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Posted by Michelle on Jan 2, 2005 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
Photos from the trip up, during the game and afterwards at Grandma Sharen & Grandpa John’s house.
Sorry I’ve been so slow in getting these up!
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Posted by Michelle on Dec 31, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, More Family
On our trip up to Blacksburg, Hayley got an early Xmas present from Grandma Sharen & Grandpa John. It was some moon shoes that you put on your feet and jump – and you can get BIG air jumping on them. Much fun was had!
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Posted by Michelle on Dec 16, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
We lucked out and were given some wonderful seats (third row, center of the court) by Charlie, a friend from the site Michelle works at. Hayley was all dressed up in her gear – got to meet Ramses, cheerleaders and a handful of players.
Ramses!
David Noel with the dunk
Raymond Felton cuts in the lane so quickly
Sean May and Jawad Williams
Students on a free throw
Huddle before the free throw
Melvin Scott drains a trey
Go Heels!
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Posted by Michelle on Nov 15, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
I have a slew of more photos to post but here are some of Hayley with our families during the UNC-VT weekend. I’ll post photos from the game itself next.
Oh and it is bubble wrap that Hayley is popping in the photos.
Photo Gallery: Some extended family shots from UNC-VT weekend
Posted by Michelle on Nov 15, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle, More Family
With Jeff, Michelle, Hayley, Uncle Jay, Granddad John, Grandma Sharen and Grandpa Tommy, we hit the UNC-VT game.
We had a great time, by the second half we had everyone sitting together and having a blast.
Hayley got to wear her winter UNC cheerleading uniform and we all got to enjoy a really good football game.
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Posted by Michelle on Nov 14, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
We planted two trees in the backyard on the day came to live with us. Both are magnolias. Hayley decided they should be named Muffy and Buffy – and so they are!
Posted by Michelle on Oct 29, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
Tons of photos from the past four Hayley visits! The big news – Hayley will arrive for good November 3rd!
Photos from our second visit as when we headed up to Yadkinville Saturday for dinner with Hayley, her foster mom and foster sister and then on to watch them cheer at a football game.
Things went great again – five hours long, so we got to see Hayley cheer, play, goof off and even pout a bit! Her foster mom is just wonderful and we are so grateful for the chance to spend time with her. And her foster sister is great too – seems so mature for her age and such a nice kid.
I’ll write more later, I’m dead on my feet tired but I knew everyone wanted to see photos. I’ll post some video later, Hayley even had some fun taking some footage.
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Posted by Michelle on Sep 25, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
Saturday we met our daughter Hayley for the first time.
Our meeting was wonderful and Hayley is amazing – she was so funny and smart. She’s talkative, funny, headstrong and competitive – hmm, sounds like me! And they weren’t kidding about her energy level being high! But that was fun too – she was up for trying anything. I just can’t tell you how great it was – she started a bit nervous but that lasted less than 5 minutes.
She was already calling me mom and Jeff dad but she called him Jeff more, mostly because I called him Jeff. And she really loved playing him. That was most of what I was worried about, how she would respond to him. They got along wonderfully!
She colored some for us, wrote her name in print and script, and could even spell Jeff’s name with some help – she’s definitely not delayed. When I showed her photos of her room, she saw the door sign with her name and exclaimed with great joy it was spelled right! She loves the dogs already and is dying to meet them.
We brought the soccer ball just for fun and she was happy to see it and wanted to play! I want to put her in spring soccer but didn’t know if she had the skills and she does! She was kicking really well and even dribbled some.
Hearing her call me mom really was very emotional. After she left, I had a few tears and Jeff & I shared an emotional moment. You go through this infertility journey and it doesn’t work out, so you start down this adoption path and you just follow along it on faith and hope … and then yesterday, the path ended at Hayley – it was like the pot of gold.
I’m so glad we got the camcorder before this – we taped about 3-4 minutes of it, so we’ll have that on tape forever.
VIDEO:
Hayley doing her cheerleading routine
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Posted by Michelle on Aug 24, 2004 in Hayley, Jeff, Michelle
Today August 24th, we received word that we have been selected to adopt a wonderful six year little girl.
So today might be the best day of my life.
As most of you now, we have been trying to adopt a child/children for the past year from foster care – not to mention trying to have child for many years before. Today we were picked for a child that we wanted very badly.
She is six and just amazing – smart, funny and adorable – an angelic ball of energy.
We interviewed for her a few weeks ago and got word today that will be ours.
She will be our first and only child.
We have been so blessed.
UNC Class of 2016 here we come! [ ok, maybe class of VT 2016 to placate Jeff but that will be out of state tuition 🙂 ]
Posted by Michelle on Jul 27, 2004 in Humor, Jeff, Michelle
Goofy yes. Stupid yes. But I gotta learn Flash somehow!
Checkout: South Park Jeff & Michelle dance
