Waiting...

Now that we're waiting in excited anticipation of August 12th like 5 year olds waiting for Christmas, we've needed to fill the time with something. We scheduled a vacation several weeks ago when we didn't know the status of things. We thought some family time would be great, and since switching jobs I haven't been able to take time off. BUT, this weekend, we took a little getaway to one of our favorite spots with most of Jana's side of the family.

We rode rollercoasters with our nieces, swam in the hotel pool, and did a little damage at the Gymboree outlet for the new little addition to the fam. It was a great time.

Jana's dad, who will be accompanying me to Ethiopia, taught Majil how to shoot a straw wrapper at her mommy. Majil quickly extended the straw-shooting capabilities to other items:

That's a fry. It didn't fly as well, but it was certainly funny.

Lots of fountains.
Paisley's favorite: the Ferris Wheel
Perhaps we'll find one of these when she's learning to drive...I like the dual steering wheels!
Please don't give that look to boys. (Praying for her dates now)

The highlight of the weekend was a carriage ride in Cinderella's carriage. I'm pretty sure we've found a family tradition. The girls LOVED it. They wore their princess dresses, because...after all, they are princesses in a carriage!

If you have a free minute and 23 seconds, you can see them waiving at people on the street. The bystanders were very nice and waved back!

We have room for you, sweet little T! Right in front!

COURT DATE!

Wow. God is awesome. He'd be awesome without this news, but this is a testament to His awesomeness...

We have a court date!!!! AND, it's August 12th! What about the rainy season, you ask? EXACTLY! The God who created the heavens and the earth allowed court dates to go into August!

We are so excited; please pray with us that we'd pass the first time through. In order to pass, all the paperwork has to be correct and three different things have to come together on the date of court: MOWA (Ministry of Womens Affairs), our agency, and the birth mother. We have faith that God will arrange this perfectly. We've met some great people who either have court the same day or are *hopefully* going to have a court date close by, so prayers for all are appreciated.

We're almost there! We can't wait to meet our baby girl!

Prayers

Sorry for the absence....again. We took a break from blogging and reading blogs for a variety of reasons, but are excited to be back. We're so thrilled to see everyone's progress.

Please pray our case passes court before the rainy season so we can pick up our beauty! We are so in love with her and are making arrangements for her back here.

What kind of arrangements? Humbling ones...it wasn't enough that we turned 30 in May. Now we have a minivan. And the worst (best) part? I love driving it! Such room! Ease of use! I would've bought one YEARS earlier had I known.


The girls are excited; they pray every night for their sister in Ethiopia. They are growing up too. Wonderful girls...