hip hip hooray!

 today marks six years since michael's adoption of noah went through

the kids love to celebrate...pretty much anything

so we went out to dinner at in n out (noah's choice)

and then noah and michael picked out a spider cake and we ate it before bed

we are so grateful to be an eternal family

that we don't have to worry about visitation rights or "step dad" or child support

it is such a blessing to be a whole family despite our unconventional start

i love these two boys with my whole heart

and now for a few pictures to reminisce...

this is a picture from the night michael proposed to me
noah was 9 months old and my ex-husband  was watching him
upon hearing the news that we were engaged
he said,"if you guys are getting married, i'll give him up for adoption"
it was kind of amazing and just a matter of time before it all happened

 this is one of my favorite pictures of these two

 this is another favorite from right after we got married and we were visiting my parents

 matchy matchers

 halloween when noah was a chicken

 singing in sacrament

 our wedding day when noah was 14 months old

super happy campers (literally)

i couldn't have picked a better dad for noah if i tried

this morning before noah left for school i told him what day it is and what a lucky boy he is 

to have such a wonderful dad

and michael said, "no, i'm the lucky one"

he is the sweetest 

but really i think i'm the luckiest of all

happy adoption anniversary you two!