One More Forever Family...

Not us...yet, but we are excited for the couple we met online who are also are adopting from the Philippines. They are close to our age and were accepted in Sept. 2007 as well. We have been following their story on their blog. They received a referral for a 15 month old boy on Monday. We are so excited for them. Yes, it brings about a little voice within that says, "What about us? We want a referral, too." But, seriously, I know God is blessing our adoption and theirs as well and this is all in His hands. Maybe our child isn't ready for us yet. I can be excited for them and know our day of excitement is coming. Besides, we can learn a thing or two or three or more from them about the whole travel experience. Check out their story...

http://ribaradoption.blogspot.com/

And keep checking back for our moment! Thanks for your continued prayer support.

Paradise....aka Hilton Head Island

Here are some pictures from our recent vacation to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. My sister and her family joined us for the trip. If you have never been there before, we recommend it. The weather is wonderful, the beaches beautiful, the island is pretty. It was wonderful!


Fourth of July Beauties, Ashleigh & Elena


Family Picture by the Palm trees


My Sister's Family...
Tonia, Ted, & Elena
by the palm Trees

More pokes...

Hello! We are back from a very relaxing trip to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina...aka paradise on Earth! We had a wonderful time with my sister and her family. We biked, we swam, we soaked in the sun, and we cried at the thought of returning to reality....

Back to life, back to reality...

So we are here. Today, the three of us ventured to Henry Cty. for our Hep A immunizations. Tomorrow I will get my second dose of Hep B. All part of the pre-traveling plans to go to the Philippines. I don't mind the shots-as long as I don't watch! Now, Ashleigh, she half enjoys getting shots. She likes to watch the needle go into her arm. Strange child-makes us wonder if some sort of medical career is in her future. I've thought of med school and nursing but I'm not sure I can get past the needle thing.

Anyways, we're home. I promise to post some HHI vacation pics sometime this week. It'll be a busy week as I help Ash finish her 4-H projects. She has her dog project judging this Thursday and her sewing project next Tuesday (which her grandmother is helping her with-I don't even sew on buttons!). I am also trying to finish up the last of my Activity Director Course modules 1-3 to send out. The fun part will be making copies of 500 papers so that if they get lost in the mail, I have back-ups. Well, we are off to bed. We want to be well rested for our first day back to work. Yuck...can someone take me back to the beach!