closer and closer

Well we have our I-600 and EP approvals. Andrew will have his visa physical on the 26th of this month. So we are definately getting close.

also got a well baby check that talks about him running, jumping, swinging, sliding and other such fun things.

hang on I'm coming soon....

one more step down

I got an email today that we are approved for out I-600!!!!! that is a big step towards going to get our boy!!

Mothers Day

Today was wonderful and difficult. Wonderful because I have a fabulous daughter who words cannot express how much I love her and what she means to our family. Difficult because this is my first mothers day without my mother. Mee-maw passed away on 1-28-10. She was wonderful and loved her grandkids sooooo much. The other reason it is difficult is because Andrew is so far away from home. Mee-maw was excited about him coming home and now will never meet him on this earth. We love Andrew so much even though we have not yet met.


Mee-maw and Mindee several days after we brought Mindee home from Korea. We miss you Mee-maw.....












To Andrew,

Mommy is coming as soon as I can. I know that you are in a foster family that loves and cares for you, but you are loved here too. I can't wait to hold you, hug you, kiss you, laugh at your silliness, dry your tears. I can't wait to see you play with your sister and laugh with your daddy. You are missed and you are loved.

You won't understand when we take you from your omma and appa, but you will learn to know that you are loved and you will be surrounded by family that will never leave you. You will sometimes make bad choices, you will sometimes be mad at me. Even in the worst times I will love you. I will not be perfect either, but we will learn together. God is putting our family together and you belong with us.

Hang in there mommy is coming
I love you

Updated pictures of Andrew and the kids room

He is getting sooooo big

I can't wait to hold him and kiss those cheeks




















His bed is angled in the corner between two windows. The blank wall is reserved for his name scroll





























Mindee's big girl bed

garage sale

We had our garage sale today. I am exhausted. We made over $400 which isn't bad considering we didnt even sell our big money items. We may try to sell them another time.

Updated Picture

I can't believe how big our boy is getting. I am so excited and so sad. I love getting updates, but they remind me what I am missing out on. However I know that he is loved and cared for. I want my boy home. I love him so much. I love seeing him him with the things we bought for him. I know now that he can hear us tell him we love him.....

Garage sale next weekend

Well we are in fundraising mode. We have been preparing and will be working this weekend on getting a garage sale together for the 27th of March. We are hoping that it will bring in good money for our adoption. We have a good amount of stuff to sell and are not going to price items. We will sell by donation and let people know what the money goes to. It will be work getting set up and such but will hopefully pay off. I will post pictures along and will update when we know how much we made....