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The Kids are Ours!

We're sure glad you're here. If you're wanting to learn more about our family, our Ethiopian adoption, or the international adoption process in general, you've come to the right place. We'll try to keep the site updated with interesting tidbits of information as the process unfolds.

The Kids Are Ours!
We just passed a HUGE milestone, in that all three children are now legally ours. See blog post below for details, or click picture to view an introduction slideshow.

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Six-Week Update

Posted by Loren Alldrin on February 07, 2010 to Adoption blog

Six Weeks In, With Some Fun Pictures and News to Share

Trampoline Fun

Trampoline Fun

The trampoline is great for building strength, coordination and balance. It's also a lot of…

One of the challenges of blogging is the self-imposed need we often feel to say something profound. Truth be told, I don't have anything like that to report. Life has moved forward two more weeks (six weeks total), and we're that much better acclimated to our new family. We've had a lot of laughter, some behaviors to correct, and a handful of memorable moments.

As Kristen said a few days ago, "the honeymoon is over".…

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New Quilts

Posted by Kristen Alldrin on December 13, 2009 to Family Life blog

I just had to show off these beautiful quilts.

A Quilt of Many Colors

A Quilt of Many Colors

This is Naomi's rainbow quilt. Thanks for finishing it, Mom!

My mom graciously offered to make quilts for our new children. All of our girls have handmade quilts on their beds and she wanted to bless Olivia, Naomi and Samuel with that as well. I had one top mostly finished, but knew that I would have trouble getting it done before our trip. She took that one and finished it and also made two others.

Here are the beautiful finished projects. I know that our…

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