Our Family Blog

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends and family for whom we love dearly. We spent the day in the Poconos at the lake house which was fabulous. The kids were amazing, had their moments but were amazing and so adorable. We had a great thanksgiving dinner and I even got to play tennis today against my father in law, brother and law and my husband. It was great. I am so thankful this year for everything in my life. I am so grateful for my husband and our ability to communicate, good, bad or indifferent so we can continue to have the beautiful relationship that we have. I love you Steve. I am so thankful for my two little gifts from God, Josh and Maya. The sweetest things in my life and bring me back down to reality every time that I need it, put a smile on my face every time I dont have one, and fill my heart up with love and joy every single day of my life. When we went around the dinner table tonight and all said what we were thankful for, I said the obvious things, but then I said I was grateful for having choice. Choice is such a strong thing to have. We all have a choice. A choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing, to be nice or to be mean, etc etc. I often have to remind myself that I have a choice in every area of my life, all of the time. Which by the way is soooo empowering. I have a lot of faith today, faith that no matter what, everything will always be ok, not matter what my perspective may be. Anyway, I love my family, I love my life and love to you all on this very special day!

I know this blog is about Josh and Maya, BUT, I have to do it.  Steve’s brother Jeff and our awesome sister in-law Rachel have been so blessed.  After much adversity, they got a call early this week that they had been picked by a birthmom in Texas.  They thought she was going to be induced next Monday, but it turns out she was induced the next day!  They flew out their the next morning and met their beautiful baby girl who they have named Charlotte Rose.  It is so unbelievably wonderful to be on the other side of this experience.  Now I know exactly what everyone felt when we were blessed with Josh.  The only word that I can think of to describe it is -magic.  Complete and total magic.  Birthmom is signing surrenders tonight and then they wait for interstate compact to go through.  We can NOT wait to meet our new beautiful niece, Charlotte, Josh and Maya cant wait to meet their new cousin, Charlotte.  They both say her name perfectly!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We love you Charlotte and come home soon!