Family Day

One year ago today Ryan and I became the parents of Zachary Pavel Horner! The Lord placed the hope of him in our hearts long before that day, but he became ours to bring home and to have in our arms after a Russian judge approved our adoption request April 22, 2008.

Our year has been full of transition as we welcomed Zachary into our family and went from one-on-one parenting to "the zone." Zac had the greater challenge in learning to speak and understand a new language, learn how to give and receive love and affection, learn to feel comfortable and safe with us, his brother and sister, his bed, trying new foods and getting comfortable with grandparents, church and friends. Zac has done all this and more.

I hope that our adoption adventure and seeing Zac blossom over the last year will prompt others to consider and pray about adopting a child. He has blessed us eternally! To read our whole story go HERE.

Today we are celebrating that we are a family of five. To celebrate we are planning on a movie, dinner and digging in to our piggy banks to help another family raise money for their future adoption as a way to grow their family.

Here are some pictures you might enjoy of Zac's change over the past two years.