December, 2009

Dear Family and Friends,

We have been truly blessed this year. We celebrated many milestones, including the one year anniversary of the day we got Zeke. Zeke turned two in October. He’s talking so much now. He loves to play with toy cars, puzzles and balls. He enjoys being outside and swimming.

We made several trips this year. We took Zeke to Kingsport, Tennessee where he celebrated his first July 4th in the US. In August, we went to the Philadelphia area. This trip included Zeke’s first visit to the beach. Zeke loved the sand and ocean! In October, Missy and Zeke went to Las Vegas to meet another mom and her daughter who was adopted from the same orphanage as Zeke. Zeke is a seasoned traveler!

Brad has taken a new position with KY3, Inc. Early next year, he’ll become Director of Digital Content for two TV stations-KY3 and KSPR. He’s looking forward to this new opportunity. Missy still enjoys public radio and TV. She had several opportunities this year to file stories that aired nationally on NPR.

We began another big adventure this year. We are adopting a baby girl from
Ethiopia! We expect to get matched to a child next summer and bring her
home in the fall.

This year, we’ve had the chance to share our passion for adoption with
other people. There are so many children who need families. Even if you
are not considering adoption, please pray for these precious children and
their future families. If you ever want to learn more about adoption, we’d
love to visit with you about it!

We are so blessed to know you and have you in our lives.
This Christmas, we send you our love. It’s our hope that
the New Year is filled with joy and peace for you and your
family. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hugs,

Brad, Missy and Zeke
thebelotes@gmail.com