Introducing...

Our sweet little girl, Kinsie Danielle. Isn't she the most beautiful little girl you've ever seen. We both think she's absolutely perfect. We went to LDS Hospital for the placement yesterday morning around 10:30. After signing papers and getting some nursing instructions we went in and saw Danielle and her parents. There are no words to describe that situation, so I won't even try. All I can say is that Chad and I absolutely love Dannie with all our hearts and feel so blessed to have been given such an amazing gift from her. She will always be apart of our lives and we've already tried to tell Kinsie how much Dannie loves her.
Kinsie is our little miracle and we love her so much. Neither one of us can stop looking at her. She's a great little girl and woke up only once during the night last night. She never cries and has tons of hair. She's been awake for most of the morning and has finally settled down for an afternoon nap. I could go on and on about her, but I'll let the pictures do the talking.

She's here

Kinsie was born this afternoon at 1:38. She's 7lbs. 1 oz. and is 20 inches long and from what I've heard she has lots of light brown hair. She's going to be staying in the hospital with just her birthmom for the first 48 hours then well go down for the placement before she is discharged from the hospital. It's been quite an exciting day. We're excited that everything went well and that both baby and birthmom are doing great. We'll keep you updated and get pictures posted as soon as we can.

A Bountiful Mother's Day

Look at what Chad got me for Mother's Day

A garden....along with some other stuff. I've been dying to get a garden planted since last year and it's finally happened. Chad was really good at helping me decide on how it should look, the size it should be, and what types of veggies to plant. We decided to go smaller this year with the option of building more boxes in years to come.
We finished the box and filled it with soil on Saturday and spent our FHE buying and planting our veggies. We have 2 tomato plants, 1 zucchini, 1 bell pepper, 1 row of green beans, 1 row of carrots, and a watermelon plant. It's our first go at a garden so we'll see how we did.
As we were putting in the finishing touches of marigolds our neighbors little girls came over to see what they could do to help. They were a little late to help with the garden so I had them go around the rest of my yard to water my other plants. Then they asked to see the babies room so I took them in for a little peek. I think they are just as excited as we are for the arrival of Kinsie.
As for an update: Danielle is progressing really well and should be going into labor anytime this week. We're excited and are rushing to get some of those last minute items. We had one baby shower, but Kinsie should be arriving before the second so we didn't have some of the necessities. Anyway- as you can imagine we've been really busy. I'll post some pictures of the shower once I have sometime to think. Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!

Cookie Nut Creations

My sister just created a new blog with some free/costume backgrounds. She's just launched it and is still getting it started, so there are only a few backgrounds, but I thought they were really fun. Go take a look by clicking on the image above or the button on my sidebar.

Baby Announcement!

Yep, you're seeing this right, we're going to be adopting!!! Chad and I found out exactly two weeks ago tonight that we are going to be a mommy and daddy and IT'S A GIRL!!! She's due May 29th. I can't even begin to tell you how excited we are about this. There aren't enough words to explain just how special this whole experience has been for us.
We first had contact with our birthmom around the first part of March and we've been emailing her at least once a day since then. Her name is Danielle (that's why we choose Danielle as a middle name) and she is such an amazing person! We look forward to her emails everyday and have loved getting to know her. We can't describe the great respect and admiration that we have for her. She has relied on her Heavenly Father to help guide her in her decisions and has touched our lives in so many ways.
We met with her and her parents on March 31st and found out the great news on April 8th and it's been a whirlwind ever since. We've been busy painting, shopping, planning and preparing. We've also been doing a lot of smiling.
I just wanted to express my appreciation to each and everyone of you who have supported Chad and I in our journey. We have felt your prayers in our behalf, THANK YOU!

Sometimes our prayers are answered

by those who have touched our lives.

Quick Vacation

Lucky, lucky me!! I have a week off of work. My employer left for Florida with his family this past week, so Chad and I decided it would be a good idea to take some time off and head out to the cabin. While we were at it we thought it would also be good idea to bring some friends along. They only came up for the one night, but it was so much fun to have them there with us. We played games, watched movies, and spent a lot of time playing in the snow and riding on the wheelers. Chad and I stayed one extra night, watched the first Saturday session of Conference, then cleaned up and headed home. It was a short trip, but very nice to get away for a few days.