It's A Girl!

Yes...that's right, we have accepted the referral of a beautiful 3 month old baby girl! She is so precious and I look forward to the time in which we can share her picture. We are overjoyed and are enjoying looking at her sweet face. We are unsure on time frame at this point... we just wait to hear of a court date next. We will keep you posted!

A Few More Christmas Pictures

Christmas 2010 in Pictures

I'm not sure that much can top a Christmas with two 4 year olds. What a blessing to see it through their eyes. Here are a few photos of Christmas fun from this year.

Adoption Update

We haven't posted any news on what's happening with the adoption, because not a whole lot has been happening. We have been (what feels like to me) SLOWLY creeping down the list and as of yesterday morning had moved from 53 in May to 35. It has been WEEKS since there has been any referrals at all. I have been outwardly expressing 'all in God's timing' while praying to convince myself, but still feeling dissapointed at times.
But in less than 48 hours we have moved 3 spots...now to 32! Still a long way to go but too excited not to share.
Merry Christmas!

A few of my favorite blogs....

Three posts in one night you say....
This is the last one. I mentioned how I love to read blogs.


Here are a few of my favorites:

http://everybitterthingissweet.wordpress.com/

http://zenhabits.net/

http://ianfamily.blogspot.com/

http://momentumgathering.com/

http://www.drawnfromwater.org/


A quick note on this last one. Drawn From Water is an organization I've become amazed by. I encourage you to check it out. Just this past week they have begun accepting sponsorships for individual orphans they care for.

Adoption update

We are number 39 on the infant girl list! The end of July and beginning of August brought a lot of movement for our agency's lists. However, we haven't moved in several weeks. There are things changing in the Ethiopian adoption process that are making our timeline more unknown. Mainly court changes, and the fact that adoptive families have to travel twice. I have become resigned to the fact that it may be quite awhile before we bring home our third child, All in God's timing....the good news is the longer we wait the more Sarah Bess and Davis can do to help : o ) ... but the longer I have to debate with Sarah Bess what this little girl should be named.
On a related note, our new friends from our church arrived home with their little boy from Ethiopia a month ago. We went to a party tonight in his honor. He is precious and we are thrilled to have this family now in our lives.

The Absent Blogger

So I realize it has been almost four months since I have posted on this blog. For several weeks, it was on my always constant 'to do' list. Then I decided I really didn't 'feel' like posting. Recently, I tried to decide why. Here's what I've decided:
1. I LOVE to read other people's blogs. (I'll list a few of my favorites in a seperate post). The blogs I like to read often inspire me, or at the least give me a little to think about. The authors seem to be "real" writers. This blog became more of an 'update' on the kids. Which if I thought people were actually reading it still for an update would be one thing, but I know I have very little 'followers' (Hi Mom to you)
2. My updates on the kids are duplications of the kids journals. My friend Emily does a great job blogging about her daughter (again back to that good writer thing) and turns her blogs into a book for her daughter Kay.
However, I don't tend to write what I'm really thinking or feeling about on a public blog. I do keep a personal journal for Sarah Bess and Davis and have started one for our newest addition. Those are what will really tell them their childhood stories.
Well, I guess it's basically just those two reasons. So, for now... I don't plan to post too often (...yes, I realize I wasn't posting much before). I will post updates to our adoption process b/c I know that can be helpful to other families.... and of course what people (aka my mom) really want... pictures!