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Eli | Adoption

“He is a gangster.” Just before meeting Eli, our social worker DJ looked me straight in the eye, and with a serious expression whispered those words. Then she cracked a smile. No words could be less true. Eli is a bright, active, curious, and playful kid. The Korean word for gangster that some of the social workers used for him actually has a silly and lighthearted connotation and I could see why they used it. He’s huge for his age, strong-willed, and throws his weight around with more reckless abandon than most 2 year olds.

Eli, welcome to your new family. You are one lucky kid.

As usual, it was my pleasure. Thank you for sharing it with me.

In other news I just spent the last 3 days snapping over 3000 photos for the Young President’s Organization and they’ve given me a one week deadline to get them edited and posted. Good lord. It’s going to be a long week sitting in front of this monitor. But it was an amazing experience and I met some incredible people. Also, I experimented with crazy isolation with shallow depth of field. We’ll see how it comes out.

Switchfoot – Always

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Diane EricksonSeptember 17, 2012 - 2:03 AM

Simply amazing photos! What a great moment for this beautiful child to now have a family! Congrats to you all!

Deana SmithSeptember 17, 2012 - 2:06 AM

Great pictures!

Lisa GrudeckiSeptember 17, 2012 - 2:27 AM

You guys…you have a son!! Happy tears!

Emily Lauritsen MooreSeptember 17, 2012 - 2:45 AM

Congratulations, Laurie! I’m all teary. You got your “Asian baby”! 😉

Jenny JonesSeptember 17, 2012 - 11:56 AM

AMAZING. What a lucky little boy to have you as a Mommy. So happy for all of you.

Terri DanilsonSeptember 17, 2012 - 3:58 PM

Brought tears to my eyes. You could see how much the workers all loved him. I am so happy for you, Laurie! I can’t wait to meet Eli some time.

Nicole GeerdesSeptember 17, 2012 - 7:32 PM

So, of course I cried! These are GREAT! So so happy for all of you!

Amy Freiberg BushSeptember 17, 2012 - 10:31 PM

Awesome pictures!

Jeff BushSeptember 18, 2012 - 1:47 AM

Great photos of moments I’m sure you will never forget. We’re very proud of you guys for hanging in there through all the waiting, paperwork, etc. Now, it’s really happened – Eli is home and a new chapter has started for the Dickinson family. We love you all very much!

Scott DickinsonSeptember 18, 2012 - 5:48 PM

Beautiful

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