{"id":14182,"date":"2026-05-20T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/?p=14182"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:00:30","slug":"boys-boys-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/boys-boys-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys, Boys, Boys!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the weekend we were visited by Malinda and 4 of her boys. We met Benjamin, her newest blessing – a four-month old sweetheart! Holding him took me back to the days of rocking and swaying babies – it’s a rhythm that’s built in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved having all that commotion running through the house, and really look forward to more visits with David and the rest of the boys as well. Love having a house full of family!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got pictures, because of course I did. I accidentally left the circular polarizing filter in (I got a new adapter for my EF lenses that has a slot for filters behind the lens, which is really cool except when you have the wrong one in there.) so the photos turned out darker than they should have and needed help in lightroom, but I got it sorted and several turned out well.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

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Over the weekend we were visited by Malinda and 4 of her boys. We met Benjamin, her newest blessing – a four-month old sweetheart! Holding him took me back to the days of rocking and swaying babies – it’s a rhythm that’s built in! I loved having all that commotion running through the house, and […]<\/p>\n

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