The Little O'Brien Family: Hello & Get Ready!

Besides reaching our one year anniversary & celebrating by taking a week off of work to cruise down to the Mexican Riviera (an adventure with my best friend that I will never forget!)...

Arriving in Cabo San Lucas

Swimming with the dolphins in Puerto Vallarta

...there are a few more things in store for Matthew and I and we are so excited! In 10 days we will be taking our FIRST OFFICIAL STEP towards adopting! We will be attending the Adoption Seminar & then we pursue STEP TWO! Cannot wait for that!

And, then....drum roll please....We will be having a guest blogger! I am so excited for you all to read what my new friend, Debbie, has to share about her & her husband's adoption adventure. Their story is much different then ours. They were led to adopt a sweet baby from the Congo of Africa.

It will be an incredible read & I hope you all stop by to see what she has to say as well as support her & her husband that week by donating $1 to their adoption! They have been selected by an incredible organization to be featured as the "Family of the Week" and they are only asking for $1. Sacrifice that Snickers bar you want to buy while you are in line at the grocery store, take that change, & turn it into a little miracle for Debbie & her husband!

But wait! There's more! This one is one that I drool over (almost literally!). A new Etsy shop is opening up by a professional pastry chef in Hawaii & she has offered to bake & donate two dozen cookies towards our adoption process. I seriously contemplated keeping them & selfishly eating all of the sweet deliciousness, but reluctantly agreed to what they were meant for: YOU! We are going to raffle off these sweet treats & the winner will win all two dozen! Trust me...these aren't just your everyday Chips Ahoy. These cookies are AH-MAZING! We will of course be posting links to her shop as well as links to the raffle tickets but let me give you just a glimpse at what this woman is capable of!