Here goes!

Throughout the nearly 15 years that he and I have been together, my Amazing Husband (I'll use AH for short, in a nod to our friend Washingtina who refers to her Wonderful Husband as WH on her blog) and I have discussed having children. This past Friday, April 3rd, 2015, was the culmination of all of those years of yearning and discussing as we finalized our adoption of three young brothers who were placed with us in a foster to adopt situation back on November 15th, 2013.

To say we were overjoyed would be an understatement! We were joined in the courtroom by 30 or so family members (some from other parts of the country), friends, co-workers, neighbors, and classmates who were there to support us and witness the completion of our family. The following day, the village expanded to around 100 who attended a huge celebration at our home, complete with kid crafts, a caricature artist, tons of balloons, food, and happiness. The emotions are still riding high and a bit overwhelming for all of us.

My intent for this blog is to share the day-to-day joys and challenges of a middle-aged gay couple raising three boys who are now 5, 7, and 9 years old, and who were described by some close friends back in those early days as being "feral children" and given the nickname "The Three Tornadoes!" We've all come a long way in the nearly 18 months that they've been with us, and we are now a family in every sense of the word. As I blog here, I hope to reveal more about who we all are, and who we are becoming, as we continue on this amazing journey!