This Is Us: Goodbyes

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Goodbyes

They are never easy.

This sweet baby girl is a part of us.

They love each other.

We would take her in as our own. Josiah will marry her.

Oh, Trippy.

My clone.

(Not in looks. She has much better legs than I. :))

It's not very often that you find a couple who both you and your spouse are so close to.

Last hugs

Isaac had a hard time watching the P. family drive off. They are pretty special to all of us.

We are planning a wedding for MB and Isaac, as well. They don't know it yet, but it will take place in Dallas after they finish college at SMU. Now we just need a fellow for Olivia.

Also, these girls took in our beloved Mr. Bellumnus (goldfish of 3 years) and named him JOI, after all of our kids' first initials. And I think they deemed Mr. a Miss.

Oh, Jen. Seriously, one of the best story tellers ever.

Some of my sweet Bible study gals.

The kids were getting a few hugs after a long day of packing.

We had to say "goodbye" to one of our many amazing babysitters. Thanks, Emily, for loving on our kids.

Packed and ready to go!

4 comments:

Sarah7/13/11, 8:24 PM
Aww...poor Isaac!!! Hopefully he'll make some new friends soon, not that they'll replace his old ones but it will help with the adjustment period!!!
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Jean7/14/11, 8:56 AM
Sweet sweet friends! Lots of memories. Olivia, love you picture in the box :-)
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Becky Dietz7/14/11, 11:02 AM
I'm so glad Miss Olivia got unpacked! It's always so hard leaving good friends. I hope they get to come visit you soon!
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Lady Bren7/15/11, 9:25 PM
Oh how Emily is going to love seeing that pic, though it might make her cry again. Have to tell you that the drive home that night was very somber :0( Secretly I believe she's praying for an internship in Dallas LOL
So glad you have this up so we can peek into your lives.
Love and Miss you all
Bren and crew
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Adoption Process

*2-16-2012 - HOME
*2-12-2012 - She is in our arms forever!
*2-6-2012 - WE WERE CLEARED BY THE EMBASSY!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR DAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!
*2-2-2012 - The embassy contacted us to say that they are reviewing our case!! An unexpected surprise!
*2-1-2012 - New pictures of Hadassah. Her hair is so beautiful and she looks super happy.
*1-26-2012 - Submitted to the embassy.
*1-23-2012 - Received a dvd of Hadassah and watched her crawl and hold onto the couch by herself. She's growing and our hearts are aching to be with her.
*1-18-2012 - Hadassah was crawling by 1-11-2012.
*1-16-2012 - Found out Hadassah's birthday is April 10th.
*1-16-2012 - New pictures of Hadassah. She has two top teeth. Had them before 1-11-2012.
*1-11-2012 - One year since we applied with CCI.
*12-23-2011 - We passed court!!!!
*12-21-2011 - Update from Dereje, our power of attorney, stating that we should know in 2 days if we passed court.
*12-14-2011 - Said "goodbye" to Hadassah. The embassy needs to make some changes in this area. It just isn't right.
*12-13-2011 - Court date. We did not pass. We are still waiting on one document.
*12-12-2011 - Met Hadassah. What an incredible experience.
*12-9-2011 - On our way to Hadassah!!
*12-2-11 - We were told that Hadassah is eating baby food. We were also told that she is happy and smiles all of the time.
*11-27-2011 - Anne visited Hadassah and told us some sweet details about our beautiful baby.
*11-24-2011 - And yet another picture of Hadassah. The email from our agency director said, "Happy Thanksgiving Mom" Love it!
*11-20-2011 - More pictures of Hadassah. She now has her 2 bottom teeth and has changed so much.
*11-6-2011 - New pictures of Hadassah from friends who went to visit their son. She has hair now!!
*11-1-2011 - Hadassah weighs 16 lbs 5 oz today. And wears 6 month size clothes.
*10-31-2011 - Booked flights to go and meet our baby girl!!
*10-28-2011 - Booked a room at Grace Guest House for 3 days and 2 nights.
*10-25-2011 - Court date set for December 13th.
*10-12-2011 - Received a video of Hadassah. Wow! She is beautiful and smiles so much.
*10-6-2011 - Spoke with our international doctor and she confirmed that Hadassah is on track for a baby at about 7 months old. But we are told that she is most likely 4 1/2 months old. She'll fit in with our solid-framed family.
*10-1-2011 - Skyped with Hadassah and got it on video.
*9-30-2011 - Our case was submitted to court.
*9-29-2011 - Found out that we lost our first referral, but we were given pictures of another beautiful little girl with the longest eyelashes!
*8-20-2011 - Opened an email to read that we have a possible referral of a beautiful 6 month old little girl
*7-20-2011 - I171H in the mail, notarized, and sent off!
*6-2-2011 - Fingerprint appointment
*5-24-2011 - #3 on the waiting list for a referral
*5-23-2011 - Received letter for fingerprint appointment of June 2nd. (huge timeline praise!)
*5-6-2011 - I-1600a sent off
*5-1-2011 - #5 on the waiting list for a referral
*3-11-2011 - Dossier sent off to Washington (Jay's Birthday)
*3-9-2011 - Received a new home study (notarized this time :))
*3-4-2011 - MOWA stated that they would be making great cut-backs
*3-4-2011 - #9 on the Waiting list for a Referral
*2-25-2011 - Dossier Authenticated by the State of Florida
*2-21-2011 - Home Study approved
*2-5-2011 - Home Study
*1-11-2011 - Applied with CCI