Pictures

Sorry, I've been so wrapped up in this adoption stuff so long I just expect everyone to know what I am talking about. What do pictures have to do with adoption paperwork? The pictures we are waiting on are for our dossier, the packet of papers and family and home photos that gets sent over to the Philippines. The pictures are the final step before we submit our dossier so you can imagine our frustration when 5-7 days is turning into a month! We'll keep you posted...

Getting Closer...

Hello Everyone! It's been a while. We've been busy with 4-H, work, vacation, and just life. We spent the first week of July vacationing in West Virginia. We visited my 4th grade penpal and her family. It was a wonderful week and a great escape from the stress of everyday life. The picture is of us atop Spruce Knob, the highest point of West Virginia. It was a rainy, cold, windy day but we had fun! It was hazy the day we were there, but I guess on a clear day, you can see 4 states. It was hard to come back home. We love mountains, and it was fun to spend time with Mandy and her family.

Back to life...our adoption paperwork is almost done. Ashleigh made her trip to the lawyer to sign her form that was required stating she understood she would share her inheritance should the unforseen happen to her parents. She looked so grown up signing her name on official business. Kory told her not to get too excited about the form because at this point, we don't have too much for her to inherit! :) While we were in WV, the form from the government called the I171H came that we have been waiting on. Of course, the pictures I ordered on 6/25 aren't here yet. My order was somehow lost. Such is life! So we wait. I guess we ought to get used to waiting...

Hello Everyone! This is our family, July 2005, at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It's one of our favorite family pictures except for one thing-something is missing. Around January of this year, we finally realized what was missing from our family and thus began our journey into adoption. After much prayer and discussion, we have decided that a child between the ages of 2-7 from the Philippines would be the perfect fit for our family. We are almost done with the paperwork-finally! Then, we will begin the official period of waiting-one to two years! But, it will all be worth it. Many of our family and friends have expressed an interest in our adoption journey, so we thought this would be a great way to keep everyone up to date. You can all wait with us...