jewel of the Prince Edward Island seafood industry. On an annual basis, Prince Edward Island accounts for almost 20% of Canadian lobster production.  So a trip to P.E.I. would not...

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First Day of School 2012

The kids are back at North Toronto Christian School.  Tyler will start high school, Hannah will begin Middle School, and Alex will be hanging out in the 4th Grade.

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A Walk Down Yonge Street

Two years ago, my friend Carin gave me the idea to walk down Toronto's iconic Yonge Street.  Yonge Street was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at 1,178...

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Halloween 2012

Hannah = Katniss Everdeen = Obsessed About The Hunger GamesAlex = Captain America = Grandma Gave Him the Costume for His Birthday and I Wasn't Buying a New OneTyler = Alien = Too Old to Trick-or-Treat...

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NOVEMBER was a month to REMEMBER!

Okay, yes, that is a totally lame title for a blog post but hey, it was a great month!  It was also a BUSY month which is why I have not updated this blog for ages.  Here are the highlights!Hannah's...

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12-12-12 and Other Important Things

I think the fact that today is 12-12-12 is pretty cool.  While driving home today, I realized that I would never again see a day in which the month, day and year were the same.  There won't be a...

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A Christmas Carol

Almost everyone now knows that Tyler, Alexander and Scott performed in a musical version of A Christmas Carol on December 7, 8, and 9.  I have not written about the play until now partly because I have...

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Christmas 2012

This was our last Christmas in Toronto and it was very bittersweet.  We just love so many things about this city.  Friends, our church, the school, our house . . . it is going to be really difficult to...

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Snowy Day Photos

I have wanted to take new individual photos of the kids for a long time.  As I dusted the fireplace mantle yesterday (yes, I occasionally do some minimal housework), I realized that the three photos I...

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Easter Weekend

Our last EASTER weekend in Canada . . . . it is bittersweet.  The warmer temperatures and melting snow are just reminder that Winter has ended and we have only a few months left in Toronto.  Although a...

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A Day in DC

Hannah, Alex and I decided to make the trek to D.C. today to take advantage of the cool temperatures and our last unscheduled day before school begins.We had no agenda.  The plan was to drop Scott off...

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