I don't want to go to school!

Noah kept repeating the same sentence this morning...I don't want to go to school! Although we've been counting down the days and he was very excited to start school, this morning the reality of it hit hard. Poor Noah, he was not happy.

But after I told him he could bring Woody to school with him, he finally cracked a smile.

So thanks to Woody, Noah suddenly had no problem going to school. He gave a big hug to Baba, Mommy and Liam and walked into his pre-k classroom with a huge smile. Woody saved the day!

Summer vacation went by so fast

One more week and school starts! UGHHH!!!! I don't know if I'm ready yet for all that it entails. OH how I will miss our lazy mornings and fun days with no schedule to worry about.

Referrals!

Not so long ago, I posted that our dossier had been reviewed and accepted. Click here to read that post.

Our dossier is now in the matching room at the CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs) . The matching room is where the CCAA chooses a child for you. After you are matched with a child they send you your referral. Your referral is all of the information about the child China has matched you with, including pictures! Referrals are usually sent out once a month. Last Monday, families with a LID through May 15, 2006 got a very special phone call. I thought you would like to see a few of these lucky families who have posted pictures on their blog. Enjoy!
By the way, although our dossier is in the matching room, we do not expect to get a referral sometime soon. The CCAA is only sending referrals to families with a LID through May 15, 2006. Our LID is November 13, 2008. The families below who received their referral have been waiting for 52 months! That's right...4 years and 4 months!!!! So we still have lots of waiting to do! We have been waiting for 21 months now. We are hoping our turn will come end of 2012.

The Bumblebee and the Ladybug

Peaceful Panda

Adventures in Bellahland

Baby Steps...all the way to China

Hope

Abby

The Mercer Family

The Long Road to China

Cantrell Crew

My nephew

I already love you so much! I can't wait to meet you.

Catching up!

We're back....and have been back for a while now! Ha!


Deb and Chris, we had so much fun visiting you. Thanks for having us for 2 whole weeks! We miss you so much! Here's a little montage of our time with you.


If you would like to see more pictures of our trip, click here.