I love the part where he says, “I thought Eric gave you the creeps?“…
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I love the part where she “likes her Allison’s”…
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I love the part where he says, “You know what he did?“
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I love the part where he goes from ballistic to bawling because of a Wii…
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I love the part where she walks up with a yellow umbrella and HUNDREDS of curious people cheer…
(I love it when they sing together, too!)
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I love the part where they get to go back, and when he sees them, he RUNS to them…
(3:33)
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Since I first saw Jessica’s video last year, I have busted out in the “I like my…” chant many times. Usually only in front of my husband of course. I do the whole knee lunge / arm swing thing too.
It’s pretty dang fun so, I suggest everyone take the time to do an “I like…” declaration.
I love this post! Thank you for sharing! And for making me cry. I just cannot watch adoption videos without tears!
Me either!!! 🙂
ahhh I love them ALL! <3
you have to watch this sweet video about another adoption. it will make you cry!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ3dhfAZyfg
She is an artist in Memphis with gorgeous work….www.emyoart.com & if you click on “come home tommy” you can get to it that way too.
Love it!!!
Kev
Thank you for sharing these!
LOVE the one from “kids say the darndest things!” That little boy CRACKS me up! He has a couple of other videos on youtube as well! Thanks for sharing…made me smile!
The adoption video is wonderful. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing that.
Wonderful post! I experienced a whole flood of emotions with this one. The second one has been my favorite for a LONG LONG time. I still laugh every time I watch it. The Wii gift one almost did me in! I laugh so hard I’m still wiping my face and the mascara that ran from the tears!! And the adoption video was emotional. When he ran to them on the trip back it would melt the hardest of hearts. 🙂
So dang sweet. I love the little boy that says “He kicked him in the penis. He was hurt. He was hurt real bad.” Yeah, adoption is a special thing and the stories always make me cry. Happy tears of course. Wonderful endings to some bleak beginnings!
Okay…I am sure I am telling old news, but you do know about this, right? http://taxes.about.com/od/deductionscredits/qt/adoptioncredit.htm
The beckoning of lovely is WONDERFUL! It always amazes me when a group of random people can cooperate and make something beautiful…a lesson for the world. Love this post!
kelly
Loved the videos!!! I have one more for you to look at that I love!!
http://www.designmom.com/2010/10/saras-adoption-video/
those were great! the adoption one was so inspiring and touching!!
Nice videos! I especially like the adoption one. I think the tears started at the 2-minute mark. 🙂 The first video had me cringing though … tell me I’m not the only one who gets nervous when kids stand on countertops and their parents tape it??!?
Oops. I meant the second video. Carry on. 🙂
I was actually thinking the same thing! 😀
Layla
Thanks so much Layla, funny, emotional, thought provoking, all wrapped up in one. I love when that happens…
Take care,
Laura
I was so loving Jessica…I found her again on Youtube…she is a teenager now! Also, did you see all the copycats of her? So funny! But my all time fav is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVu4Me_n91Y
I can do anything good!! ;D
The Best Gift Reaction ever is now on my Facebook page. How can you not share that! TOO FUNNY!! Thank you!
YES! Definitely a few of my most faves!
Nice post, girly!
How are those doors comin’? Good I hope 🙂
Here’s to another productive day!
~Shelley Smith
That adoption video makes me sob every time I see it! Oh my heart just feels like it’s going to burst when one of those lovely, amazing children find a forever home! sigh.
Thanks for the post and the cry!
Love ya
Missy 🙂
Oh, the adoption video is so beautiful. I cried. How wonderful to see the making of that family. Thank you for sharing.
Dixie
Omg…I was laughing so hard about the kid with the Wii….awesome! Great start to my morning thanks:)
I’m so speechless over Yohannes’s video. So thankful to see it.
Okay, the adoption video just made me cry. Oh, the things we take for granted. The music made the video even more beautiful – “In as much as you do for the least of these, you do for Me.”
OMGosh I loved the Beckoning of Lovely. Thank you for sharing. I live in Central Illinois and have never heard of this in Chicago. Thinking of making plans on attending in November. How fun. My teen age daughter will be a senior in high school by then. I think she and I will have to take a trip to join in. Thanks Layla. Have a lovely day.
