Party of Five
"This is not how I imagined my family would look. No, it is so much more beautiful"
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| Israel Michael Lewis |
Hi Social Media! Meet our newest Lewis! Israel (Izzy) came to us in July 2016 as a foster child. This is the first time we have adopted a child from foster care. For the first year that he lived with us, reintegration with biological family was the goal. Once the caseworkers, District Attorney, Guardian Ad Litem, and a judge decide that this goal is no longer viable, the goal changes to adoption. So for the last year, we have been working on the process of adopting him.
There are so many blog posts I want to write about: failed reintegration, adoption through foster care, special needs adoption, the revolving door of workers, and so much more, but today I really want to celebrate by showing you all the pictures that I have been unable to post for the past two years! I am sure I am missing pictures, but from now on you will see his cuteness in real time!
Enjoy!
Monthly Pictures
First Year (In no particular order)
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| Birthday Cake |
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| Eating cake for the first time |
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| My first day at home with all 3. The one moment I thought I could handle it 😂 |
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| Double Tummy Time |
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| Sleeping at the Zoo |
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| Comparing size.... |
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| Playing is hard! |
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| He was not a fan of this outfit |
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| 1st day of swim lessons! |
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| First time sitting unassisted! |
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| One of my all time favorite pictures! |
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| Samuel was :feeding: Israel.....by eating all of the puffs |
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| 1st time trying solids |
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| 1st Thanksgiving- 2016 |
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| Cute smile |
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| Picture with Santa....3 days before Emily joined our family! |
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| Just another cute pic |
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| Matching pjs |
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| 1st Birthday pictures by Stephanie Kurtz |
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| 5 minutes after a worker dropped him off at our house |
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| Best Friends |
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| 1st smile that I caught on camera |
2nd year
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| How he feels about getting his eyes dialated |
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| 1st day with glasses. Keeping glasses on an 18 month old is an adventure! |
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| His last night as a 1 year old....hello toddler world! |
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| Obligatory Santa Picture |
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| Remodeling with 3 small children is crazy-town |
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| He got his tonsils and adenoids removed. The surgery and recovery was rough....but so worth it! |
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| How he spent his time recovering from surgery.....cuddling |
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| Traveling on Mother's Day with all 3 kids |
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| I am pretty sure they are plotting against me! |
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| What you don't see is Samuel driving the car in the front that is attached to the cart #weclicklistnow |
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| Before first hair cut |
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| After |
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| Halloween 2017 |
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| Monsters Inc. 2017 |
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| 1st time standing |
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| 2nd Birthday pictures by Stephanie Kurtz |
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| Who loves cookies??? Meeee!! |
April 2018- Now
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| The Easter Bunny brought them a triple passenger wagon! |
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| Swimming! |
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| Tanganyka Wildlife Park |
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| This little sweet tooth climbed on the counter and got the chocolate chip cookies out. |
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| One of MANY Zoo trips |
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| At Daddy's work |
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| 4th of July Parade |
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| Udall Splash Pad and Park |
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| Udall Splash Pad and Park |
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| Another Zoo Pic |
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| Enjoying watermelon from the garden |
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| PJ Masks |
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| Seriously....another zoo day! |
