The Announcements are mailed

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So, my project for this week has been to make Izaak's adoption announcements. I had been thinking of this since the day we got Izaak's referral. Although there are many who have kept up with Izaak through our website, there are still lots that may not even know we're home, so I thought it was important to send out a formal announcement about our little guy.

Luckily I found exactly what I was looking for. Okay, so they are wedding announcements on natural paper with a vellum sheet and a green bow. I wasn't thrilled with the baby announcements out there and I wanted a family picture to be part of it (we aren't exactly a baby blue kind of family), so this would be perfect!

We spent one afternoon last week taking pictures in our back yard to get the perfect family picture. Most families go the professional route, but we decided to do it on our own with a camera, tripod and Mike running back and forth while the self-timer went off. We really had no idea how this would go with Izaak. We’ve done it before with our dogs, which took some patience. Surprisingly Izaak did great and actually looked at the camera a few times. Okay, so it took over 150 pictures to get a few of him smiling at the camera, but it was worth it! Since that went so well, I guess our next challenge will be getting a photo of us with the dogs. We'll let you know how that one goes!

After several days of printing, tieing bows, and stuffing envelopes, I finally got all of them mailed. I have to say I'm quite proud of how well they turned out. Attached, you can see the picture of the announcement and our attempts at family pictures in our back yard.

Since sending out the announcements we've gotten several calls, letters and emails from elated family and friends. Thank you to all that have checked in and wished us well. We're doing great! ~A