All I Ever Wanted Was You...

Orange Beach '09

My dear friend, Brooke, and I farmed out the kids and took off to Orange Beach for my birthday this year. We had a great time sleeping late, sitting on the beach, and shopping!

"Mommy, Barbie's hair is all wet!"

In the Atchison house, we are always learning something new. On this day, when Juliana was 3 years old, we learned that you can put 11 Barbies, 2 My Little Ponies, and 2 cardboard books in the potty before it will overflow. Juliana headed straight to the bath after this incident. She looks so precious in hair-rollers!

Here's Aiden just yesterday playing in his bouncer. Such a HAPPY baby!

Aiden's Adventure

Seriously...the ultrasound technician might as well of said I was having a puppy that day when she typed "b-o-y" when I was 5 months pregnant. As soon as Aiden made his grand enterance on July 29, 2008 at 9:04 pm all was clear though. He's my little Prince Charming. I've never known an 8 month old that could belly laugh like he can.

Juliana's Journey

"Once upon a time in a far away land there lived a little baby girl. And her name was....Juliana. Well Juliana had a problem. She needed a mommy. Well, there was a mommy and she had a problem. She needed a baby. So Mommy got on the airplane and flew all the way to Kazakhstan. Then she went to the Baby House and she saw a little baby. And the baby's name was...Juliana. Mommy got all excited and screamed, "That's my baby! That's my Juliana!" So Mommy scooped up Juliana and brought her home. And they lived together happily...ever...after. The End "

As simple as that story may be, it is Juliana's fairytale that she loves for me to tell her. And it is my fairytale as well...she's my dream come true, my happily ever after. The 9month old baby in the orphanage is a 4 year old princess now, complete with Barbies, tiaras, and a spit-fire personality!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Atchison's Journey blogspot. I hope you enjoy the amazing story of my two little miracles, Juliana and Aiden. They make me laugh every single day and even after almost 4 years, I am still amazed that they are mine! Blessings, Meredith