Moving right along.....

Monday we had our physicals and our last home visit from our social worker. Now she has everything to start drafting the homestudy report. We're trying to get our dossier to China before July 31st. We humbly ask for your prayers for a smooth process and especially that our son is loved and well cared for in China.

Bedtime is very special for Jacob and his daddy. Daddy has been working out of town for the past two weeks, so mommy has been putting Jacob to bed. HE SAYS HIS OWN PRAYERS! It's so cute! He blesses himself first, then mommy, then birthmommy....etc, etc, etc. When I ask about blessing daddy he says, "oh, yeah, I forgot cause daddy's not here mommy".

This weekend was all about picnics! On Saturday was our company picnic and crawfish boil. The crawfish were big and very YUMMY! On Sunday was our "good old fashioned" church picnic. There were sack races, simon says, volleyball and many other "non-electronic" forms of fun! :)

Devon company picnic and crawfish boil

Jacob and his new friend Oscar


Oops, is it ok for Oscar to have ice cream?

Doing God's Will

An amazing story of a family following His call http://wwwourchinagirl.blogspot.com/

Can you help them?

Enjoying Spring

In Southwest Louisiana Spring is short and beautiful. Soon the swealtering, humid 90 degree days will be here. Enjoy our picutres

Contest

Jacob's trying to win $500 for his baby brother's adoption and needs your help.
Would you please go here : http://www.thecutekid.com/ckgallery/votemypic/email/23782
and vote for his Easter picture.

Thanks!

A Blessed Easter indeed

After enjoying a beautiful Easter Mass this morning we spent the rest of this Easter with our family. Enjoy the pictures of our day...

Maw Maw and her grandsons

INITIAL APPROVAL FROM CCAA

WOHOO!!!!!!! We've received our Initial Approval...that means that we have to get our booties moving on our Dossier!

So far we've:

• Met with our social worker to update our homestudy
• Applied for Jacob's Passport (harder than you think, for most of the day yesterday we were in a panic because we couldn't find his Guatemalan birth certificate-probably the only document we could NEVER replace)
• Got a medical statement on Jacob from his peditrician
• Updated our autobiographies for the homestudy
• Sent off our State Police Clearances (1 of three we need)
• Began the process of refinancing our home to pay for all of this!

Left to do:

TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION :o

It's overwhelming, but we've got to stay focused :)

Precious baby brother is so worth it!

You may be a redneck if.....

You play outside in your "drawers"


In the same shirt you had on the day before :O