Another Month Down

The referrals are out for October and we are once again disappointed. It has been a rough week. They have now matched parents and children through November 30, 2005. We were hoping and praying for more progress than that. It is comforting to rest in the fact that God's timing is perfect. He is certainly teaching us a lot during this time.

Please keep us in your prayers. Also, pray for Lucy (our airedale). We recently found out that she has bad hips. She is only 15 months old so this has caught us by surprise. We will be taking her to a specialist on the 10th to find out more. We do know that we do not want to do surgery.

LUCY UPDATE

We took Lucy to the specialist and the news wasn't great. Her hip sockets are tilted away from her ball joints and the bones are grating on each other. We are now going to start her on some vitamins, monitor her weight, and limit her activity. We are praying she will have a few years before we have to consider anything else.

Back to School

It's that time of year again. The kids are back to school. Lucy is pretty upset to lose her "kids" during the day. She spends a lot of time pining away for them. Here's to another great year of learning and growing!

CCAA Update

AUGHHHHH!!!!!!! There, I got it out. The referrals have been sent and they got through 4 more days. They are now up to November 25,2005. With our LID of December 26, 2005, we are looking at three months or longer before we see our baby girl's face. Congratulations to all who are getting their referrals this month. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to wait. :]

Summer Fun

We had a lot of fun playing at the Family Fun Center in Wilsonville.

We played miniature golf,

went on bumper boats,

rode go carts,

and bounced on the sling shot.

Happy 7th Birthday Faith!

This last few days have been full of celebrating at our house. On August 7th at 12:10 pm Faith officially turned 7. She had a party at The Gymnest, a BBQ with all of her grandparents, and a dinner out with us. From the start of the adoption she would tell me her sister would come home when she(Faith)was 7. Here's to praying she was right!

Zoo Fun

We had a lot of fun at the zoo with our friends Jamie and Katie.
Say cheese!
Two friends out for a stroll.
We have to get every last bit of cinnamon and sugar from our elephant ear.

August Referrals Arrived

The CCAA has sent out referrals for this month. They made it 7 more days to Novemver 21, 2005. If they keep going at this pace we will be getting a referral in about 5 months. Keep us in your prayers. This wait can be tough on all of us.