Miracle...

I have put off writing about this event in our life and can’t quite figure out why.  I think it’s because I don’t know how I can fully do this wonderful event justice.  So here goes…Riley is adopted, for those of you who didn’t know this about Riley.  He has been looking for his birth mother his whole life.  Through much disappointment, Riley finally found his BIRTH MOTHER and we are flying out to meet her next week in Oregon!! We areEXTREMELY EXCITED to say the least. 

Here is a verySHORT version of how we found her…

After years of searching for information of his birth parents, Riley received a phone call from Oregon (where he was born) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011.  They told him that they have his pre-adoption birth certificate and that it may contain some information to help him search for his birth parents.  On Easter Sunday, Riley received the pre-adoption birth certificate in the mail and after 25 minutes of staring at the envelope, he opened it.  To Riley's surprise, it contained his Mother’s name on it!  We immediately Googled her name and found her on Facebook of all places. Riley’s best friend Joe, contacted her through Facebook, asking her if she wanted contact with Riley.  Much of what was said is private, but what I can say is that it was a miracle!  Riley and his mom made contact for the first time with each other on Easter Sunday 2011! This is the perfect time in both Riley and his mom’s life that they found each other. Also, to our surprise, Riley has a SISTER! Through this miracle, it has been testified to us that Heavenly Father knows each one of us and he loves us so much.  We truly believe that things happen for a reason and we are very very blessed! Emotions have been high over at our home and Riley is still grasping the notion that he actually found his birth mom.  We are flying out to Oregon to meet his mom, sister, grandma, cousins, and all of those who are important in his mother’s life.  We are so happy and excited!

We were able to fly out to Texas this last week and meet his Uncle and his family for the first time!  This event was pretty crazy, I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like when we meet his mom for the first time!! Thank you Batey family for welcoming us into your home!! We are so happy to have you in our lives now and are so grateful for all that you did for us. Here is a picture of the first day we met them. 

Also, when we were in Texas, we stayed at Chant’ee and Bretts home! We had so much fun and it was really good to see them again!! Although they moved three months ago, we have missed them so much.  We have always been really close to them and we are so happy we got to see them! We did so many things and I took hundreds of pictures that I feel overwhelmed trying to figure out what to post!! Here’s only a few of the many things we did in Texas!

Corpus Christi Beach:

Seaworld:

Schlitterbahn Waterpark:

Hooks Baseball Game:  

Riley and Brett were chosen to go down on the field and play a game.  They had to spin around in circles around the bat and then it was a race to the finish line.  It was so funny to watch.  Brett fell down twice and Riley couldn’t take his hand of the ground without losing his balance.  The crowd cheered and laughed because it looked so goofy!

Thanks for having us over Chant'ee and Brett! We love you guys and miss you already!

Especially this little girl! Love you Isabel!