Cutest Thing Ever

I just LOVE when this happens...

I guess he had a little too much fun in the nursery at church yesterday. :)

I'm planning to write more soon - I know I've been slacking lately. Blame it on the election and Facebook. I've been neglecting my blog for Facebook.

Better than I could have said it...

For the last few days I've been trying to write a letter to Micah and his sister about the historical day we were a part of this past week. I found that Josh Bottomly has done a beautiful job doing the same for his son. You should read it. You can here.

Better than I could have said it...

For the last few days I've been trying to write a letter to Micah and his sister about the historical day we were a part of this past week. I found that Josh Bottomly has done an amazing job doing the same for his son. You should read it. You can here.

Micah's Message

Happy Voting!

Best Halloween Evah!

I love Halloween. I love our neighborhood during Halloween. It's the best. Last night we had friends over who live in boring neighborhoods and all the kids went trick-or-treating together with the Dads. Moms sat back and had beers and hot toddies while passing out candy. What could be better? It is pure suburbia, and though I sometimes wish we lived in the city, on nights like Halloween I love it.

We ended up ditching the dragon outfit and went for the bat. The dragon was a bit to large for Micah's skinny body, and the bat fit perfectly. He waddled around in it and was about the cutest thing I've ever seen. Of course, he waddles quickly, so I only got a couple of good pictures...

And a few of Micah's friends...

Spiderman was totally infatuated with our singing John McCain doll. He did let John McCain know where he stands on the election, as he kept yelling "OBAMA" at the poor doll.

I think Micah was about to try and steal R's Elmo bucket. I think R was ready for a fight.

And, for a Then & Now - here is Micah last year on Halloween...

We've got a...

Golden Ticket!!

I'm still in shock. Our 171-H came today! That's 9 business days from when we were fingerprinted! Last time it took 8 days, so I'm not sure why I'm surprised, but I had heard it was taking longer in our state these days. Apparently not.

So, now I need to get to work on the dossier. I have been working on it, but I thought I had a bit more time.

Here is what still needs to be done...

* Get medical letters from doctor's office. Appointments are done - just waiting for the letters.
* Get Kevin's out of state birth certificate certified by the out of state Secretary of state. (Should take a couple of days at the most.)
* Get our reference letters back. (Time to light a fire under our friends' booties)
* Employment letter for Kevin.
* Photos of us and our home.
* Finish our financial statement.

That's not so bad! I'm hoping to have everything by the end of next week (since I need a deadline) and then I'll have it approved by CHI and then off for certification, then more certification, then even more certification... you know the deal.

EEK!

Then... and Now - Friends

Micah has been home for over a year, so I thought it would be fun to start comparing last year to this year - to see how much he has changed and grown. This post is about friends...

Then..

Miles & Chuck. These were taken the day after we got home from Ethiopia when we took Micah to meet his new friends down the street. Chuck is my best friend's youngest - he is about 9 months older than Micah. Mic was almost 6 months here.

and Now...
BFFs

Then...
George (Chuckie's older brother), Micah and Chuck - taken the same day as the first pictures.

and Now...
It's blurry - you can't get these 3 to sit still anymore!!

I have more on the 'friends' theme to share, but I'm already in tears looking at how tiny Micah was, so the rest will have to wait - I want to smooch his fat little baby face! :)

(Chuck & George are 'blog names' - unless Micah's friends have blogs, I will be changing all the names.)