20 years!!

Today I celebrate being married to this wonderful man. We look so young! Where has the time gone? Can it really be 20 years? He has seen the best of me and he has seen the very worst of me and he has stayed by my side! I am so very blessed to be married to him. We are planning to get away this weekend to a bed and breakfast in Michigan. A big trip will have to wait. Maybe for our 25th! Maybe it will be even later than that. Doesn't matter. Just looking forward to getting away just the two of us before it becomes the 7 of us!
I love you, Honey!!! You are the best!!

Stork

This picture was taken on Dec. 7th when our LOA (letter of approval from China) was delivered, but I used my sons camera and he finally got the file on my computer.
I had to have this picture! Thankfully this man understood what I was doing. It wasn't his first stork encounter. He said the last person that took his picture had the same smile I did!
I have watched Fedex trucks go by and long for them to stop at my home. I have read the blogs and seen people post a picture just like this. It seemed so surreal to finally have the Fedex truck stop at my house! I have waited a long time to post this milestone in our adoption journey! Praise God this is really happening!!

LOA!!!!!!

Finally after 90 days of waiting (which unforunately is the average right now,) we received our "Letter of Approval" from China. We also received our fingerprint appointment!!!! It is Dec. 15th!!! I was hoping before Christmas so this is awesome!!! I was so afraid that this fingerprinting my oldest son would slow things down, but it really shouldn't too much. Between this issue and the holidays I800 approval will not be as quick as the average wait(around 21 days). I would like to think that we would receive it before the end of the year, but if not, it shouldn't be too long after the new year!! Still serveral steps to go, but we are finally moving forward. WHEN? Yes, that is the million dollar question. Maybe we will travel around the beginning of March. I will know more after we receive our I800 approval.
Oh happy day!!! I hear China is lovely in the Spring!! :)