Saying Goodbye

Today was unlike any that we had experienced before. We got up at 6:30am in order to be ready to leave by 8am. We headed to Dawn and Jojo's to say good-bye to the boys before they left for the last time. There were about 8 of us there lending support as we had so many times over the last 13 months. It was really hard to look at the boys and know we would never see them again. Even though we have know for several weeks that this day was going to come there is no way you can prepare yourself for the flood of emotions you will have. And you know that what you are feeling is no way close to what Dawn and Jojo are feeling. So when the doorbell ran at 10am it was hard to fight the urge to not open it, but you know you have to. How do you say good-bye to a 2 year knowing that you will never see them again? You want to be upbeat for them to make it easier but you know inside your heart is breaking. So after everyone hugged, kissed, and said their good-byes to each boy, they were on their way to the birth mom and on to a new chapter in their life. We know that it is so not fair, they have been so loved this last year and they will take that with them. It was sure a strange feeling after they left. We sat around and talked a little. After about an hour everyone slowly started to leave. We had talking about everyone coming over to our house after 2pm to swim and just hang, but that was not to be as Dawn was running a temperature. We talked to Jo again later in the evening and she was taking Dawn back to the hospital. She still had a fever and it was not coming down. We are still waiting to hear from them as to what the issue might be. So today's picture is one last look at a great couple who gave everything they had to a set of twin boys that came into their life 13 months ago.