Aedyn's Birthfamily Memorial Day Visit

Shane, Aedyn, Amber, Connor, Dee (Cingular commercial, bars?!)
Aedyn and his birth Uncle Michael
Dairy Queen, Yum! Visiting with paternal birthfamily (b-gma Bobbie, b-mom Amber, Aedyn, Shane, & b-uncle little Paul)
Aedyn at the park with birthaunts Samantha and Kayla
Aedyn playing the Dinosaur game with b-gma Kelli
Aedyn walking with B-gpa Larry and Daddy
Breakfast with maternal birthfamily
Birthfamily portrait (Micheal, Kelli, Connor, Amber, Larry, Aedyn)
Aedyn with his Birthmom, Amber!

Paternal Birthfamily photo (Dee,Bobbie,Paul,Aedyn, Kayla, Amber, lil' Paul, Shane and Shirley)
Tupperware fun!
Just a swingin'
Fun at the park!
First photo with Aedyn's paternal birthfamily!

So here we go, I tried to post about our weekend before but all my text was lost, :(.
On Friday, May 22 we drove 10 hours up to Reno, NV to visit with Aedyn's birthfamily. Believe or not, there was not one meltdown or fit thrown on the enitre way, (thanks to portable DVD player and Blue's Clues and plenty of snacks). we got to our hotel, which was great around 4:30 pm and settled in for the night.

The next day, Saturday the 23rd, we went swimming in the pool, which felt like warm bathwater, so nice. This was Connor's first time and I forgot the camera :(! But, nonetheless we had a great time. We headed back to the room to try to get Aedyn to take a nap, but he did not! We got ready and headed into Fernley, of course this is when both boys decided to sleep.
We picked up some KFC and headed to the intown park where Awdyn's aternal birthfamily and Amber were waiting. to give Aedyn some time to wake up we ate lunch first then let him play.
Everyone was sooo excited to see him. Birthgrandma Bobbie, Paul, birthuncle lil'Paul, birthaunt Samantha were there to play with Aedyn on the playground! He loved having everone giving him their undivided attention! He played on the swings, and slide and climbed around. We remained nearby but let them play to get as much time with him as possible. Every few minutes he would call out Momma or Dadda to check to make sure we were there. He had a great time! A little later, birthant Kayla and Shirley, Paul's mom, came by. They bought Aedyn a wonderful gift of the Alphabet caterpillar and Bubbles, his favorite! After getting tired and hot we headed over to
Dairy Queen for ice cream. I think lil' Paul shared his entire ice cream cone with Aedyn. We then said our goodbyes, took a few photos and headed back to the hotel! It was a fun visit!

The next morning we headed over to Fernley again to drop off our adoption DVD with Bobbie and family(we forgot them the day before). we said goodbye again, but not before we needed a jump for the car! (I left the GPS system on and it drained the battery, oops!) we then headed just outside of town to Kelli and Larry's house.

Once we got there, we enjoyed some yummy BBQ! I neve had Korean style cut ribs before, they were delicious! we just talked and laughed and visited. Birthuncle Michael took a real fancy to Connor and Aedyn loved playing with all the toys that Birthgrandma Kelli got for him. I think his favorite was the chalk and drawing outside. we then watched the DVD together and all laughed and cried together. Aedyn loved then playing outside with balls with Michael, he couldn't stop laughing. One of the funniest moments was Aedyn sitting in the dog's water. A great memory was looking at their family photo albums of when Amber was little. Aedyn felt so comfortable and had fun that day. The day began to wind down so we headed back to the hotel.

The next morning Amber, Kelli, and Larry joined us for breakfast. We laughed and talked. Aedyn ate an entire giant muffin, he must of been hungry. We headed to the parking structure to say goodbye (only after getting another jump so the car would start). It was a nice goodbye, loving and happy!

So, back to California we went without any hitches until about 30 minutes from home. But we curbed that by entertaining Connor(who was the fussy one at that point) with bodily noises. Oh, the things parents will do to soothe their children!

We must say we are so glad we had this birthfamily visit, and the only dissapointing part was that Hugh, Aedyn's birthfather, was not able to be there. But, Everything turned out great, better than we had hoped:)!

Connor's first veggie!

Connor is 6 months old today, WOW! Time flies. Anyhow, he is doing well, still working on rolling over from back to tummy and he doesn't seem interested in crawling yet. Lazy boy! But he does love to eat, thus his first veggie, Green Beans! He also loves to laugh, giggle, blow raspberries, gurgle and suck and chew on anything that gets near his mouth!

We Finally Finalized!

Hallelujah! It's final! It's over! The roller coaster adoption journey has come to a full and complete stop!

