It is August 1, and I am wondering where has the summer gone? We have had some great moments and some sad moments. This summer we had to put down our cat, Louie. She was 17 years old and a great companion and friend. She even put up with Carolyn, as you can see from the photo. She is truly missed in our family.
Despite the sadness, we have shared a lot of laughter and a lot of memorable moments full of family activities with Carolyn. We went to the Fort Wayne Zoo, visited some county fairs and went to a couple of weddings. We also plan to do our yearly trip to the State Fair. Carolyn is growing and learning everyday. She isn't walking, she is running!!! She loves to explore and she seems to be learning new things daily. Carolyn loves to swim, eat ice cream, and dance!! She has been doing a lot of all of these things this summer. She also enjoys eating her cereal off the kitchen floor. That was a mess to clean up, but you can't help but smile. She is a true blessing. Troy's parents came for a short visit in July and watched Carolyn while we went to dinner for our 13th wedding anniversary. My parents came up this past weekend for a garage sale and to spend some time with their little girl. Carolyn practically jumped out of my arms in order to see her grammy!! She screamed, laughed and smiled and just wanted to be with her grammy. Carolyn is in the clingy stage right now. Her favorite thing right now is to hug your legs, of course when you are trying to bake cookies or clean the kitchen. It is cute and it kinda tickles. She also is loving giving out hugs right now and I don't mind getting those at all!!! She is starting to talk more and her favorite words are daddy, momma, and kitty. Carolyn also got to spend some time with her big cousin Parker this summer, who came to stay with us for the baseball camp at BSU. 
It was fun watching them interact with each other. Carolyn really looks up to him. It has been a true miracle being able to be Carolyn's parents. At one time, we didn't know if we would ever be parent's and now we are chasing after a 14 month old that wants to put car keys in an electrical outlet! There will always be an ache in my heart for never being able to have a biological child, but I wouldn't give up any of my time that I have had with our little miracle.
This past June, we turned in our paperwork to begin the adoption process again. Some people might think that we are crazy starting the process again so soon, but we aren't getting any younger and you never know how long the process will take. It could take weeks, but it could also take years. So please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we begin the journey again through adoption and hopefully will be able to add to our family a baby boy or girl. If anyone ever wants to talk to us about adoption, we would love to tell you our story.
Cindy
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