Saturday, February 28, 2009

Another Zoo Excursion (no girls allowed)

He always has to make a visit to the tractors at the zoo.


I melted when I first saw this picture!


Navigating the "spider's web"


This picture is very him -- he loves hanging on stuff like this.


We couldn't find a babysitter but had an adoption academy to attend today, so I went to the academy and Shane decided to make the most of a boys day together since I'd be gone most of the day. He took Carter to one of his favorite places -- the zoo. Carter, as usual, mostly wanted to play rather than just see animals!

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Chihuly

(Do you love little old red hat ladies as much as I do??? See bottom right corner.)


Today Carter and I got to tag along with Aunt Claudia, her sister Kay, her sister-in-law Anne, and Anne's baby Mitch (Carter loved Mitch!) to see the Chihuly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens. Carter was a little bummed when we kept driving passed the zoo to get there, but he seemed to think the glass sculptures were cool. He kept telling us to be careful of the pokey glass. I really enjoyed getting out of the house and working on my farmer's tan! It was almost too warm!
We also had a nice lunch and then got to go visit Kay's house. Her backyard is full of fun kid stuff, including a play house, a sand box, and a mini ride-on train that actually works. Carter loved the train the best, and I was thrilled to get to pick and take home a bag of lemons!

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Rocket Launch


Shane and Carter are officially into rockets. They were at the park playing one day when some friends of our from church showed up at the park to launch their rocket and Carter was immediately hooked. While I was getting a massage today, Shane took Carter to visit our friend Ben (and his dog MacGyver) so they could all launch the rocket Shane and Carter bought and built together. They had been planning and looking forward to it for days and Carter was in heaven about it! He keeps telling me about it! Here's just one picture of one of the launches.

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

He Loves the Park!

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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Mr. Vacuumer


Carter's birth mom sent us some money to get Carter something that he either needed or wanted for Christmas. We knew right away we would get him something he has seen and really wanted. He loves to vacuum and Target had their life-like little Red Devil vacuums on sale! He was ecstatic. For the first few days after Christmas, it was on nearly all day every day.

I was vacuuming tonight and he had to run and get his to "help" me out! The best part? It actually works a little bit. I've already cleaned out the lint trap twice!

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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Coloring Valentines


For Family Home Evening last night, we let Carter scribble on valentines for his cousins and friends. He picked out the Tonka truck valentines himself. We would hand him one and say, "This one is for so-and-so." He would take it from us, saying, "Thaaaaank you!" while he scribbled on it and then he would hand it back and say, "Here go." It was as if he was doing a book signing or signing autographs for fans! He seriously did this over and over again, repeating the exact same thing for each one, only interjecting to repeat the person's name sometimes after we told him who it was for.

We are planning on visiting the birth parent group at our local agency the week of Valentine's Day to deliver cookies and valentines to them to let them know they are loved. In addition to scribbling each valentine tonight, Carter also colored and put stickers on about a dozen cards we made for the birth parents in group. He had a blast and they turned out super cute! I hope they love them!

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Bittersweet

I just found this picture and it's made me begin to cry. I didn't realize Shane had taken a picture of the drawing he made on Carter's Magna Doodle a month ago (can you tell I'm holding a little baby bundle in the drawing?). One month ago today, we were so excited -- no, ECSTATIC -- for our coming addition. We felt so good about it all and even told each other we felt like it was all too good to be true. Now it seems we were right. I've been pretty good at being strong for the last couple of weeks, but tonight I'm just gonna let myself cry a little.

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How You Can Help Us

Dear Family and Friends (and family & friends of family & friends),

A miracle happened for us in 2006 when Carter joined our family through adoption. The love and support you gave us at that time was deeply felt and appreciated. We have been so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends who have continued to be mindful of us and prayerful in our behalf. We have been certified, waiting, and hoping for another miracle for about a year and a half now, since October 2007. After a recent failed adoption situation, we are renewing our efforts to "find" our child. We are again asking for your prayers and assistance. Since our chances of adopting increase with exposure, we want to remind you that these days, most successful adoptions fall under the category of designated adoption. Designated adoption is when the birth parents and adoptive parents find each other through a third party. That is where you come in!

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

* E-mail this message to everyone in your address book who might be willing to help us.
* Copy and paste this note into a post on your blog or online community profile (Blogger, Typepad, Facebook, Myspace, etc.).
* Link our Internet profiles on your blog accounts.
- http://www.meganandshane.com
- http://www.providentliving.org/ses/birthmother/viewsingleprofile/0,12272,2133-1-8973-1-1,00.html
- https://beta.itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/12733830/ourMessage.jsf
- http://www.parentprofiles.com/profiles/db22669.html
* Bookmark our online profile(s) for future reference.
* Have our pass-along cards with you at all times (feel free to ask for some if you don't have them).
* If you know of a woman who is thinking about placing her baby for adoption, or doesn't quite know what to do, please give her one of our pass-along cards or our web address. You could also post our cards on bulletin boards wherever you think a potential birth mother or someone she knows might see them (such as those in dorms or on college campuses) or share our information with health care providers, ecclesiastical leaders, or other friends and contacts.

Adoption in itself is a miracle. We have grown to love adoption and it has become a big part of our lives. We are always willing to talk about our adoption and give you more information, feel free to ask anytime. You or any potential birth parents may call our toll-free number (1-888-279-9920), e-mail us (shaneandmegan@gmail.com),

or call our LDS Family Services adoption caseworker Calli Tidwell (480-968-2995). Thank you in advance for all your help as well as your love and support.

Blessings,
Shane, Megan, & Carter
www.meganandshane.com
shaneandmegan@gmail.com

"We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side." -Jaime Lee Curtis, Adoptive Mother

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