Ray and Julie: Camping 2014

Introduction

We've been married for ten years. We love being an aunt and uncle to our nieces and nephews. We have been through the roller coaster of fertility options and are glad we explored those avenues. We now know that our children will come to us through adoption.
The purpose of our blog is for you to get to know us and to get word out that we are looking to adopt in the hope someone we know knows someone who is pregnant and considering
placing the child for adoption, and then refer them to us.
To the expectant parent, I don't know you or how you found yourself looking at this blog, faced with this decision to place or parent your baby. But I do know that you are a strong and amazing person for even considering adoption. God knows you and loves you. With His help and your faith I know you will be guided to make the choices that will be best for you and your baby. Know that we pray for you without yet knowing who you are.
Adoption is such a personal and unique experience for all involved and is different for each case. I believe the specifics of adoption are between the people involved and not for the general public. We do have a letter for you that has more information about us, our ideas on parenting, our families, our open adoption plans, and where you fit in. We want to get to know you and in doing so we can discuss more openly what adoption looks like to each of us.
Thank you for taking the time to look at our blog. I hope you will be able to get to know us through our posts. If you want to read our expectant parent letter please email us at jewelstewart@gmail.com and we will send you a copy.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Camping 2014

We went up to mud creek above Strawberry Reservoir last weekend and had a great time camping for a couple nights. These camp spots are rugged spots with no services (that's right....none.) Julie said she would rather not have a bathroom than have neighbors while camping and we all agreed. What's the point of camping if you're just paying for a designated spot with neighbors 30 feet away? We could stay home and have neighbors farther away than some camping sites!

Julie's dad, Julie's sister, and her daughter joined us. It was beautiful the whole weekend and we were so proud of our dog Toby! We took a leap of faith and allowed him to roam free with no leash or tether. He stayed close to the campsite the entire time and came when we called him. The only time he tried to run off is when I took our niece up the mountain for a 4WD adventure in my truck and he tried to follow. Also on this trip we learned the awesome power of s'mores made with Reese's peanut butter cups. Try it!

-Ray

Reese's s'more. Try it!