Friday, August 1, 2008

The Day Tyler Found Out!

Yesterday afternoon Taylor & I met with Tyler's social workers and his therapist. We brought him in so that we could tell him the good news. This is some video that we were able to shoot. Unfortunately we weren't quite prepared. I wanted to get the look on his face when he first walked in the room and saw that it was us but the camera didn't turn on fast enough. This is just a two-minute snip of what was an hour long gathering. But here it is:




Another wonderful thing that was missed on this video is Tyler did not forget to thank God!! He proclaimed that he had been asking God for this every night and he finally said yes. It was absolutely beautiful! We are happy and excited and overjoyed! Again we thank you for your continued support and prayers through this absolutely wonderful process!


In addition here are some pictures of us on the day we told Tyler the great news!! There aren't too many since we were too busy interacting. But his social worker also took pictures too so hopefully she will email those to us. Here are a couple:

This is our first family picture! We took this just outside the administrtion office at Childhelp.


This is Tyler yelling at the top his lungs. He's yelling "YAAAAAA!!!"

Still to come... Pictures of the day that Tyler gets to finally come home with us for good! Look for those after August 7th, the new date of his arrival!


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm dying to see the video but it has been buffering for like the last 30 minutes!!!!

I am SO excited for you all and am so thankful to God for the manifest work that He is doing in your hearts and lives. It truly was a blessing for me to be able to spend the other evening with you and in your home and witness the work that God has being doing in both your lives. Praise God!

Heather Hekman said...

That is awesome! The video brought tears to my eyes. There couldn't have been a better reaction. How great. I'm very excited for you all.

T said...

WOW! This is so amazing guys! I am touched beyond words, I actually cried at the video. Tyler looks so elated-- from the inside out.

You two will be wonderful parents... Tyler could not be more lucky. My heart skipped when he said, "Yer gonna be my mom!" And Taylor, you are gonna be a dad.

How AWESOME! May you be blessed a hundred fold and may God use you to touch many more lives to come... beginning with Tyler!

Love and Blessings,
Tara

3T Heppenstall said...

We are absolutely full of joy and we can hardly wait to bring Tyler home! We are so thankful for everyone's support and we hope that you all continue to keep us in your prayers! We are thrilled t0 be able to share this with everyone! Thank you!

BOBBI McCORMICK said...

T I am so sorry Matt and I were not able to come to the welcome party! I am so excited for you two! What a wonderful day:)