Kisses for our sweet boy!

KISSES IN THE WIND

We hold you in our hearts
and touch you in our dreams.
You are here each day with us,
at least that's how it seems.

We know you wonder where we are...
what's taking us so long.
But remember child, We love you so
and God will keep you strong.

Now go outside and feel the breeze
and let it touch your skin...
Because tonight, just as always,
We blow you kisses in the wind.

May God hold you in His hand
until We can be with you.
We promise you, our darling,
We're doing all that We can do.

Very soon, you'll have a family for real,
not just pretend.
But for tonight, just as always,
We blow you kisses in the wind.

May God wrap you in His arms
and hold you very tight.
And let the angels bring the kisses
that We send to you each night.

--- Unknown

Missing our sweet boy tonight and praying that things move quickly-

LOI

Today our LOI(Letter Of Intent) was emailed to China stating that we want to be parents to the little one waiting for us in China. This process is much different than with Anna Grace. Now we await China's approval (PA) Then we can officially know that China accepts us as his parents. I am knee deep in paperwork and online classes right now. It is crazy but we are SOOOOO excited! Can't wait until we can send our dossier to China and begin the official wait! Please pray that things go quickly.

Blessed with four-Bringing home one more!

So much to share with you sweet friends-We have accepted the referral of a precious little one in China. We are not able to share info about him right now but I can say that soon it will seem as if we have twins running through our house. We are excited and blessed beyond belief. We ask that you join us in prayer during this time-Prayer for God to prepare his heart for us-Quick bonding and attachment----That God would continue to heal his needs---That our paper chase will go quickly so that we can bring this precious one home. It is our desire to be in China with him for Christmas this year. Can't wait to share more---Thanks for your prayers!

The 1st time we saw her face

I can't believe that 2 years ago today, we saw the face of our little angel. Here is what I posted on our blog that day-
UPS delivered our baby at 10:15 this morning. Stork Chad was shocked to know he was delivering but he was a great sport! I can't put into words the pure joy of seeing my babies face for the 1st time. It was so much better than I ever imagined. Unbelievable-Amazing-Breathtaking! I am even more in love. In the 2nd picture we rec'd, she is holding a bear and it has the initial "A" on it. How neat is that? She looks so tiny and petite. Her lips are perfect and precious! I know that is the mommy talking but I think she is the most precious, beautiful thing I have ever seen! I don't know how we will endure the wait to go get her

Nothing could have prepared us for the joy of that moment-it was a love so intense that I could not believe I had to wait 2 months to hold my daughter-she was ours and we were thrilled and so thankful to God for orchestrating the entire process. I can't believe how much she has grown in these 2 years. It is as if she has been with us forever. We are forever changed by the beauty and gift of international adoption. I would go back again today if it were possible.

Happy Easter

What a blessed day we have had. He is Risen!! What could be more wonderful? I am so thankful that we can worship our Savior and celebrate that the tomb is empty!
We have had a wonderful weekend with our family. On Saturday we spent the day at Nana's having our annual Easter party. We dyed over 15 dozen eggs, hunted eggs, had a cookout and each child received a basket of goodies from the "Nana Bunny." Nana works so hard to make this a fun day for all of our friends. We had 17 kids playing and having a ball. Today we went to church and then had lunch at Nana's. The kids are enjoying a beautiful day in the sunshine. It has been such a great day. We are all sad that they have to go back to school on Tuesday. Hope you all had a blessed day also!

Spring Break

We have had a great Spring Break around our house. We started our break with a family trip to Edisto Island. We have not been since Adam was a baby-the years fly by! It was so much fun. We went shelling on a private beach and the kids were able to take some beautiful shells home. We watched dolphins play in the bay, played with crabs on the beach and saw an alligator outside of the indoor pool. It was an exciting weekend. We also got to visit with Ella and her family. Thanks guys for a great time!

Gettys Talent Show

Last night Ashton sang in the talent show at Gettys Middle School. This child has way more confidence than I ever did at this age. She took to the stage like a pro and sang her heart out. It was spectacular! Unbelievable! She opened her mouth and blew us away! It was so awesome when the audience would start clapping and yelling while she was singing-She received 2nd place and we are so proud. I see American Idol in our future :) Papa says he is volunteering to take her since he has never been-he says he can picture her giving him all the credit for getting her there(of course BJ has plans too)
We are blessed with such a supportive family. The boys loved holding the signs that Nana made and Ashton had an arm full of flowers from Nana and Mema. I think she knows how proud we are of her! We are blessed! Way to go Ashton!