I have to say these past few weeks have been the busies, craziest weeks ever. We moved in to our new house on July 2nd and here are a few pics. We got most of the painting done and a lot of things hung, but we still have quite a bit to do. Bradock's room isn't near done. We still need to make his bedding and get some more stuff to decorate, but we have a pretty good start. We had our court date and sealing that week and Monday, July 9th, I went back to work. Tuesday Brett had nose surgery, which went very well. It has been a long week, so today we went swimming at our community pool. Bradock loves the water. My mom actually bought the little baby swimmer thing. It said 9 months on the box, so I thought he wouldn't be able to use it, but it works great! Now that I am back to work full time I am going to be looking forward to my weekends with Brett and Bradock. They are the best part of my life. 
Even though our day at the court was a happy day, nothing could compare to the day Bradock was sealed to us for time and all eternity. July 7th (no we didn't plan it to be 7-7-07, it just happen to be the quickest date after our court date) we became an eternal family in the Mesa, AZ temple. It was an amazing and unbelievable experience. Our sealer talked to us about how lucky our little boy was, but I know Brett and I are the lucky ones. The sealer talked about our responsibilities as parents and that, through our faith and righteousness, we could be apart of Heavenly Father's family. What a blessing. Bradock looked adorable in all white, especially with his great skin, and was literally an angel. I know he knew exactly where he was and I really believe he could see all those on the other side that had a huge part in getting him to us. The Temple is an amazing place and I know it is the House of our Lord. He resides there and his spirit spoke strongly to us that day. We will be forever in debted to him. 
On July 5th Bradock was made legally and officially our son; even though I don't need a piece of paper to tell me that. Our lawyer presented our case and Brett and I had to tell the judge that we were willing and able to take care of and provide for Bradock. It was a very interesting, even a little intimadating, experience, but the judge deemed us worthy and our adoption was made final. It was a happy day!!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Life is Good
Posted by Flaherty Fam at 5:33 PM
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Wow, so much to say...First off, Brett had nose surgery?? Did he hurt it? I love the pictures of your new house. You are such the decorator. I especially love Bradock's room. I love the paint colors and the stripes on both walls. Very clever! Then congrats on having Brodock officially yours and getting sealed together as a family! I am so happy for you guys! Seems like you have been pretty busy. And I thought my last few weeks were hectic! Hope going back to work has been an easy transition for you.
It has been crazy for you guys lately, and Cameron and I feel blessed and grateful to have been there at the sealing. I second that Bradock saw some very cool people on the other side, you could just tell when he would stare in one direction for a while. We love you guys!!!!!
Sounds like some exciting things going on in your little family. Glad everything is going well. Little Braddock is so sweet!
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