Perfect Timing or So I Thought

I received the final adoption papers in the mail on the domestic re-adoption and have filed for his name change on the SS card and health benefits. So, the only thing left is get the birth certifcate which has been applied for and then apply for a US passport. Here's the deal... I have had to travel a bit lately. The first quarter is always packed with meetings and there is some expansion going on in my district where I will be covering not two states, but six. Busy! The travel is unsettling to Akins, We had gone for months with no pants wetting, but one thing that started happening when I had to start travelling is him peeing his pants. This will start on the days I begin talking about going, until I return. The trips are usually two or three days.

So, when the papers came, I had an idea. I asked him if me going on the airplane scares him and he said "yes". I pulled out the original adoption decree with the embossed notary seal on it and said "you see this document, feel this, (he swiped his hand across the seal and smiled at the texture). That seal right there says that I will be your mommy forever and ever. No one can take that away from you or me. You, me, Lorea, we are a team. Even when I go on the airplane I am your mommy and I will always come back because this paper says I have to. He seemed very pleased.

That day he did not wet his pants. I was pleased, but I knew it was premature because I also did not travel. The next day I asked if he would like to go on the airplane again and we could go and see the big water (ocean). He said yes. Lorea's family have not yet met him, so we are planning a trip to CA for a few days. Well, apparently even talking about him going on a plane is scary because this day he did wet his pants. Okay, showing him the papers with the embossed seal seemed ike a great idea. We'll keep trying alternative ideas. I just hope he is not wetting his pants when he is a man!

Easter Extravaganza

For Akins first Easter we pretty much packed the weekend full. Between hospital visits and the ultimate hospital break out we managed to squeeze in an Easter Egg hunt at the park on Saturday. Coloring Easter eggs Saturday night, a basket hunt Sunday morning and finally the egg hunt in our own yard on Sunday afternoon. Akins found all the eggs except the two Dolly managed to find first and eat (the Dolly part of the video is very large so we will see if I can get it on here)!


Planning session on how to get the most amount of eggs

The plan appears to be working - go Akins!

Pay dirt!

Oh yeah this is fun

Any eggs disguised as pool balls? I see you!

I found it!

After yesterday I know two buckets is way better than one

This egg wasn't hiding very well.

Grandma gets a little get well sugar

NOW ON WITH THE VIDEOS!

The Deer, the Rabbit, the Bird and the Sneake (snake)

Grandma got out of the hospital today and after we got her home and settled we went back to our house to look for Easter eggs, ride skateboards and have Easter dinner. After all of this was accomplished we headed back to Grandma's to take her Easter dinner. We put Grandma in bed and off we went back to the house. On the way I see Akins staring out the window into the field and trees. Here's how it goes...

Mommy: "What are you looking at"?
Akins: "Nothing"
Lorea: "I see a deer, oh and a rabbit, and a bird and a snake"
Akins: "Nope - tree, tree, tree, tree, tree. There's no sneake"!

I hope tomorrow to post a ton of pictures and videos from the past few days filled with Easter fun! Stayed tuned.