Month: May 2016

Results!

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Last night was our fundraiser dinner and silent auction at Joe Willy’s. It was a HUGE success! So many people came out to support us. We met a nice family with 6 adopted children who saw the event posted in Facebook and they wanted to come out and encourage us during this process. We also met a family who adopted their daughter from Russia. It was wonderful to be able to talk to these families and know that they have been right where we are now. They were all so encouraging and told us that the adoption journey is full of ups and downs, but is wonderful.

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The silent auction was a big hit! Thank you so much to everyone who donated to it! We had a great variety of items and people really enjoyed the shopping.

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Thank you to everyone who came out to have dinner and to help us work. I was so busy I didn’t get very many pictures, but I have the images in my mind!

dreams

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I have been dreaming about Ellie very often lately. Most of the time the dreams take place in Colombia and I feel the excitement of getting to meet her and hold her. I never see her face in my dreams, but I did feel her weight in my arms. When I was pregnant with Easton I could feel him kick and wiggle, since I can’t fell Ellie inside me, feeling her in my dreams is the next best thing. I long to hold my baby girl and my little boy together. Easton is saying “Mommy two babies. Ellie and Baby” He refers to himself as “Baby” so he is starting to understand that we are going to have two babies in the house. He asks about Ellie multiple times a day and asks if she’s “night night?” He makes my heart happy. He is going to be the best big brother.

We got our home study back and we have been approved! Woo Hoo! So, now everything has to go to Austin to be authenticated and then we can send everything to Colombia. We have also been working on our family book, it is pretty impressive, if I do say so myself!

Next week we have a fundraiser dinner at Joe Willy’s in Rockwall. If you live in the Dallas area, please come out to Joe Willy’s and have a delicious dinner and help us bring Ellie home. We will also have a bunch of great silent auction items there too. I am so excited!

We have made some really cute cards that have our blog address on them and some cute pictures. We made them to give to people so they can follow our journey and can keep us in their thoughts and prayers. If you would like one, let me know, I will drop one in the mail for you.

Also, if you haven’t ordered your Ellie shirt yet, please order one HERE. We are doing a collage on the wall in Ellie’s room with individual pictures of people wearing their shirts. We want your picture on the wall too! Only 3 more days left to order, don’t miss out!

We appreciate all of the support, encouragement and love on this journey.

a pile of paper work.

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We have finished the paper work part of our adoption journey. Not to toot our own horn, but we broke the record for getting it all done in the shortest amount of time. We are pretty proud of our accomplishment, it was no small task. We are just waiting on our home study report to come in and then we will send everything to Austin to be authenticated and then it will all be sent to Colombia. It is such a relief to have all of this finished.

We have been praying for Ellie every night when we put Easton to bed. He now asks about “Sissy Ellie” everyday and talks about her before bed. I really believe he will be a wonderful big brother. He has such a sweet and tender heart and loves to share when his friends come over.

We are working on making our photo book to send to Colombia and the photo collage for Ellie’s bedroom, please send us a family picture for us to put into our book! If you bought an Ellie shirt, send us a picture of you wearing it. If you did not get one, order one here and when you get it, send me a picture of you wearing it.We are sooooooo close to reaching our fundraising goal, so please consider buying a shirt to help us!

This week please be in prayer for Ellie. We have been praying for protection for Ellie. This week I have really felt a burden on my heart for her safety. It is strange to love someone you have never met, have a child who isn’t growing in your tummy or in your arms and to wonder who is taking care of your baby. We already feel protective over her and like she is already ours. So, please be in prayer for her.

Thank you for joining us on this awesome journey!