Surprise Visit to Utah!

I decided I wanted to get to Utah and see all of Brandon's family before I had to go back to work. So I was talking with Brandon's sister, Aimee, and I had found a really good flight there for Lilly and I - so we decided that we would surprise Brandon's parents and Lilly & I would just show up at their house. It was so hard to keep that secret for 3 weeks, I could hardly contain myself! Lilly was just perfect on the plane ride there and did really well most of the trip - she was just overly exhausted the first night there and a bit for the next morning, but then she got use to everyone and we all had a good time. The 3 posts below are the videos from us surprising Brandon's parents (who will be now known forever as Grandpa & Grandma Ungricht) and then the surprise to the Great Grandma's. One of the main reasons we wanted to get out there, was because we wanted the Great Grandma's to meet Lilly, especially Grandma Ungricht. She told me as we were leaving her house that she just didn't know if she would still be alive to ever meet Lilly. We really enjoyed our time spent with all our families. It was a blast!

2 Months Old

Lilly had her 2 month check up and I can't believe it - she's 10 lbs 14 oz & 23.3 inches long. Our baby girl is growing up too fast. We were thinking back to only 2 short months ago right now, we were probably about to go into our room and be alone with Lilly for the first time. It feels like it's been longer than 2 months, but then again the time is flying by too fast. We were so worried about a lot of different things with the adoption just 2 months ago, and now all we're worried about is trying to make sure we are bonding with Lilly and that we're the best parents in the world - so it shouldn't be too difficult the next 18 years, right? Seriously though, we are just so excited that we have been blessed with little Lilly - now we just have to decide when to start trying to find baby #2, maybe we'll wait a few more weeks. lol! :-)

Christmas Time!!!

Random Pictures

Lilly's Journey by Ansel

This is a video that our nephew, Ansel, made us for Christmas about our journey adopting Lilly. He did such an awesome job and we are so grateful that he did this for us. What makes it even more amazing is that the song was pretty much our theme song throughout the adoption - it's was even my ringtone on my phone. Hope everyone enjoys the video as much as we do. :)

Merry Christmas Eve

During this wonderful Christmas season, I can't help but think back to how I have felt these past 8 years during this time of year. I use to put out my nativity and start to cry when I would look at Joseph & Mary with their baby Jesus. I collect nativities and I always take such care placing the pieces where I think they would have gone. I'd place Joseph as close to Mary as I could, with his arms around her. I always imagined the great Joy he must have felt with his beautiful wife. The love he probably had in his eyes when he looked at her. It made my heart ache to think about it and I wanted so badly to have just a portion of that peace and although I know how much Brandon loves me, I always felt such sorrow knowing I couldn't give him what we both so desperately wanted.

As we celebrate the birth of our Saviour this Christmas. I finally feel that I have been given a portion of that Joy and Happiness Joseph and Mary must've felt. I look at the nativity with new eyes. I am overwhelmed with gratitude that our Heavenly Father gave us his Son, Jesus Christ, and that he died for our sins. This Christmas we are given so much more than just material gifts, Brandon & I have received the ultimate gift of all - our beautiful daughter Lilly. A week ago we went to the Temple and were able to become a family forever. What greater gift could we have been given than that.