A song by Chase.....

Yesterday, Chase was singing in the other room, it just so happens the girls playroom. He was holding some of their dolls and checking out the bottles and such. I could hear him singing from the other room. I quietly stepped closer to see if I could hear the words better. It went something like this"mmmm, there was a baby named Adeline and she has a sister named Cameryn, mmmmm (more humming) and then he just kept some melody going with the same words over and over again. It seriously was the sweetest thing I had ever heard. After he came down for breakfast he said to me "Mom, do you know why we are so lucky?" I said, no, tell me why.....he said" because we are adopting" and then he stood up and came over and gave me the biggest hug. He is truly a dear child. WOW, that was a moment I never want to forget. xoxo

Introducing Adeline and Cameryn

At last we are finally able to post photos of our daughters, Adeline and Cameryn! Aren't they just gorgeous! We are coming girls, it won't be long now. Happy day! The count down is on. We will be traveling in two short weeks. See you soon, xoxoxo!

We are out of court!!!!!!

Yesterday morning we received the most magical phone call. Our agency called and I saw the caller ID but didn't think it was "the call". She said hi, the normal. I said what's up? She said I have good news. I said, oh what (ever so calmly), certainly not thinking I was going to hear FANTASTIC news. She said that we were through court! I just gasped and said, what did you just say? She repeated her great news! I just couldn't believe it. She said the courts heard our case and we were done and our travel date was set. It is the most glorious news we have ever received, short of their referral. I think I cried all day, off and on. I didn't realize how much this has been weighing on my mind. The adreline rush of this news is amazing. Now it's time to get to work. In three weeks we will get to meet our daughters for the first time. What a day it will be! We both got our shots for traveling and I printed our packing list today. Gosh, it feels so great to be a Mom again. We will keep you updated on all of the latest news and thanks so much for all of the support, we are so lucky!!!!!!!! xoxoxo

You name the problem......

I can't believe it is October 3rd and here I am writing about yes, problems. You name it. Courts not open, courts not hearing cases, no phone lines, power outages at the courts! Can you believe it, neither can we. As we ponder the sweet meeting between us and our girls, these RIDICULOUS delays are starting to drive us (me) crazy. On a lighter note, yesterday was a sweet day. One of our neighbors did his Eagle Scout project and did a fantastic job. His project was to gather toys/cash to buy needed supplies for AHOPE and for our care center in Ethiopia. Our hearts were touched by all the love and support of our community. We will be taking the donations with us (hopefully soon) and we will visit AHOPE to take pictures of the children and the donations for our scouting friends. Thanks to everyone for yet again supporting us in every way possible. I just know how much everyone is going to love our girls! Oh, I did receive another physical update, the girls are holding their weight and growing a little taller. YEA! xoxo

Update........

Well, without trying to get too excited, we think progress may be in the works. We hope to hear something this week regarding our case. We are so desperate to get our girls home, it's so hard to be on the roller coaster!!!!!!!!! The updated pictures have been taken and should be forwarded to me tomorrow. I must say, 90 days is a long time, I wonder what my sweet girls look like now.........Beautiful, I am sure. We will continue to update this week as soon as we hear anything. xoxo

When the baby becomes the big brother....

Well, it's official. C is now in school all day. Wow, I don't have a clue where the time has gone. He is such a joyful boy and brings to much love to our family. It is very quiet around here, but we all know that won't last forever. He has completely transformed himself into a "big brother". He is so ready and so anxious for the girls to get home. He was watching a commercial with a "barbie house" in it and he was pulling faces at it, yuk, ew, dumb etc., until I reminded him that someone else in the family might like it. Then he said "the girls". It still wasn't cool but I thought it was adorable to see him thinking about how they would love it. Two studly boys have been walking to school together again and that is always fun, and of course big Sis is on cloud nine. She has such an amazing group of friends and has a lot of fun things going on in her life. Too fun!!!!

Ethiopian Court.....

This morning, I received word that our case will not be heard until the re-opening around September 20th or so. I can honestly say I wasn't surprised. I am not sure if that is a good thing or I am just more emotionally prepared. At any rate, it should only be about 30 more days until our case is heard. That is so exciting, see the beautiful silver lining? I am so madly in love with these precious little girls, I can't wait to smother them with kisses! We will keep you posted! xoxo