LOTS OF NEWS!!

Today is LiLi's 4th birthday! We can't believe it. Time has flown by. She had had a great day. The guy at the pool bar brought her a big piece of chocolate cake on a plate that said "Happy Birthday LiLi". There were chocolate swirls everywhere! For lunch we went to Sloppy Joes (we are in Key West) and the guy singing announced that it was her birthday and the entire restaurant sang Happy Birthday to her. Tonight we are having our Turkey Day dinner at the hotel.

Bella turns 16 months today. We received 2 new pictures of her yesterday. She is smiling and her cheeks have filled out some. Her hair has gotten longer and it looks so soft and curly. She is truly a beautiful child. They did some more bloodwork and everything came back negative. We also received updated height, weight, and head circumference.


Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We are so truly blessed!

WE HAVE A COURT DATE!!

I just received an email from our agency..We have a court date..December 26th!! Please pray that everything goes smoothly!! If all goes well..she should be escorted to Washington, DC to meet her new family at the beginning of March! :)

One Month Since Referral!

It has been one month since we saw our daughter's beautiful face for the first time. We are currently still waiting on a court date. We should have a court date, as well as an updated photo of Bella, within the next couple of weeks! :)

We had a great family weekend! We took LiLi to Chuck-e-Cheese on Saturday. We had a great time. We also loved the pizza! YUM We took LiLi to see Madagascar 2 on Sunday after church! It was a great movie..very cute! George and I went to see Quantum Solace..James Bond movie on Saturday night while LiLi was at Parent Night's Out at Little Gym. She had a great time and it was fun seeing an adult movie!

I got my oil changed today..wonderful service at the Honda dealership. We are getting ready to drive back to Charleston. We should be home by late afternoon on Friday. We have LiLi's 4th birthday party on Saturday and we leave on Amtrak for Keywest Sunday morning. :) WOOHOO!! We love spending Thanksgiving in Keywest..this year it will be extra special because LiLi turns 4 on Thanksgiving Day!!

I'll let you know a soon as we get a court date. Please pray it is in December and that we don't have to wait till 09!

Halloween Picture

LiLi AKA "Belle"

PICTURES

My pookie duck baby



Daddy and the flea




I love my Tong Tong and she
is so tolerant of LiLi!

LiLi fixed Mommy's hair!

Another Month!

We had a great time last night. LiLi dressed up as Belle from The Beauty and the Beast. We went to trunk or treat at out church. They didn't have the best turn out but it was still a lot of fun. They had games, arts and crafts, dinner, and bible stories for the kids. Then they went to the church parking lot. They had about 20 car trunks decorated and they were giving out tons of candy. LiLi had a great time. We also took her to about 5 houses near the church.

Today we had lunch at one of our favorite restaurants..Asia on the Parkway. After the meal, we opened our fortune cookies. George said, "WOW, mine is so true". I thought that he was being funny so I looked at it...it said, "You and your wife will be happy in life together"! Perfect fortune!! :)

Well, we made a decision. We are using cloth diapers for Bella. There are several reasons for this. Just to name a few:
1)better for the environment
2)more comfortable
3)cost effective
4)since we walk to the grocery store and it will be freezing cold..I won't have to haul diapers home

I know that it will be more work but George and I are both willing to try.

Adoption update: We are waiting on a court date. We should hear something in the next couple of weeks. We are praying that our court date is in 08.

I will post a few pictures!