Mug Shots

Why do passport pictures have to look like mug shots? We went to Rite Aid this past Saturday and had our pictures taken for our passports. It is offensive in some cultures to show your teeth. I don't know how to smile without showing my teeth! What I ended up with was a picture that looks like a criminal mug shot. It's awful. Kory and Ash don't look so bad. But really, I don't care. I mean who is really going to see it except the overworked person at customs who really could care less what my picture looks like. So, my mug shot is going on my passport. We have to fill out the paperwork and go pay for them yet. So much to do, so little time. Especially this time of year!

Adoption Dinner at our Church

We are so blessed to have so many wonderful family members, friends, and a wonderful church family. We had an adoption benefit soup and sandwich luncheon at our church the first Sunday of November to help us with adoption expenses. So many people helped us make this day possible. We appreciate the support, prayers, and love from all of you! It was a fun day!

In this picture, Ashleigh and my friend/co-worker Linda are making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the kids. A personal favorite of mine, too!

Here they come!

Friends from church

Rhonda, Amy, Tonya, & me

Our recently engaged friends Valerie and Brandon

Our families joined us for the event. Here Kory and I are with Ashleigh, our nephew Riley, and our neice Kelsey.

Since we are adopting from the Philippines, we included some Filipino food to sample such as jackfruit (which I learned is the largest fruit in the world), pomelo Tang, mango jam, & purple yam jam to name a few. I found these foods at an Asian grocery store in Toledo.