Today I received a note from my friend, Derek, in Seattle. It’s been much too long since I’ve seen him. I was fortunate enough to be invited to his and his partner’s beautiful wedding a few years ago. Gosh, I think it was probably over 5 years ago. It was just gorgeous. And lots of fun! It was in Santa Fe, if I remember correctly.

The most recent news from the two of them is the arrival of their new son! His name is Kep. As you can see from the photo, he is ADORABLE! They adopted him in an “open adoption.” This is kind of the new thing these days. He is two months old now. The thing with open adoptions is that the mother gets to choose the parents from a pool of potential parents. And it gets even better. She gets to continue on in a relationship with the new parents and her biological child for the rest of the child’s life! Really interesting stuff.

Anyhow, just wanted to let you share in the Joy and, most especially, the beauty of Kep. Congratulations Doug and Derek!