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I remember the day I met Kristen.  It was 8th grade, and I was trying out for the volleyball team.  Kristen was new to our school along with her twin sister Jennifer.  My first impression of Kristen wasn’t a good one. Although, in Junior High I was really involved with leadership, and sports, I tended to be a little on the shy side.  Can you believe it? Me, shy!  Yes, it’s true. Kristen rolls up, and she’s the exact opposite.  She was outgoing, assertive and bossy. She just rubbed me the wrong way. I was probably just jealous of her volleyball skills.  Well, first impressions are often wrong, and in this case I was.  She started hanging out with my good friend Meenakshi, and then soon we would all become very close.  Only after a few years in Redlands, Kristen moved to the OC, and I was so sad.  Kristen and Jennifer are the type of friends that would do anything for you, extremely loyal and so giving. We’ve all remained friends through the years, and I’m thankful for both these amazing women.  I love them so much.  Jenny is an amazing hostess, and as you can see from the photos, extremely creative. She had help from her good friend Raquel and Kristen’s mother-in-law Joy. This is Kristen and Craig’s first baby, and it’s a girl. We are so excited for them as they anxiously await their new little one next month.

Such a cool theme.

Sisters..so cute!

The food was great.

They had an entire craft table set up to make cute onesies and bibs for the baby.

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As you all know adoption holds a very special place in my heart.  Adopting our beautiful daughter was such a gift from God.  Our very close friends adopted a little boy the same year we did.  Our lives have been parallel in many ways, from marrying the same year, to our shared infertility struggles, and now as we both approach adopting a second child.

The adoption of their son was different then what we have experienced and what is normally experienced when adopting through the County. They’ve become good friends with the birth parents of their precious son, and have built a close relationship with them.  Much to their surprise, on a Sunday afternoon when the birth parents came for their monthly visit, they announced that they were expecting.  The birth parents had thought long and hard about this new baby, knowing that they are in a different place then where they were a few years back, but knew in their hearts they wanted to give this baby to Jen and Andy, and for little Lance to have his full biological sibling.

It’s amazing how things happen.  Neither one of us, 11 years ago when we married, thought we would have each adopted a child let alone a second one.  We are so incredibly happy for our dear friends, and can’t wait to welcome this precious baby into our hearts and lives.  By the way, IT’S A GIRL!  Lance prayed for a baby sister for over 1 year.  God hears the cries of his little ones, and HE does answer our prayers!

Jen’s sister-in-law Tina, threw such a beautiful baby shower.  I loved all the details and the location.

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Here’s Tina and Jen, sharing a hug and kiss after Jen gave her a thank you gift.

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Jen’s a hair stylist, so this gift was so perfect.

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Here’s the family, Jen, Andy and Lance.

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