Jungle Book Room

When I first saw Mogli in the back of one of Matthew's picture - I scoured all over the Internet looking for an orphanage with Disney characters. I could even remember someone telling me there was one.

Duh - I actually heard the Chapmans speak about two years ago when they were in Cleveland. They spoke about how they lost their sweet daughter Maria (who was adopted from China) and they had opened this Maria's Big House of Hope in her memory. They also went on to say how they decorated the inside with Disney characters...

Please check this place out, it's amazing

http://www.hopefosterhome.com/special_care/marias/index.htm.

 

 

New Pictures!

We received some new info on our boy this week! Turns out he has been or is at Maria's Big House of Healing in Luoyang. This is a healing facility started by the singer Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth in honor of their daughter Maria. They provide top notch care and spiritual nurturing at MBHOH. It is a beautiful place and it's awesome that Matthew is getting exposed to Americans there (we won't be nearly as scary then when we meet him). Since Matthew isn't home in our arms, we really couldn't even pick a better place for him to be till then.

It's Official!!! Introducing ....

I just had a feeling as I was unloading groceries from the car I quickly checked my email and there it was - our Prior Approval to adopt our son He Hui.  It had me in tears on the floor of the basement.   We were given his file a couple of weeks ago but we weren't allowed to share this information publicly till he was officially ours.  It's been killing us not to share it, so I worked on this video in the mean time.    God is awesome and never fails to completely knock me off my feet. 

Dossier To China!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All the paperwork is finished and bound for China.   I told Robbie earlier in the week it that would be a wonderful present for me on his birthday for this to happen.  After a pretty hectic week of finding out I forgot to send some paperwork  and a missing blood test for Jeff - God is good and faithful yet again to still get this on its way. 



Never so happy to see Hillary Clinton's Signature

On Friday we received all our dossier documents fully authenicated by the Secretary of State Clinton and the embassy of China from our courier in Washington DC.  It has taken 6 months of paper chasing to finally get to this spot and I am sure everyone is happy that they don't have to hear about it anymore.  It is now all off to our agency for critical review and translation before it goes to CHINA! 

First Parade of the Season

Keeping Busy! While we wait...

Dave & Jeff

Yum - Bacon cooked out of the back of a pick-up truck when it's 90+ degrees outside. 

I have a very good husband

Ro & Dev off the trail to Lyon's Falls at Mohican

Ro is his new football equipment with Leland

Visiting the USS COD submarine with my Dad, Ro & Jeff

Sub Mess Hall

 Aboard the Mather Steam Ship

We had an opening ceremonies party for the Olympics with our family.