Over the 14 years my husband Steve and I have known each other, I have talked him into a lot of things he probably never thought he would do.

He is the calm and even-keeled one.

I am the free-spirited one with all the wild ideas.

We both love to travel.  I have talked him into several adventures around the world, and he’s talked me into a few, too.  Together we have hitch-hiked through the rural Andes Mountains of Ecuador, zip-lined and rock climbed through the jungle in Laos, and ridden camels to camp in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, to name a few.

Steve and I have seen a lot of the world together and made a lot of memories doing so, but we both agree that the greatest adventure I have talked him into has been growing our family through Korean adoption.

For the last couple of years, September 12 has been a big day for our family.

On September 12, 2012, Steve and I saw our son Davis’ face in a photo for the first time when we received his referral from Holt.  Before we ever got the email with all of the information about him, Holt’s Korea program had spoken with me on the phone about this child.  Without having yet seen his photo or medical file, Steve and I knew this child was our son.