April 2015 Adoption Update

I know I don't keep this blog active even though I desire to do so, but I figured I would update for anyone out there who still follows. It seems like a lot of adoption blogs have died recently, I am sure due to the extended wait periods now days. We have now been in the process for about 2 years. We are currently #4 on our wait list. Finally making it towards the top of the list and it makes it more real. After we receive a referral the quickest time frame for her to come home would be about 7ish months but the is a quick estimate and it would likely be longer than that. The process is totally different from when we brought Bennett home and it takes a lot more time. We are going to slowly start cleaning out her room and preparing it for a little girl in order to keep ourselves busy in the wait period. 

Longest Winter Ever

This winter seems to keep on coming. We have had more snow days than normal this year and as a general consensus Louisville moms are over it already. Bennett needs his routine and his body craves it, so this many snow days has really had him out of whack since Christmas break. We did enjoy some time in the snow however, even if it takes more time and energy getting them all dressed than it does actually playing in it.










































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Adoption update

For those of you wondering how the adoption is going...the answer is slowly. Haha. We are still #15 on the wait list. When we signed up we knew it would be a slow process, and indeed it is. In the next few months we will be coming up on a year in the process. Just for some perspective, 4 1/2 years ago when we brought Bennett home it took 9 months total, start to finish. We are actually at peace with our wait right now, and patience isn't my top quality when it comes to these things typically. Right now we are enjoying are 3 wild and crazy munchkins that are home. This is the longest we have gone without adding a new baby to the family since we started having kids! Haha.


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Christmas pjs

We had a great Christmas together this year. Each year just gets more fun with these three. Brayden especially loved absolutely everything about Christmas: baby Jesus, crafts, Christmas trees, Christmas lights, PRESENTS, family time, cookies, ect... Here are some pics in their matching Christmas pjs.











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Adoption update

Hello all! Adoption update time... Basically we are still just on waiting list. Our number hasn't changed the last 3 months, we are still number 15. I'm not complaining since that is way lower than we ever expected at this point in process. Brayden is so excited about the idea of his new sister from Ethiopia. He says her name often and just tells me to go get her. Yesterday he wanted me to get on the plane and get her and I had to explain she is not ready yet and we are not ready yet but after we find out who she is I will show him a picture and we will be closer to being ready.


Adoptions referrals have been rather slow lately, they are really trying to keep everything ethical, which takes more time obviously and is good. I know so many families on waiting lists just dying to see their children's faces as bring them home that it is just heartbreaking. Please be in prayer for all those waiting (the families on this side and the children on the other side).


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Christmas Activity List

Thanksgiving is closely approaching so I thought I would post what I have so far for our Christmas Activity List this year (in no particular order):
1. Operation Christmas Child boxes
2. Gifts for children in foster care
3. Decorating Christmas Cookies with Mamaw (my mom)
4. Christmas train ride with Santa
5. Hot chocolate and driving around looking at lights in neighborhood
6. Mega Cavern light tour
7. Pictures with Mall Santa
8. Truth in Tinsel daily Bible verse & craft for 25 December days
9. Unwrap Christmas book every night
10. Put ornaments on the Christmas tree




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Adoption update

Today we got an email update that we moved to # 15 on the wait list!



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