Vacation 2012

I know I haven't blogged in forever but I had a crazy few weeks and then I got so behind and just kept putting it off.  That's always how it happens.  Oh well!

We left for vacation on May 4 at about 8:45 pm and drove 16ish hours to Fort Walton Beach, FL.  It's never fun driving through the night and trying to sleep in a car, but it actually wasn't too bad.  It's so fun getting into Fort Walton Beach and driving over the big bridge with the windows down smelling the salty air.  We were all excited to be there!

These first few photos are Griffin's first experience at the beach.  I love firsts.



This is what Kinley thought of the beach.

This is what Kinley thought of the pool.

It was a great trip.  We had lots of fun at the pool, the adults had fun at the beach ;), and we ate LOTS of good food.  The resort we stayed at was wonderful!  It had a zero entry pool, a heated pool, a kiddie area with a small slide, two hot tubs, and a lazy river.  I can't tell you enough how much we loved it for the kids.  They were never bored.  And going at the beginning of May was perfect for us because it wasn't too busy.  Actually, not busy at all.  If we go back, we'll be staying there, for sure.

If anyone is wondering, we stayed at the Waterscape in Fort Walton Beach.

Double Whammy

Today was a double whammy kind of day.  Griffin's Gotcha Day (I don't really like that term but I haven't figured out a better substitute) and my 30th birthday!  Busy, fun, exhausting.

Divide and conquer was our motto this morning, so I took Kinley to school and Blake took Griffin to his parents to return their mower he had borrowed.  I roamed around Target BY MYSELF (shocking, I know) after I dropped Kinley off and then headed home to get ready for our busy day.  It was so strange nice to be alone in our house.  I kind of liked it.

When the guys got back I was ready, so we headed to Pei Wei's for lunch.  Griffin loves rice.  Ok, Griffin loves everything but I feel like a good adoptive mom when I take my son for some yummy Asian food.  I know that's silly but I'm doing my best.  Anyway, Griffin really was excited for some bap (rice) and that's all he could talk about on the way to lunch.  "Bap!  Eat!  Momma eat?  Tractor!  Momma momma momma momma momma!  Daddy?  Bap?  Bap!  Bap!  School bus!!!"  You get the idea.

Enjoying some rice.

Getting serious about it.

And we've moved on to a cookie!

I had to take this picture because this is what you're in for if you sit by Griffin at a restaurant.  He always has to be touching you.  Drives me bananas but it's kinda cute.

After lunch we headed to my cousin's state baseball game.  It was actually right across the street from Kinley's school so we watched for a bit then I ran over and picked her up.  The kids had so. much. fun. at the ballgame.  They were both sweaty, dirty, and tired when it was time to go.

Dirty boy.

I'm not sure why I love this photo so much, but I do.

My birthday was fabulous and I think Griffin had a fun first Gotcha Day anniversary.  Overall, it was a pretty blessed day.

Last year.....

This past week has been hectic and I've missed a few special one year anniversaries.  Let's do a little recap....

April 28, 2011 - Travel call!!!  Such an exciting, crazy day.

April 29, 2011 - We left for Seoul the next day.  Crazy, huh?  Well, the prices of flights jumped considerably that Saturday so why not?!

May 1, 2011 - We arrived in Seoul about 5:30 am Sunday morning.  We were exhausted but couldn't imagine going to bed so we showered in the hotel gym locker room (we weren't allowed to check in yet) and started walking the streets of Seoul.  Being in a foreign country and in the city where my son was living was exhilarating!  Here's my blog post from that day.

May 2, 2011 - Monday in Seoul was our city tour day and we also made our way to the reception center to love on the babies.  Here you go....

May 3, 2011 - The BIG DAY!!!  Yup, we got Griffin on my birthday!  Best. birthday. ever.  I don't think I wrote much about that day but here are some pictures.

We'll be celebrating in the days ahead....

I'm so excited! :)