Lee, Amy, Lilia and Kaiser












It's a Boy!!

| at 9:01 PM

Finally!
We have a baby boy!  He is the most beautiful, sweet baby boy there is.  He is 2 1/2 months old, has big brown eyes, and the cutest little lips! The best part is............he's ours!!  We are so excited and can't wait for this next step in our lives.  If all goes well, court will reopen in Ethiopia on Tuesday.  There are 26 patient families ahead of us waiting for a court date.  We really don't have a good idea of when our court date will be.  We are hoping for October, but it will most likely be later I think.  Whenever it is, we will be bringing home a little peanut!  I so wish we could post his picture or some more info about him, but we are under confidentiality regulations until we officially pass court.  So you will just have to picture him in your minds.  He is so sweet and God is so good.  It's all because of HIM!  Step out in faith and He will meet you there to carry you through.  This is the best weekend ever!!
Lee's little football team won again and are officially in the playoffs, and within one game of clinching the conference champion title.  Go Sabercats!!

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6 months and counting (9/20/10)

| at 7:17 AM

6 months DTE (dossier to Ethiopia).  Our paperwork arrived in Ethiopia 6 months ago and the wait began.  Originally, we were told 4-6 months before we got a referral.  4 months came and went, 5 months came and went, now 6 months came and went.  We know all too well that the world of adoption is not cut and dry, there are no guarantees of anything.  But we have learned the one guarantee is that we serve a sovereign God who has his hand in our lives, and that in the end, he will work everything out for the good.  So we are still waiting for the call to come.  Courts re-open in a week, so if that is what they are waiting for, we are almost there.  Pray for patience and peace as we wait!
We are doing great otherwise.  Lee is having fun doing the Colorado Rangers and I am so proud of him! Football is in full swing, and his little team is 5-0 and kicking some butt this year.  Our little nephew is playing on Lee's team, and he is so proud of him!!  It makes our lives super busy, but it is something we love to do together.  Lilia is reading more and more every day and is doing great in school.  She is still in gymnastics and is having fun!  I just got back from an awesome women's retreat at Estes Park.  We are truly blessed, and can't wait to add 1 more to all the craziness around here!

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| at 11:59 AM

We have been #1 for 44 loooooooooooong days.  I contacted our agency and asked what is going on.  I was assured there is no problem with anything.  For some reason, there are no baby boys available right now in the orphanage.  Our agency has its own that holds about 65, and the children have to be in there to get referred out.  Apparently, there are either no baby boys in there, or their paperwork isn't ready.  Whatever it is, it stinks!  NEVER thought we would still be waiting after 6 1/2 weeks at #1.  Christmas seems close, and the thought that he will be home by then is probably wishful thinking at this point.  Even so, God is in control, and whatever his timing is, it will be perfect.
Lilia is great.  She is happy with school and her new friends she has made.  She seems to be doing well, and I can tell her reading has gotten better just since the beginning of school.  I am so proud of her!
The next post better be good news!!

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Picture Day~ 9/2/10

| at 10:26 AM



Lilia had her kindergarten pictures today.  Of course, she didn't care at all what she wore, how her hair was done, if her hair was done, if she had food on her face, etc.  I sent her with a brush in her backpack and told her to tell her teacher it was in there just in case she needed her hair fixed.  She looked at me like I was nuts.  So I took these pictures in front of the house just in case the school ones don't turn out!
Still #1.  4 1/2 weeks at #1.  The wait continues, but we are holding on to the fact that God has him in his arms keeping him safe until we can get to him.  Sure would be nice to know who "him" is! 

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