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First day/last day/two yellow Jeeps (not CJ-8 - proud dad warning)

bigwalton

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First day, our yellow Jeep.
Last day, her yellow Jeep.

Last day of senior year... how the hell did we get here so fast???

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This is the XJ I flew out to get from @Randyzzz for her and she absolutely loves it, as do all her friends. She named it "Minion" and her friends refer to it as such. (My wife, to this day, claims that Laura "stole it" from her.)

We adopted Laura via an open adoption and I still remember deciding to post on here about our search for an adoptive match when we started down the path. Quite literally, folks who've been around here long enough have watched our adoption journey and her growing up through my photos. It's insane to me on EVERY POSSIBLE front that this is true. So I guess this is a thanks to all of you for sticking around and keeping this place alive with your participation and membership :cheers:

As her sweatshirt indicates, Laura and her XJ are headed up to Northern Michigan University in the fall to become Bobcats.

Oh, here's a CJ-8 photo after all...
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Jeeps are nice, but family is everything. When you can mix the two, even better. I have considered adoption, maybe this post will re-inspire me to look into it again. Thanks for sharing BW.
 
Jeeps are nice, but family is everything. When you can mix the two, even better. I have considered adoption, maybe this post will re-inspire me to look into it again. Thanks for sharing BW.
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X2 on this. There is a special place in heaven for those who adopt. My niece is adopted and every time the family is together I am so grateful to have her with us. When she rides in the scrambler with her cousins it is indeed the perfect mix and my personal Valhalla. BW congratulations on your family journey so far and the new adventure coming up in the fall. Add the Jeep and you have already won.
 
Eric,
First off - Congratulations! It's a huge accomplishment for you all! You do know NMU has a 4wd club right? And some of the best Jeeping in the State is in the western UP! I'm guessing Laura is going to going to love it in Marquette! Yeah, and then there's her studies......what does she plan to study? Simply awesome.
 
Scott_P said:
Eric,
First off - Congratulations! It's a huge accomplishment for you all! You do know NMU has a 4wd club right? And some of the best Jeeping in the State is in the western UP! I'm guessing Laura is going to going to love it in Marquette! Yeah, and then there's her studies......what does she plan to study? Simply awesome.
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She's between their 3/2 masters of physical therapy and sustainability, depending on the day. We're heading up this month for orientation and spending a couple extra days on the front end to see more of the area.
 
Still remember all y'all went thru... You have proved to be such great parents. Congrats on raising a good'un!
 
bigwalton said:
She's between their 3/2 masters of physical therapy and sustainability, depending on the day. We're heading up this month for orientation and spending a couple extra days on the front end to see more of the area.
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Good deal. My daughter just finished her doctorate in PT.....if Laura ever wants to talk with somebody about PT.

If you want any suggestions for the Marquette area, let us know...we've spent some time around there and gobs of time in the Keweenaw.
 
While not the same at all from my vantage point, my parents adopted my younger sister so I have some life stories of the process. Awesome thing for y’all to have done for her.
 
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Congratulations! What a beautiful picture. My twin sons walk across the stage in 2 weeks. One door closes and another amazing door opens!
 
so awesome... Been too long since I've seen... Y'ALL, time flies.
 
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