Cornish Adoption Journey: We're off!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

We're off!

Happy birthday Kristopher!!

He and I are now on our way to the Magic Kingdom to meet up with Mickey Mouse for his birthday! Just me and my big 5 year old boy today :) Can't wait to see his face when he finds out-- yep, all packed up, out on the road, and has NO IDEA where we're going :)

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Stephanie @ RalphcrewFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:42 AM
I LOVE surprising my kids this way! What fun! Hope you have a great time.
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AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Very exciting, I hope you have a wonderful time together.
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SusanFebruary 24, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Can't wait to read all about Kristopher's big day and see the pictures! I know he was just elated.

What special memories you are making, too...

Best wishes for a wonderful day,
Susan in Ky
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BethanyFebruary 24, 2009 at 4:52 PM
So fun! And so awesome that it is just you and him! Have fun!
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JennyHFebruary 24, 2009 at 5:53 PM
He will love it!! hope you both had a blast!
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MissyFebruary 24, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Happy birthday! How fun, and what a fun surprise!!
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ValerieFebruary 24, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Happy Birthday Kristopher!!! I hope you both have an amazing and magical day! Can't wait to hear all about it!
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AnonymousFebruary 24, 2009 at 9:44 PM
It was so cute and fun to hear his name over the loudspeaker this morning at the school, as they announced his birthday to all who could hear (birthdays announced each morning. Hard to believe he is 5!
Love ya'll,
Karen W
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orphans4meFebruary 25, 2009 at 2:08 AM
OH!! I didn't know it was a surprise! How fun! Happy Birthday, Big boy!
Joy
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JulieFebruary 25, 2009 at 1:02 PM
I hope he had a wonderful time!!! I just loved it when we made that trip last year and the boys had NO IDEA where we were going until we got there. Yes, I made them wait 12 hours!!!!
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About our Family

Michael and I have been married for 21 years and have fifteen children. Kristopher was born in 2004, Brianna in 2006, and in 2007 we decided to add to our family through adoption. We added Emma (born in 2003) and Micah (born in 2006) to our family from Ukraine in 2008. Then in 2009 Lynae was born to us. In fall of 2010 we finalized James' adoption from US foster care and were in process for the adoption of Wesley (born in 2005) and received the 'bonus' of Aleksa (born in 2002) from Ukraine. Aleksa was the child we had originally tried to adopt when we brought home Emma and Micah in 2008! God orchestrated her homecoming with Wesley in Dec 2010! Delaina was then born to us in 2012. In 2014 we had Paul come stay with us as a respite placement, then we moved from Florida to Georgia. During that time, his first family that adopted him from Bulgaria a year prior, asked for us to adopt him and he became a Cornish in May 2015. In November 2015 we had our 4th baby girl, Harper. Then, in January 2017 we learned of a baby nearby in Georgia that needed a family. We adopted Nya in 2017. Since then we have had two more babies born to us. Silas in 2018 and Ryleigh in 2020. We will upwrap baby #15 around Christmas 2022!

All fourteen of our children are greatly treasured, and our daughter Brianna's diagnosis of Down syndrome was an answer to prayer. I'm sure that sounds strange to many, but Mike and I had considered adopting children with special needs for a long time and she was our "definite yes" to that journey! Five of our adopted children share the Ds diagnosis, and Emma has the same heart defect that Brianna had repaired. Wesley has Cerebral Palsy, and Nya has significant respiratory needs and CP.

14 kids, all homeschooled, 7 adopted, 6 with Down syndrome, 5 from Eastern Europe, 7 "home grown," 4 from Ukraine, 6 "typical," 3 with Cerebral Palsy, 2 with RAD, 2 from the USA, 4 with Autism, 2 Committed Parents, 1 very BIG GOD. That's Us!

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

We're off!

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