This Is Us: Swimming With Marge

Monday, July 18, 2011

Swimming With Marge

Tonight we ate at the home of Philip and Claudia, our pastor and his wife. Before dinner, the kids took a swim in their pool. They were joined by the Jones' dog, Marge. Swimming with a dog was a new experience for the kids, and I think it ranked right up there with football, piano, and princesses.

She's too fast and eager to focus on.

Oh how I love labs.

Life is good.

"I'm free. My birfday is 20 August 9."

Isn't the combination of being a kid and summertime the best?

6 comments:

Becky Dietz7/19/11, 9:23 AM
WOW! That blue is...BLUE!!!
I have 20 August 9 on my calendar!!
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Jean7/19/11, 4:31 PM
Fun fun fun!!! I love the date 20 August 9 !!!
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Lindsey7/19/11, 8:09 PM
This makes me miss Forrest. Sniff. I can't wait to see you!!!
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Kara7/24/11, 8:53 PM
LOVE the pics, I really miss your sweet family and forgive me for not checking out your blog sooner, I haven't been on the computer much. Congratulations on your move, I've missed sooo much!!! I could never forget Miss O's birthday, great day. But I LOVE how she says when her bday is.
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Emily Suzanne7/27/11, 9:08 PM
Oh my goodness! I have to catch up on your life! We'll be in Dallas this weekend, wish we could see you guys for a sec.!!!
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amy wright7/30/11, 6:21 PM
Kara- I've missed you, too. And I'll never forget you stopping by on your anniversary...right in time for me to say, "Hey! I'm feeling a little pain right now..." :)

Emily- AHHH!!! I wish we could see you. We would have SO MUCH to talk about.
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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