Was lovely to see the new issue of Premier Baby Magazine, which always features our images ... this time including a sweet story about little Ana Elisa coming home from Ecuador. It was also particularly heartening, too, as this story runs exactly four years after the last story they published about my gorgeous Caleb coming home from Ethiopia. Thanks, Premier Baby, for the baby love :)

Was lovely to see the new issue of Premier Baby Magazine, which always features our images ... this time including a sweet story about little Ana Elisa coming home from Ecuador. It was also particularly heartening, too, as this story runs exactly four years after the last story they published about my gorgeous Caleb coming home from Ethiopia. Thanks, Premier Baby, for the baby love :)

We celebrated Caleb's 5th Birthday all week, and he was all smiles nearly the entire time. A few photographs of my lovely boy and his sweet friends.... Ana Elisa: Always up for a party Wholly disinterested in sleep Caleb's best *boy* friend And if he's going to have to be best friends with a girl, this one is at least awesome at basketball. (*for photographers - the look of this last one is a customized mix of cloudy day and memory of a friend, from the yummy colorshift

We celebrated Caleb's 5th Birthday all week, and he was all smiles nearly the entire time. A few photographs of my lovely boy and his sweet friends.... Ana Elisa: Always up for a party Wholly disinterested in sleep Caleb's best *boy* friend And if he's going to have to be best friends with a girl, this one is at least awesome at basketball. (*for photographers - the look of this last one is a customized mix of cloudy day and memory of a friend, from the yummy colorshift

Awww, I came across this photograph that I took not too long ago, and it just made me smile. These children of mine!! (Or at least these children I have been gifted with, for as much as these little spirits can ever be ours...) Oh my goodness, I do love them so.

Awww, I came across this photograph that I took not too long ago, and it just made me smile. These children of mine!! (Or at least these children I have been gifted with, for as much as these little spirits can ever be ours...) Oh my goodness, I do love them so.

I just had to share this photograph of Ana Elisa, all dressed up in her brand new Christmas dress, a gift from her grandparents (all four of whom she had the pleasure to meet just last week). Oh - and when I say her transition has been amazing? What I mean is that the girl is kind of astounding. What a natural princessa. She looks beautiful in everything, but she just loved doing the totally dressed up thing. The perfect outfit could only be completed with two key accesso

I just had to share this photograph of Ana Elisa, all dressed up in her brand new Christmas dress, a gift from her grandparents (all four of whom she had the pleasure to meet just last week). Oh - and when I say her transition has been amazing? What I mean is that the girl is kind of astounding. What a natural princessa. She looks beautiful in everything, but she just loved doing the totally dressed up thing. The perfect outfit could only be completed with two key accesso

I just wanted to wish every single person on this earth a happy holiday season!! 2007 has been a wonderful year, and we want to offer our genuine gratefulness to all of our clients, to our friends (who are very often also our clients or maybe it is our clients who very often become our friends?) and to our wonderful vendors. We'd especially like to extend our thanks to our families, who have been very patient with us as we raced/limped to the finish and finally closed our

I just wanted to wish every single person on this earth a happy holiday season!! 2007 has been a wonderful year, and we want to offer our genuine gratefulness to all of our clients, to our friends (who are very often also our clients or maybe it is our clients who very often become our friends?) and to our wonderful vendors. We'd especially like to extend our thanks to our families, who have been very patient with us as we raced/limped to the finish and finally closed our

I am so unbelievably proud to announce the formal completion of our adoption of Ana Elisa Anita Maria (Vasquez Sarmiento) Lackey. Oh. My. Goodness. What a beautiful thing. You know that feeling, after you finish an event of some great physical endurance - whatever that means to you, surviving a holiday with extended family, racing a 5K, crossing the finish line of a marathon, or crossing the expanse of the Sahara Desert ? and immediately afterwards, you know you?ll be ha

I am so unbelievably proud to announce the formal completion of our adoption of Ana Elisa Anita Maria (Vasquez Sarmiento) Lackey. Oh. My. Goodness. What a beautiful thing. You know that feeling, after you finish an event of some great physical endurance - whatever that means to you, surviving a holiday with extended family, racing a 5K, crossing the finish line of a marathon, or crossing the expanse of the Sahara Desert ? and immediately afterwards, you know you?ll be ha

We arrived in Ecuador about a month ago. So much has happened in that time, it is simply not possible to summarize. The best part of everything, of course, is this beautiful child, the reason we are here. And it won't be that long before I can show what I mean by beautiful :) But ... a few more legal hurdles first before I can offer that post. (And that one big, final, prayed-for confirmation). I would like to share a bit about Cuenca, though. This stunning city. Beauti

We arrived in Ecuador about a month ago. So much has happened in that time, it is simply not possible to summarize. The best part of everything, of course, is this beautiful child, the reason we are here. And it won't be that long before I can show what I mean by beautiful :) But ... a few more legal hurdles first before I can offer that post. (And that one big, final, prayed-for confirmation). I would like to share a bit about Cuenca, though. This stunning city. Beauti

...admiring one of my favorite images of all time as a 28x38 custom canvas gallery wrap hanging in my home :) This piece is particularly dear to me because it's a photograph of my daughter at the beach when she was just 3 years old and still terrified of the ocean. After a week at the beach, I finally persuaded her to wade into the water - the big incentive was that she could come in with her "land clothes". She was quite nervous at first but then became more interested in

...admiring one of my favorite images of all time as a 28x38 custom canvas gallery wrap hanging in my home :) This piece is particularly dear to me because it's a photograph of my daughter at the beach when she was just 3 years old and still terrified of the ocean. After a week at the beach, I finally persuaded her to wade into the water - the big incentive was that she could come in with her "land clothes". She was quite nervous at first but then became more interested in

Woah! It's crazy that this is true, but this is true... I have been so consumed with this intense & beautiful adoption, this intense & beautiful election, and my intense & beautiful client work catch up, that something huge happened this week...and I kinda missed it: My book released!!! WOW!!! The official book release date was November 1st, 2008, and it is apparently in bookstores (not that I'm there to see it) throughout the country - and in bookstores arou

Woah! It's crazy that this is true, but this is true... I have been so consumed with this intense & beautiful adoption, this intense & beautiful election, and my intense & beautiful client work catch up, that something huge happened this week...and I kinda missed it: My book released!!! WOW!!! The official book release date was November 1st, 2008, and it is apparently in bookstores (not that I'm there to see it) throughout the country - and in bookstores arou

Like many people in America (heck, i can say with some current authority - like many people around the world!), I have been anxiously awaiting this day. Election Day!! I am so excited for the results of today's voting! I was thrilled to be able to cast my early vote before leaving the country and am spending a great deal of today glued to CNN, albeit while multi-tasking as best I can. Thank goodness for international coverage :) :) I hope everyone makes it a huge priority

Like many people in America (heck, i can say with some current authority - like many people around the world!), I have been anxiously awaiting this day. Election Day!! I am so excited for the results of today's voting! I was thrilled to be able to cast my early vote before leaving the country and am spending a great deal of today glued to CNN, albeit while multi-tasking as best I can. Thank goodness for international coverage :) :) I hope everyone makes it a huge priority