Adoption Decree

The day after returning from our beach trip I, along with Eden, head to the mailbox. Inside I find an envelope from the Clerk of Courts and immediately my heart rate increases. Inside this is what I find:

Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Court:

That from the date of the entry of this Decree herein, the said minor is declared adopted for life by the petitioner(s) and that said child shall henceforth be known by the name of Gabriel Hunter Burnette and Eden Michelle Burnette.

Our hearts are overjoyed by this news. We've always known in our hearts that Gabe and Eden are ours but it feels good to know that the State recognizes it too.

Again, we are blessed!

Beach Trip

This summer we (along with Daryl's family) hit the road to Nags Head, NC for the twins first beach trip. Here are some of the highlights.

Gabe and Eden love playing in the water but it was hard for them to play in the ocean so we turned the temperature down in the hot tub . . . they had a blast!

It took us awhile to get this shot but it was well worth it.

Gabe is so happy playing in the sand. The twins tried to eat the sand and weren't happy with the taste.

6 months old

Where has the time gone?? I can't believe Gabe and Eden are already 6 months old. We took them to Portrait Innovations to have their pictures made and they turned out great. It's hard to imagine that in only 6 more months they will be 1 year old.

Our Many Mini Milestones

This summer is full of firsts.

The one that took us by surprise was Eden cutting teeth at 5 months old. We discovered these pearly whites on Father's Day and it seems as though she has made some enormous changes since they came in. We have always had problems with getting Eden to eat. She's either never hungry, too distracted, or doesn't care but since these teeth have entered her mouth we haven't been able to feed her fast enough! Also, she has had problems with reflux so much that she was on medicine 3 times a day. . . well not anymore! These teeth seem to have fixed that problem too!

Eden's pearly whites. It's funny how Gabe has yet to cut teeth and he actually likes to eat!

Eden found her toes!

Gabe learned how to hold his bottle! This is one of our favorite milestones!


Gabe's first haircut. Daryl and I have disagreed over having Gabe's haircut but with 6 month pictures just around the corner I finally gave in and took him to Stacy Lewis at Untangled for his first haircut. He was such a good boy during the whole process
Before

After
He's such a little man!