He's OURS!!!!!

Finalization of Todd's adoption was TODAY! YEAHHH!!!!! 

It is so nice to have Him in our Family officially. He is now on Legal Records as Todd James Christensen and He is OURS! I still love saying that. :) 

Ethan sat with my Mom and She said that Ethan was so cute during the Hearing. When we talked with the Judge about Ethan and His Adoption Ethan said "Grandma, They are talking about me." and then he said "Now they are talking about my Brother." He is such a funny kid. :)

Paul McAuthor is our Attorney and is so much fun and such a great Lawyer. 

His Finalization is such a weight lifted off my back. It is just nice to know that all the Post Placement visits, calls, interviews etc... are over and His is officially ours. Just Ours. Now I'm looking forward to another weight to be lifted this coming Saturday. ;)

Lucky

So... It's been a long time since I've posted anything on this blog. That usually means that we have been busy having fun. I've just got a minute to write about something that has been heavy on my mind today.

Mothers Day

Started out great. Brett didn't have any early morning meetings so it was nice to have him get the boys ready for 9:00 church. This is the first year Ethan walked up to the pulpit with all the primary kids to sing Dear Mother all flowers remind me of you. I cried the WHOLE TIME. 

It was so much fun to hear Happy Mothers Day from everyone around. Mostly from Brett, Ethan, through Todds smile, My Brother, Mom and Dad. This year I have felt SO lucky to be a Mom. Looking back of how I was able to become a Mother to these two special Boys.

I am ever so grateful for their wonderful Birth Mothers. I feel so blessed to have to special Women to think of today. Without them I would not have felt so blessed as I felt that day and every day. 

My dear husband, Brett spoils me like crazy and can always find the best gifts for me.  

The Forget Me Not Flower has been my favorite flower for a long time. It was in Alaska that I truly fell in love with this little flower that grows everywhere. Then President Uchdorft (He's my LDS Sean Connery) gave that wonderful talk at the - October 2011 General Relief Society Meeting. Every Women in the World needed to hear what He said that night. 

Then Brett gave me this Beautiful picture of the Salt Lake Temple. 

It is just perfect. It makes me cry thinking about Temple Blessing and the day we were Married in this beautiful Temple. 

On another note... Todd is now Six Months Old. It makes me cry just thinking about it. He has brought so much Joy into our lives. We are going to court on Tuesday to finalize his adoption and then to the temple on Saturday to be Sealed to him forever. I am so grateful for the Temple Blessings and that our Family is FOREVER. 

324

324 more days until I turn the BIG 30. No I'm not excited to turn 30, but my excitement around this Birthday is being FIT by that day. I joined a workout class in February. So far I have noticed a difference in my body. My biceps are starting to get in the way and I have noticed that I am getting better at the workouts. Last week, Brett and I joined Weight Watchers Online. We had our first weigh in this morning. I'm am so excited, I lost 2.8 lbs in one week. I am thrilled to see progress.

Last week, Brett and I went to another play at Hale Center Theater. It was the Secret Garden. LOVED IT! There was a little scene where the little girl was learning how to help her garden grow. There is a cute little song "Wick". I couldn't help but compare it to my Weight Loss experience. If I eat all the right foods, exercise, and take better care of myself I will loose weight. "If she is Wick she will grow."

Looking forward to Next year :)

Night Under The Stars

Brett and Ethan had their first camp out of the summer. The two of them talked about this night for a week. Ethan was so excited. I think he was more excited about this than Christmas. 

They both made it until 3:30am and came crawling back to their beds. It was too cold.