we have bedding

apparently i am not a very decisive person.

 in december and january i looked and looked for crib bedding.  i finally decided that i wanted something neutral.
we only have two bedrooms.  the nursery... that sounds weird.. is a very big room.  so if little ones down the line are going share this room, neutral was the way to go.  but it was really hard to find something....that i liked.  :)

this picture from this blog gave me an idea. 

 i loved this room!

super neutral with great accents... 

after hours of looking, this was my final decision

i found this here

 it came tonight!  my mom followed a tug on her heart and ordered it last week.... before our court date!  good job mom!

 even though we don't have a mattress for the crib yet,

i couldn't wait to see what it looked like!

can't wait for little hun-nee to be in there!

the inside is sooooo soft!!

i have some pictures of evan and my dad putting the crib together, but i can't find them at the moment... i'll update that later.

this is starting to feel very real!

adoption seminar

If you are interested in adoption, simply curious or just want to learn about it, this seminar is for you. We will have experts here to discuss domestic, international and foster care adoption. You will also hear testimonies from RBC adoptive families. 

click here to sign up!  we'd love to see you there!!

we.have.a.court.date!!!!!!!!!!!

in early may we will be on our way to ETHIOPIA!!!!

when i saw the e.mail about "an update"...  my heart dropped a little.  i knew i would be concerned about the news all morning.   i tried really hard not to come up with what it might be.

this morning i was extra happy to have katie co-teaching with me. 

i ran out and called evan and then called anna.  

she asked how we were...  in a small voice i said "a little nervous..."

and then we heard 

"we have a court date for you, May 13th!!"

i was stunned.

we couldn't believe it!

in a little over a month... we will be on our way to MEET our son!!

 january and february were REALLY hard months... the waiting was. so. hard.

when we received our referral and at the same time we heard... be prepared to wait.  

He got us through the last waiting, He'll get us through this one too....

  it is ok with me that it is a much shorter wait!! ha ha ha!!

we are just so excited!

mini zion reunion

tonight was a wonderful evening with some of my favorite girls!  in college we lived in the "zion house". 

we were missing one. carly is in radford... missed you!

i'm not sure i can remember the last time we were all together.  it may have been my wedding

A LOT has happened since that day... 

it was fun to catch up like it hadn't been years since we had all been together.

love these girls!

i couldn't help myself....

save the date

 at reston bible church

japan & jedidiah

here's another way to help with the relief effort in japan

$15 from every shirt purchased will be donated to the world vision/japan disaster relief fund.

check them out

my heart is so full.... a good full!

this morning i got an e.mail from my friend susan who is in ethiopia meeting her kiddos for the first time and to testify in court.
she had already left for her trip when we got our referral.  i sent her a photo consent form to let her take pictures of our little hun-nee!!

we haven't seen pictures yet, but this is the next best thing!

my heart is so FULL!
i am so thankful and grateful that someone that loves us, got to love on our little hun-nee!  it makes my eye fill up with tears EVERY TIME i think about it!!