DTC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just spoke to someone from our agency and we were DTC (Dossier to China) yesterday October 25th!!!!!! This means that all the blood, sweat, and tears from the past 5 months of paperchasing is now over and our documents are on the way to China. Currently the wait from DTC to travel is about 4 months, of course we are hoping that it's going to be a little faster , but knowing our luck of getting caught in a slow down, its not likely to happen. That's ok though I will take 4 months, we have plenty to keep us busy during the wait.

Birthday Pictures of Connor!!!!!!!!

Much to our delight we received pictures of Connor with his birthday cake. Oh My, what a precious baby he is!!!!! When Tiana saw his pictures she said, Connor MY BROTHER!!!!!! :)

We can not wait to finally get this sweet boy home!!!!!!!

A day at the farm and Connor's birthday

Today we took Tiana and Madisyn to a local farm. Tiana had a blast, but poor Madisyn was not feeling well. The girls climbed in a fort, slid down the slide, saw all kinds of farm animals and of course the highlight of the day was the hay ride and pumpkin patch. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Today was also Connor's 2nd birthday. We sent him a cake to share with his friends. Happy Birthday sweet boy, next year you will celebrate your birthday surrounded by family and friends who adore you.

Birthday and Update

I know it has been a while since my last update. Last Saturday we finally received the last document we needed in order to be DTC (Dossier to China). YEAH!!!! Our documents are now being certified and authenticated and we are hoping they will be on their way to China very soon. The current wait is about 4 months from DTC to travel. I am sure the next few months will pass quickly with the holiday's approaching and as I work on turning Tiana's room into a room for 2. We have an extra bedroom upstairs but I like to keep my babies close, so they will be sharing a room for the next couple of years.

Today was a very special day. It was Tiana's 4th birthday. I took her to have birthday photo's taken and then she had cake and ice cream with her cousins. Tiana LOVES a birthday celebration and she was extra excited that it was for her. For the past couple of months she makes me sing the birthday song where she will insert the name of the person of her choice, then she will pretend to blow out the candle for them. It is toooo cute! She had a good time blowing out her own candle today. We love our sweet little girl more than words can express. It is so wonderful to once again have the laughter of a little one permeating through our home. We thank God everyday for the blessing he has bestowed upon us as her parents. And we look forward to adding Connor to our family very soon.

Hope you enjoyed today's photos.

PREAPPROVAL!!!!!

We received word today that China has officially matched us with Connor. We are waiting on one more item to go in our dossier and then the all important papers will be on their way to China. What a wonderful way to end the week :)

a must see video

Unfortunately sometimes when you are adopting you run across people who will tell you , " You can't save them all", and while that is true, we can all make a difference one at a time. The link below is to a video that says that so very well.



www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC2rmCRQRKQ