Nathan Sings ABCs.

Paperwork and Deadlines

We are working hard to get all the paperwork finished for our dossier for Ai Pei. We have our homestudy complete but are waiting for it to be typed. Our physicals are finished and our birth/marriage certificates are back.

We need to send our certificates to the state department still I think and then they go on to the Chinese Consulates.

I am concerned that we are running behind and may not meet the deadline.

I have been shopping for Ai Pei and getting things ready for her room. I can't stand the thought of not getting her!

Fu Ai Pei

We have our pre-approval!!! We are on our way to becoming Pei-Pei's family! We are so excited!



Last month we saw Ai Pei's file on the CCAA shared list. She was a little older than we were thinking for our next child but I saw that she was from Chongqing and I was intrigued. It didn't take long for us to realize she is a part of our family.

She is in an orphanage near Chongqing City which means that we were miles from her when we were in Chongqing to get Nathan! We are very excited about going back to get her!

So now I can start shopping for little girl's clothes! :)

Imagine This - Cleft Healing Home

The little smiling girl with the wild hair toward the end of the video is Lin, a girl we sponsor! I'm sure it won't be long until she is adopted.

Nathan and Kitty October 09

Happy Fall!

Nathan is back to school and he is doing better than ever! He is coming up with new sentences on his own all the time and chattering constantly. He is such a happy child (most of the time) and it is such a blessing to see him enjoying life so much.





The highlight of the season so far has been going to a riding club and getting Nathan a riding lesson. I didn't know they were going to put him on such a big horse! He wasn't afraid and had such a good time. We will be going back monthly.



We've got a camping trip coming up next month and we are busy but having a great time. We have started the paperwork for another adoption and that is always exciting and scary. Nathan tells us he wants a sister but is adamant he doesn't want a brother. I'm not sure where he got that idea but he is a ladies' man at school. :)

Road Trip!

We took Cedar and Aspen to Indiana to deliver them to their new parents. It was a long journey but the puppies did very well. Here, Cedar enjoys some snuggle time with Nathan while on the road. Nathan does very well on road trips.



Aspen got a little jealous so he had to get on Nathan's lap also.





The puppies' new parents are a lovely young couple.

Nathan 3yrs8months

Happy Spring!

We wish all our friends and loved ones a Happy Spring and hope your Easter is blessed!

Afternoon At The Park

My sister Jennell came up to visit with her boys Daniel and James. We went to Nathan's favorite playground and enjoyed the nice weather.

Nathan's First Circus

We took Nathan to the Shriner's Circus. It wasn't very mentionable as far as circuses go but, hey, it's for charity. Nathan mostly enjoyed the pony ride and the elephants. We always enjoy going out as a family.

Merry Christmas!

Our Family Dinner Photo



Passing dogs were scooped up to be in the photo and they didn't appreciate it one bit!



Our Christmas Morning Photos

Liberty and the Puppies and Nathan the Camera Ham

Sleepy Nathan and Puppies

Nathan gets to hold the puppies a couple of times a day and he is so excited about it. The puppies really like him also! Here, he begged to see the puppies before he went to bed.

Putting Up The Tree

Daddy was under the tree trying to find the light that didn't work and Nathan decided he needed to help.
Nathan found this really fun piece of string to play with! It turned out to be the string that Daddy had used to mark the missing light. What a good helper!





We had friends over for dinner and they helped to trim the tree.


I had to try very hard to get Nathan to pose for me. He was far more interested in the tree.



Finally a nice smile from my little man!