Van eating a smore(minus the hershey). By the looks of his face, I think he enjoyed it!

Adoption Update:
still working on paperwork for our homestudy and some follow-up with the application for the adoption agency

 

We have been in Georgia for the past week, Keith's granny passed away last Wednesday, she was 89 years old. Some things I remember about her:
she liked cats
she loved flowers
we went blackberry and pea picking together a time or two
she loved to have a visit from Race, even in his rambunctious years (Race and I would go for walks when he was pretty young and we'd stop by Papa and Granny's house pretty regularly to chat)

What is your child learning in school?

 

Race is learning the many uses of erasers.

The boys are still sleeping this morning. I have been working on my verses for Sunday School, we are working on memorizing the book of 1 John.

Exciting News-We are adopting from Ethiopia through All God's Children International. We are requesting a girl between the ages of 18 mos-4.5 years. We would like to get siblings, but we do not know if that is a possibility for us right now. We know to hold things loosely when it comes to international adoption. The time frame is anywhere from 6-21 mos. I think. If you a referred a waiting child it goes a lot quicker, but the children on the waiting list right now seem to be older than we are requesting. Our agency requires that the adopted child be at least 10 mos. younger than the youngest child in your home.

3 years ago we headed off

 

Three years ago today we boarded a plane headed for Hanoi, Vietnam. Just the day before we were at the Immigration office here in Louisville being told that we did not need to board that plane and leave because they did not have Van's immigration document ready. But, God had different plans. He worked through friends, family and acquaintances to get this document where it needed to be when it needed to be there.

What a sad picture of Van. Just to know him now, a boy full of smiles and words, lots of words, sometimes too many words.

I am looking forward to Vietnam possibly reopening for adoption in January.

Happy 12th Birthday Race

 

Race was trying to figure out what the gift was before he pulled it out.

Mr. Cat Head

 

 

 

 

Couponing 101

 

 

 

Pooch wants to learn how to clip coupons, so here are a few pictures from our lesson.