Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of you from a happy family spending happy days in Key West this past August!

Summer Trip to Iowa

We traveled home in June to attend two family weddings.  We enjoyed visiting with cousins and grandparents and of course swimming!

Rafe gives the prayer before the reception dinner.

Rafe and cousin Will break it down on the dance floor.

South Korea

We enjoyed 8 days in Seoul, Korea when we traveled to adopt Becca.  Below are some highlights.

Eating traditional Korean hot pot.

Visiting one of the city's five palaces.

Sean and Rafe take a break to meditate in the palace.

Sean next to his alter ego.

A stop on our tour to the demilitarized zone.

Rafe single-handedly tries to reunite North and South Korea.

Rafe and I at a traditional Korean market.

An international boy -- a Guatemalan born U.S. citizen standing in his Irish soccer jersey outside of Seoul's City Hall.

Tribute to Max

Our Yorkie Max passed away this past May.  He taught me what it meant to truly love a dog.  We still miss him every day.

First Day of School 2012

Rafe started 3rd grade and Becca started preschool/daycare this fall.  Here they both are on the first day.

Rebecca Brooke Joins the Family

In April of 2012 we brought home our beautiful Rebecca Brooke!  Becca was born in South Korea and turned two this past August.  She is a joy, a delight, a scrumptious little doll.  Here are several photos of her since she joined our family.  The first photo was taken the afternoon we brought her home to the hotel in Korea with us.  The second photo was taken touring Seoul the next day.  The rest of the photos come from her time in the U.S.

Rafe's Letter to Santa