BON VOYAGE LORI!!!

My friend Lori and her husband Howie are packing up and heading out TOMORROW to Ethiopia to pick up their daughter Betti. Check out their blog in my blog list, it's called What's Happenin'.

You'll be in my prayers for a safe, sweet journey. Hurry home!! I can't wait to meet Betti!!

Seven Weeks...

It's been seven weeks since our court hearing and I just wanted to let our agency and the judges know that we are ready for our civil ruling. Just saying. :)

Summer Fun

We've had horrible weather this spring but the past couple of days have FINALLY seemed like summer is arriving. The kids had fun playing in a sprinkler in a yard yesterday. These pictures are really making it clear to me that my kids are getting bigger. Sigh. I keep telling them NOT to grow, but we all know kids don't listen.

New Growth Measurements...

I have to give kudos to the organization that Tessa is in foster care through in Taiwan, called TWCA. They have been awesome about getting us updated pictures, videos and measurements.

As of the end of May (just shy of 5 months) Tessa weighed 13.5 lbs and was 23 inches long. That means she grew an inch and gained 1/2 lb in the last month.

Edited to add: I just looked up Sara's size at 5 months...she was 2 inches longer and 3 lbs heavier! Tessa is definitely a peanut!

Updates!

I absolutely LOVE these pictures of Tessa Yi-Hsiu. She is growing and getting chunkier and her hair is growing too. Her outfit is another one I sent (0-3 months!) and I love that her foster mom is dressing her in them. Hopefully that means she's playing the bear we sent too, so Tessa can hear our voices.

On the other hand...this is hard. It's been six weeks since our court hearing and no word of the civil ruling yet. I want my baby. I want to be the one holding her. I want to be the one tickling her sweet face. :( God, please, let us get our civil ruling SOON.

Here's my sweet girl...enjoy!

Jake's Field Trip

Last Friday, Jake's entire first grade class went to the Sleeping Bear dunes on the Lake Michigan lakeshore for the day. Sara and I decided to meet them there for lunch.

Before the 1st graders arrived, Sara and I took in the beautiful scenery from atop the huge dune climb...

Did a little dancing in the sand...

And just as we were beginning to wonder where our kids were...from atop the dune they came!

Jake came flying down as fast as a blur...

And greeted his sister with a hug at the bottom. Days just don't get any better than that. :)

New Toy...

My wonderful husband bought me a new camera and I'm having fun learning how to use it. Now, I just need to take a photography class or something so I can take better pics. :) Of course, I'm lucky to have pretty darn photogenic kids.

No news on the civil ruling yet. It's been five weeks. Hopefully we'll hear around the end of June...that seems to be the norm right now (two months waiting).