Today brings a close to 2009. What a great year this was for us… Let us reflect on some big accomplishments, a few met milestones, and one huge life-changing event. 1. 2009 would not be so special if it were not for the arrival of Matteo, the little boy who added more love and laughter [...]
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Maine
We returned from Maine two days ago, and while Mike and I are still adjusting back to California time – I continue to wake at 4 a.m. – the boys appeared to have adjusted after only one day. Oh, the wonders of youth. For the most part, everyone enjoyed the trip. We had a few [...]
My mommy
Today’s start was no different than any other. When Christopher awoke, he beckoned, “daddy!” After changing his diaper, we began walking out of his room on a mission to get milk. On a table near the door, sits a picture of dad, daddy, mom Stacey and Christopher. As we approached the door of Christopher’s room, [...]
Gay dads MEGA BBQ in Golden Gate Park
We got together with our gay dads group today. Just so happens the group met up with a couple of other gay dads groups to form a MEGA BBQ event in the park. Though we didn’t get a chance to meet everyone – in fact, we didn’t get a chance to talk to more than [...]
A few recent photos
Alec’s mom just forwarded these two photos. The first one is of Christopher and his best friend, Alec, at Fairyland. The next photo captures our pool party.
Adoption finalization – the party
We had a few folks over to our house on Friday afternoon to celebrate Matteo’s adoption finalization. Though we scheduled the get together at 3 pm, during the middle of a workday, we were pleased with the turnout with one exception. Grandma Kathi and great-grandma Dot were no shows. Grandma, who is still nursing her [...]
September 18, 2009
I woke up this morning at 5 a.m. I don’t know if it was the excitement of the day, or the nagging suspicion that something wasn’t right. As I lay in bed, I began running the events through my head: we have our paperwork, we have a good idea of what we are wearing, we [...]
September 17, 2009
Today is a great day. On this day, two years ago we brought, Christopher, our first son, home. He was 3 1/2 months old. Just when we thought life could not be any better, Matteo was born. Tomorrow, with Matteo’s birth mother, Sara, in attendance, we finalize his adoption. We are excited beyond belief, and [...]
Homestudy nearly complete!
A picture at grandma Kathi’s house On Saturday, August 9th, we received an email from our social worker indicating that our homestudy update was submitted to Adoption Connection for review, edit and finalization. We should receive a letter in about two weeks to confirm that the homestudy update is complete. In the meantime, our adoption [...]