I HEART this post!
Thanks guys. 🙂
The beckoning of lovely.
Oh Christmas eve I went out to walk my dog accompanied by my 9 year old son and sweet daughter who was home from college. As we headed to the park that is around the corner from our home we saw a man grabbing tons of lunch bags and start placing them on the ground. I nicely inquired “What are you doing?” He replied, “A heard about a woman who has a dream to see 7,500 lumninaries lit on this street. Can you help?”
So for the next hour my children and I lit over 500 lights. We then got in our car to view all the beauty.
We have been happy and giddy for days. My boy repeating daily, “Remember when we lit those lights for the lady?”
I made a short video of the event that night and it appeared on my blog on New Years Eve.
I made no resolutions this year. Only a wish that I always say yes when asked, “Can you help?”
You made my day!!
I LOVE the Blue Cross commerical. They are all funny, but this one is my favorite.
Thanks for the Day Maker!
I love the adoption video. I spent 2 maternity leaves crying while watching Adoption Stories on TLC!
Thanks so much for sharing these videos! They’re so beautiful. 🙂
Just sat here bawling my eyes out to that last video. Such a blessing, thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to see your own sweet adoption story unfold!
ok… I love these videos!! Does ANYONE know the name of the second song that is played on the last video about the adoption?? I cannot figure it out!!! I cried the whole video!!! Thanks for sharing with us!! Please someone know the name of that song!!!!
My favorite is “Kids say the darndest things”. I laughed so hard I cried! Thanks for posting all of these great videos.
I was laughing so hard at the first ones and now I’m crying! It went from “He was injured…injured BAD” to a precious little boy running to his forever family! ACK!
Thanks for posting these!
One of your best posts evvaahh! And that’s a difficult thing to achieve given how they’re all wonderful.
I LOVE that adoption video. What a precious little angel. Needless to say…tears were shed.
Oh Layla, I loved the adoption video! My makeup is now running down my face. Thank you!
Sweetness is that little ones smile, and prayers and blessings over the two of you on your adoption adventure.
I loved all of these, especially the adoption one…tears!
Jeez, Layla – some warning next time. The video of Yohannes made me CRY! a lot. What a sweet, sweet boy. That family looks wonderful and complete!
The rest of the videos were cute!! Great post!
Jeezy Pete Layla! Some of us have to go back to work,ya know. With racoon eyes from bawling over that sweet, sweet last one!
You officially made me laugh and cry today, and all in about mins. LOL. The last video was so touching and Jessica’s video made me laugh out loud. Now that is how every child should learn to speak to themselves, speaking good things to themselves, motivating themselves and feeling positive and empowered.
~Karla
I loved the videos…laughed, cried and cheered! Thanks for posting them and thanks for sharing your incredible talent with us. You inspire me continually. I absolutely love your website!
–Jo
I smiled, I laughed histerically and bawled like a baby. That last video was so emotional and wonderful at the same time. Thanks for sharing! I’m looking forward to seeing your adoption journey play out. All the blessings and love life has to offer you, Palmers!
You picked some of my faves too!
Loved each video but the adoption story touches a place deep in my heart…the least of these. I continue to pray for you all as you are walking this road of adoption, a road I expect one close to me to be walking sometime soon. Thanks for sharing : )
So who else is ready to hop on the next plane to Ethiopia?!?! That is after we all dry our eyes of course. ; )
We are. 😉
Way super cool post.
I’m in the middle of doing a post right now that is kind of cool.
It’s about adoption too 🙂
XO
Shelly
I am just speechless after that amazing video of the Ethiopian adoption. What a precious little boy, and what a loving family. I loved seeing that and the other videos, too. Thank you SO much for sharing these. I really needed to see this tonight and to marvel at what a mighty God we serve. God bless both of you in 2011 and always…
XO,
Sheila 🙂
TEARS!!! I must go hug my son now. Thank you for sharing.
Note to self: Buy yellow umbrella to be reminded of the things in the video. Will do that this weekend. Thanks!