Home on Father's Day!

What a wonderful way to celebrate Father's Day but to bring home your new daughter! (Oh yeah, my beautiful wife gets to come along too.) :-) Marni and Megan will be home Sunday sometime between 10 and 12 noon. It will be great to start getting back to "normal" around the house and with our routines. I know that most of you with kids are saying that there will never be "normal" again in our lives, so I'll admit that we'll never see those glory days again in this household. Ryan has paid the biggest cost so far getting dropped off at various babysitters, friends and family while Dad either works around the house to get ready for Sunday, runs errands or visits Mom and Megan. He's really been a trooper all along this and I let him sleep in the BIG bed with Daddy last night since he woke up screaming at 10pm. No big deal, at least he doesn't snore but he does like to end up on top of my legs and arms as the night goes on.

I know that at times, it may seem over-the-top about how we go on and on about our kids but we're just so blessed to have them in our lives and making our future richer and more rewarding. Keep in mind that it wasn't looking very positive that Marnell and I might ever have children and we faithfully believe that my Mom has sent them to us after she passed away in January 2005. Ryan was born in December that year.

Now that Marnell will be home, she'll make sure that the photos are ready to post or email to everyone and I'm sure that she'll send some in the mail as soon as they can be printed. We thank each and everyone of our friends, Brothers & Sisters, family and neighbors for all you have done for us during the past week to make things as easy as possible. We are truly blessed to have you in our lives and to help us out.

Ric