We've told you about many miracles and blessings as we've shared Ruby's story with you all. A big part of her story that hasn't been shared the way it should is about the people we met along the way. Of course we have all the love and respect in the world for both Ruby's birth mother, "M" and for M's friend that found our profile and contacted us to see if we were interested in adopting a baby that was being born in Michigan. Words can't express the gratitude and reverence we have for these young women.
There were others who made our journey possible. Our hearts will always have a special spot for the families that allowed us to stay with them, eat with them, talk with them, do our laundry in their washers, etc. We had a home away from home in Michigan for two weeks. The kindness of those families saved us thousands of dollars and the headache of being alone and confused during a very crazy time!
Meet Preston and Marilyn (shown here with baby Ruby at the Ford Museum).
Preston and Marilyn were wonderful hosts and we had a lot of fun with them!
We were able to visit both Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn.
Preston works at Greenfield Village and saved us even more money by getting us entrance to both places. Both visits were welcome distractions from the wait to return home with Ruby. Here are some pictures from our visit to the Ford Museum. Greenfield Village pics to come.
There were others who made our journey possible. Our hearts will always have a special spot for the families that allowed us to stay with them, eat with them, talk with them, do our laundry in their washers, etc. We had a home away from home in Michigan for two weeks. The kindness of those families saved us thousands of dollars and the headache of being alone and confused during a very crazy time!
Meet Preston and Marilyn (shown here with baby Ruby at the Ford Museum).
Preston and Marilyn were wonderful hosts and we had a lot of fun with them!We were able to visit both Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn.
Preston works at Greenfield Village and saved us even more money by getting us entrance to both places. Both visits were welcome distractions from the wait to return home with Ruby. Here are some pictures from our visit to the Ford Museum. Greenfield Village pics to come.
The first thing you see upon entering the museum -- very impressive!
I really liked the way they deconstructed and layered this old Model T for display.
Of course Shane wanted a picture of this sweet ride.
We took this picture for Carter. Since he's an avid fan of the Disney movie Cars, we thought he'd appreciate seeing his dad standing next to a "Frank"!
The original Wienermobile!
I really liked the way they deconstructed and layered this old Model T for display.
Of course Shane wanted a picture of this sweet ride.
We took this picture for Carter. Since he's an avid fan of the Disney movie Cars, we thought he'd appreciate seeing his dad standing next to a "Frank"!
The original Wienermobile!
Shane as a hot dog!
They have the actual bus Rosa Parks rode in.
And I got to sit in her seat.
We saw a lot of other very cool stuff at the museum (like the actual chair President Lincoln was assassinated in!) and would highly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity to visit the lovely state of Michigan! The trees and green everywhere are beautiful and the people there are extremely gracious and friendly, too!
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