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It’s the moment you realize that the true bond was starting to be established....
Sunday - Went to Church with Soraya. We arrived early so we went to a cafe right across the street. We tried some of Soraya’s favorite...
"Gotcha Day" (and Chocolate Ice Cream "To GO")
Today is the day we have been waiting for (Friday Feb 28th). Our emotions are everywhere. We are so excited and yet so nervous. We had no...
We arrived
We have arrived in Bogota. We had 2 very good flights and we are excited to be back. It has brought back a lot of memories as we were...
Exciting news...
It's been some time since we updated our blog and for that, I am sorry. But it has been quite a journey since our son Cruz passed away....
A Night To Remember
Thank you to everyone who attended the Celebration of Life event that we had for Cruz last evening. It was blessing to our family to see...
Celebration of Life Event
Kate and I would love to invite all of you to come and join us as we celebrate the life of our son Cruz. We have appreciated everyone’s...
Cruz is in Heaven
As I sit here, tears fall from my face. The screen is blurry. It turned out to be a morning we were hoping and praying would never come....
Internal Bleeding,Surgery, and Blood Transfusion
Today. Well, today started off as a normal work day for me and normal summer day for the kids. But for our son Cruz, he has yet another...
Cruz has 2nd surgery
We got some sad news on Wednesday that Cruz had to have another surgery. He had a blockage in his intestine so they had to do...
Cruz still in ICU
I know a lot of you have been wondering how Cruz is doing. I wish I had better news but its been a roller coaster these past 2 weeks....
Home Without Our Son
We are home now and trying to adjust back to home. It was so hard leaving Bogota and then coming home empty handed without Cruz. We left...
VISIT to OLD Town Bogota
Again, our kids have patiently been waiting and playing cards in the apartment. For kids that grow up in the country, this has been an...
Kate Met Cruz
Thursday morning... The morning that we were supposed to be flying home, but God knows best. Fortunately because of our change in flights...
Salitre Magico
Through all the changes and tears, we wanted to create some more fun memories for the kids. So we took the afternoon and went to Salitre...
Brad Met Cruz!!
Yesterday, Wednesday, as you know I was scheduled to meet with the Cruz's doctor. We left for the hospital around 9:30 am. As we arrived...
Flight Home - Life is a Story, Enjoy the Journey.
We had a flight on hold with our adoption travel agency. So as things got finalized last night we could finalize our flight home which...
Exploring Bogota
Good morning, yesterday started off as a more normal day (as normal as life can be in Bogota :). We wanted to spend time with our kids...
Leaving A Part Of Our Heart In Bogota
Yesterday morning, at 9:15 am changed our day completly. Our adoption agency contact (I'll refer to as Madison) in Colombia and her...
Arrived In Bogota
Good morning! Last night we arrived safely in Bogota. The flights went really well. We were welcomed in the airport by our driver from...












