We had such a fabulous Thanksgiving and the days surrounding it. Tuesday evening we headed up to Kyle and Nikki's in Lake Mills, WI for 4 1/2 days of fun with Tim's family. As previously mentioned, we were super excited to meet our nephew, Jordan, for the first time! But we were also excited for some low key family days, watching the Pack on Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping and seeing Tim's extended family. It was such a great few days and we made some great memories with Tim's family. Here is my favorite picture of the trip -- the whole Casey family ready to watch the Green Bay Packers.
The St. Louis Casey's have so much to be thankful for this year. We have a wonderful marriage that continues to get stronger every day. We can truly say that we are married to our best friend and love spending every day together. We have two beautiful, healthy, loving kids that make us more and more proud everyday. We are continually amazed that God has blessed us as their parents. We have family that continue to support us in all our decisions and love us despite our flaws. We have friends who are always there for us when needed, celebrate with us when good things happen, and share a love for God that keeps our bonds strong. We have jobs that not only provide for our family but that allow us to share God's love with those around us. There is so much more, so I will end in saying that simply, we are grateful. Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is our Casey family adoption day! This morning, we headed to St. Louis for Cameron's finalization hearing and to make him an "official" member of the Casey family! We have been under the supervision of Bethany Christian Services for the last six months and that all ended today. It is also National Adoption Day so that makes our day extra special. One Saturday a year, St. Louis County opens up for Adoption Saturday for the sole purpose of adoption finalizations. They have three or four courtrooms open and that's all they do! Today, they did about 40! How awesome that so many families chose adoption for their families. This process has been so incredible for our family and clearly God's plan for us. We are so blessed that God chose Cameron to be our son and it feels great to have the whole process completed. We can't wait to see if God has more adoptions in store for our future. In the meantime, we love being the Casey family of four!
I feel like every month creeps up quicker than the last with our baby boy. And it seems like the constant theme with Cameron is his size and strength. We went to the doctor this week and our not-so-little guy weighs in at 23 lb. and 28 3/4" -- that is over the 90th percentile for both weight and height! Wow! He is going to pass up his big sister in no time! The doctor says that everything looks great and Cam is one healthy and happy boy. He also continues to amaze us with his strength and mobility. He sits unassisted all the time and very rarely falls over. He can even gracefully slide to his belly to start moving when ready. Speaking of moving, Cameron is everywhere! Although he still doesn't crawl the correct way, he scoots and drags himself all over the place without any problem at all. We have also had our first taste at sibling disagreements because Cameron is so active. He could have a plethera of his own toys, but nevertheless, he wants to play with Hannah's. Sometimes, this is not a problem, but at other times, it starts a small meltdown with his big sis. I think this is the first of many experiences we will encounter. Other than that, things are about the same. Cameron loves to eat his food and especially drink his bottle. He also babbles all the time and continues to be one loud baby! It will be fun to see how this continues in the coming months. It's been another great month and we look forward to the next!