One morning, I thought it would be good for me to go out and take a walk and take some additional photos of the city of Addis Ababa. It turned out that I probably had more pictures of the city than I did of our child, but when we were together, we were watching him…

Either you can look at this as if the journey is finally over, or has just begun. For me, I am thankful that the adoption process is complete. I hate to speak for Sweet Sweet, but I have no doubt that she felt the same way. It was good to get the news that we…

Hey everyone.  I now have a new phone that let’s me post things from my phone. So its for real this time as we are on our way to pick up Fitsum from Ethiopia. We travel to DC today l, stay the night and then leave tomorrow morning on that thirteen hour plane ride to…

I wish I could really explain Ethiopia. The people are incredibly nice, they are very giving, and very polite. But Ethiopia is a completely different world. One that I wasn’t used to seeing. I was not used to seeing children sleeping in the medians of roads. I was not used to so many people being…

Since receiving our referral for Fitsum in March, many people have asked us about the process of adoption after being matched with a child.  This is a great article by World Magazine explaining the court and embassy process.  The article also explains why the Ethiopian adoption process has started to slow down.  Our adoption agency,…

The next few days after we arrived are somewhat of a blur. Part of my problem is writing when I should be writing. Writing to remember specific details after the end of the day seems to be my problem. Nevertheless, the thing that I remember most is seeing Fitsum. With that being said, the other…

To be completely honest, the trip somewhat snuck up on me.  It’s not that Sweet Sweet and I didn’t have plenty of time to be ready for the trip.  We had waited a year and six months for this moment, but to know that it was finally here was a bit surreal.  We were finally…

I’ve got a handful of updates, so at the very least, they are at least a few months behind, but I’m updating.  Don’t complain.  My Sweet Sweet and Ericha, Brandon’s better half, ran a 5k close to Love Field in the DFW.  It was a chilly, but really pretty day. Myself and Sweet Sweet. Eve…

It gives Sweet Sweet and I an incredible amount of pleasure to announce that we have received our referral.  In adoption terms, this means that we’ve received a name, an age, some medical documents and other documents.  At this time, we can’t reveal really any information, but last Thursday was a really big day for…

I think I’ve written, “better late than never,” a few times, but hopefully you can forgive myself and Sweet Sweet. First things first, a quick adoption update.  Referrals have moved quite slowly for the last few months, but as of today, we sit at #10 for boys, #13 for girls and #10 for twins.  Baby…