One year anniversary!

Today is the one year anniversary of the day that we were introduced to our beautiful son, Seth Kidus. That day was the beginning of many wonderful days that were to come.

For you long-time readers, you may remeber that while we were waiting for our courtdate (which took a longer than your average wait) I had a certain bond with a swan that had nested down the road from us. You can read about that, here: A Swan Story.

Well, last week was kind of cool because I was able to show Seth that same swan. I am assuming it is the same swan. Oh well if it wasn't, in my mind it was one of those moments :)

I know it has been a long time since I posted. I have pretty much fallen off the face of the earth. Trying to get my degree done in a reasonable amount of time while juggling family time takes up every last moment. I am going to be taking classes through summer and back to full-time in the fall. After that, I will be transferring to the Western Michigan University, where full-time does not even begin to describe what I will be doing while completing my Psychology degree with an Anthropology minor. James and I are doing a great job of juggling without needing daycare (with a little help from our friends and family), plus I take a few online course, too, but there isn't much time left for anything else. Family time always comes first...

...I guess what I am getting around to is the fact that this will be my last post. I will probably leave this blog up for a little while so people can use it for pictures and information while going through their adoption, but this will be it. That being said, let me tell you a little bit about how things have been going.

Taylor just turned 16. I know, freaky! She is actually going to prom this weekend. I can't believe how fast time has flown. She is turning into a wonderful woman. So much maturing goes on in these years. Oh, by the way, this is not only the anniversary of our referral of Seth, but it was also my due date, 16 years ago. Funny how things work out like that, isn't it?

Seth is SO MUCH FUN! He babbles and runs all the time. He is really starting to talk A LOT. And he is funny. Just a great kid to be around. Lately, he has been a big-time daddy's boy, but he still comes to mom for snuggles and love. He is amazing.

Seth also loves his books. I often find him like this (clearly having difficulty deciding which book to read):

We discovered that Seth is a fish and LOVES the water. He even goes under water on his own.


Here we are on Easter:




My two boys:


My little man:

Seth is also staying busy planning our next vacation:

Taylor and Seth before Taylor's band concert. Seth's first symphonic concert and he enjoyed it quite a bit.

So, there it is. We are doing great, just very busy. Thank you all for your support and wonderful comments over the past year that you have brought to this blog and our family. They have meant the world to us.

Godspeed!
The Norris Family