I just reconnected my young half-brother age 17, Kenny, in October. He is in foster care another town about an hour away and he is recovering drugs and drinking. I have met him first time when he was 10 years old and never saw him again until October. I learned so much about him and knowing how his life is like when he is growing up with my birth father. He will be moving with us in mid-January and we will be his foster parents until he graduate high school in 2010. We developed great bond and grow closer in relationship. So we are looking forward for him to moving in.
Our dogs, Packers and Green Bay is doing well and Green Bay is now 9 months old and he is just such a great dog to our family. Here's the photo of them for Christmas 2008.

So I wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!