Thursday, May 5, 2011

Belonging.....




























If you notice, the blog got a little makeover- a new banner with some family photos taken by wonderful photographer, Ben Keeling http://www.benkeeling.com/ .



We knew family photos were going to be a necessity when from the moment Noah was able to speak English, he let us know that he wanted to see photos of him on the walls, too. So, we told Noah that as soon as the flowers began blooming outside we would have pictures taken of our family of four- Daddy, mommy, Caleb and Noah. It was a long winter, and he made sure we didn't forget our promise :)



So, the day finally came when the sun was shining and the flowers were blooming, and so on a beautiful afternoon on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University (mine and Zack's first home together :) we had our family photos taken. It was a blast! The boys did great (maybe because we promised them a trip to Chik-fil-a for big smiles :)



When I saw the photos for the first time, I really had to hold back tears. The love that was captured in these pictures is just amazing, and to see the boys smiles, laughs and silly faces brings me such great joy. But more than that, they are a symbol of belonging, of being part of a family, something that meant so much to Noah, and really means so much to all of us (I think we just take it for granted more than him).



So we now have the pictures hanging throughout our home. I put them up one day while Noah was at school, and you should have seen him smile when he came home and saw his pictures on the walls of our. You could tell, he felt like he belonged :)

7 comments:

Bettina said...

I'm so happy for you guys! Your boys are so precious. And Noah gets more and more comfortable with each situation. He came the other day in the Library by himself to bring some books back.(I'm sure you know) I was so happy to see him doing this. Anyway, you are a wonderful family.

KLT said...

That's beautiful. And the pictures really are stunningly assuring of the togetherness happening in your family. Makes my heart swell.

Deidre said...

These pics (and family!) are absolutely beautiful!! Love, love, LOVE them!

Karen said...

these pics are fantastic, rebecca! wow!! love the pic of the boys hugging each other ~ so precious! happy & excited for you guys!

Erin said...

A friend of mine told me about your blog and your boys are adorable. My husband and I are paperchasing for Ethiopia right now. We are requesting a boy age 4-5 and all I hear about is attachment disorders. After reading your blog today I felt a peace come over me. I know it hasn't been easy but reading you talk about the love and seeing it in Noah's face makes me realize that we can handle this and if God has lead us to adopt He will be there for us when we bring him home. Thank you!

Danielle said...

Oh my goodness, Rebecca! These pictures (and more, what they represent) are so absolutely amazing. What an amazing thing God has done bringing you four together. Beautiful.

Becky Lee Burk said...

the pictures are amazing! I love the ones with the ET flag and the one where the boys are "tackling" you. SOOOOO cute! love it. you definitly need to submit some to AWAA for the calendar contest.