We finalized Aedyn's adoption at about 2 pm Friday, May 8,2009! He will forever be OUR son Aedyn James Moore!!!!

We can't believe we actually made it! The feeling of disbelief that it's over and the pure joy of being his FOREVER Parents is overwhelming.

A small group of family joined us to witness our Miracle; Grammy Bev, Granny Moore, Aunty Kathy, CuzAunt Nina, and CuzUncle Brian. It was so wonderful to have them there to share that moment with us.

It has been quite a journey that we couldn't have gone through without the support, love, and prayers of all our family and friends! Thank you from the depth of our souls!

Our Forever Family of Four can now live each day with peace of mind and joy and love in our hearts!

Connor giving a raspberry

Connor's clues

More Photos from April

The boys are growing so quickly. Aedyn is 19 months and Connor is almost 6 months old. We got Aedyn's haircut today for the Court finalization, he looks so handsome. Connor is getting so big, always smiling, and consistently sleeping through the night, but still only peach fuzz on top. Aedyn is always talking up a storm, most of the time we understand him, but sometimes he gets so excited and ahead of himself it sounds like babble. He always understands everything we say, even if he doesn't always listen. Connor is almost sitting up by himself without flopping over, and he can still roll over from front to back, but is learning to go from back to front. He loves to be sung to, like Aedyn, and he has a great sense of humor. Aedyn is coloring really proficiently, and asks to color all the time. He'll even color by himself while I feed Connor and Not eat the crayons! Oh and he left his handy work all over Connor's bedroom door.
The other day Aedyn crawled up on the couch with Connor, (not holding him, Connor was already on the sofa) and sat next to him holding his hand. It was a beautiful moment, so of course i took a picture.

Moore Family Photo

Shane's birthday weekend

So my hubby turned 37 on the 26th of April, which means I am getting old! haha! His birthday celebration actually started on April 16th when I surprised Shane with an early birthday gift and took him to see Ron White, while Nina and Brian watched the boys, (thanks again guys). He loved it and was absolutely surprised. We then celebrated on Friday the 24th by going to a movie while my Mom watched the boys that night. We saw The Soloist, and if you haven't seen it yet, go, it is a must! The celebration continued on Saturday the 25th with the Moore family with a picnic in the park. It was a be-a-u-tiful day in Simi, sunny and slightly windy. We had Baja Fresh which turned out to be a real winner and played croquet and frisbee. I think everyone had a great time. Then we headed back to our house for gifts and praline spice cake and coffee. YUM!

The next day we headed to Disneyland t meet up with Dad and Helen and Kat and Jon. it was a very busy day there, it must be all the promotions they have going on. So anyhow, we ate lunch, hung out around Bugsland, let Aedyn play in the water maze thing, headed over to Disneyland shopped a bit(but found nothing that appeased Shane), we watched and Shane participated in the flag ceremony they have at Main Street, then headed home.

I think it was great birthday weekend overall!

Easter Family Pics

Easter Weekend

So I know I am behind in blogging and keeping up with what is going on around here. So here it goes. On Easter weekend we celebrated my stepbrother Doug's birthday on Saturday. We went over to Mary Anne and Josh's place to meet up with everyone. Had a great time letting Aedyn play with his cousins, although the Jeep made me a bit nervous. Connor got showered with attention, especially from Catie!! We finally got to meet Daniel, and he is an absolute doll! After eating, being merry, Doug opening gifts, and eating cake, the kids opened Easter baskets(well Connor got a bunny) from Grandma and Grandpa Young. We did have a bit of a scare, we lost Aedyn in the house for about 2 minutes, we found him in Catie's room in the closet. He loves to play in Connor's closet, opening and shutting the doors.

The next day was Easter and it was a busy day. We woke up late, the boys let us sleep in until 8:30 am. we got up, ate breakfast, then got ready for the day. We put the boys in matching outfits. Mom, Kat, Jon and Heather came up and we all went to church for easter service, which is not a typical Easter service with the pastor Francis Chan. But through the boys being fussy, Aedyn missing his nap(not a smart move on our part), we got through the service and headed home. Nina and Brian joined us then for dinner. I already had a roast in the crockpot and fix scalloped potatoes, salad and asparagus. During dinner Aedyn and Connor opened their Easter baskets from Grammy Bev. We had brownies for dessert and then the Riverside crowd headed home, Nina and Brian hung out and we played some games. After Aedyn got up form his nap the boys opened Easter baskets from us and the Easter bunny, and we headed outside for some family photos and sidewalk chalk drawing. I wanted to be able to have Aedyn hunt for eggs , but it just didn't happen. Overall it was a great Easter!