ROAD TRIP! ROAD TRIP!

1100 miles, 17 hours, 3 movies, 5 stops,  97 snacks, and 3 states of rain found the Wells family recently in the state of Indiana.
Yes, we went on a road trip!  It was actually the first real road trip for our family... ever!  And I have to say that it was relatively painless.  Thanks in large part to the fact that Ty drove 15 of the 17 hours, and if you know me at all you might actually be impressed with my generous offer to drive 2 of the hours. The wedding of some very cool cousins is what sent us on this grand adventure - that coupled with the fact that we were going to get to spend time with our northern family of whom we miss terribly.

In looking back over our time the one word that best sums up the experience was FAMILY.  Our kids made some awesome memories with their cousins that will not soon be forgotten.  There was lots of joking, chasing, jumping, exploring, eating, teasing, and hugging that took place.
The one picture that best sums up the experience was taken of all of the cousins along with the soon to be married couple, Jordan and Christine.
 

 I'm so thankful for the priceless gift of family!  It's an incredible honor to have such a heritage to pass onto my children.  A gift that we hope to, with God's grace, pass onto our two daughters currently in the Ukraine.  I want to never take for granted the family that God has blessed me with.  But I also want to never forget that there are over 140 million children who do not have this blessing... no one to tuck them into bed at night, no one to chase away their fears, no one to help provide positive memories to hide away in their hearts.  May this always grieve me as I'm sure it grieves the creator of this universe.  And may this grief always drive me to be their voice... to advocate for the fatherless.

 Much has happened since we first announced to you, our family and friends, that we were proceeding with a second adoption.  I hope to give you an update in the next day or two... stay tuned!