One step closer

We heard today that our home study was approved by the state and now has been forwarded to Immigration. Once they process it we will be sent the I-171H form, which is what we need to submit our dossier! How exciting!!!

Home sick with a sore throat and stuffy nose... off to take a nap while the house is quiet.

Enjoying some quiet time...

The house is as quiet as it has ever been. Todd took the kids to a parade and I am enjoying a few minutes of peace! Things are busy on this end... it was Homecoming in Elmwood last night and the football team did well. So they are now 3-1... off to a good start.

The boys are doing well in school. Caleb is adjusting, although he still has a hard time saying goodbye to Todd in the morning when it is time to go to class. Noah is quite the leader in the class. He is busy spending his time thinking about his birthday in Wednesday and he changes the party theme on an hourly basis. Right now it is spooky Halloween birthday!

Meg is keeping us busy. She walks, climbs and dances non-stop. No wonder she is such a peanut she is constantly moving!

This week we recieved our foster parent license from the State. We also heard that the case worker at the state level is currently reviewing our homestudy... so hopefully that is one step closer.

Todd and I are doing well. Busy with work and enjoying the kids as they grow so fast...

I think it is time to put more laundry in... that is how I am spending my peaceful morning as well!!!

Back to school...

Well yesterday was the first day of school for the boys. They were very excited to be heading to preschool, this is Noah's 2nd year in Bright Futures Preschool and Calebs first year. Same class, same teacher... should be interesting. They seemed to have a good first day, talked about playing with blocks, singing songs and most importantly having snacks... which were colored goldfish crackers on the first day!

Todd drops Meg off at Sherry's (who is our sitter, kids "second mom" and answer to our prayers in lot of ways!) and then he and the boys head to school. Since in our small town there is one big school, K-12, and the pre-school is there as well. The boys hang out with Todd in his classroom until almost 8, when he can take them to the grade school gym to wait to go to their class.

Yesterday we were laughing about how next year he will have 4 kids in his classroom in the mornings! It will be like preschool in itself! Noah will be in kindergarden and then Caleb, Ellen and Meg will all be in Bright Futures together! What a hoot that will be.

Big weekend at our house... it is the Fall festival (aka travelling carnival). The boys are excited about the "crazy rides". Last weekend we made the trip to Chicago to see Bob (Anne's Brother) and rode the huge ferris wheel at Navy Pier. The kids also rode the merry go round... and Meg loved that. She waved and blew kisses the whole time... so I am sure she'll be all over the merry go round this weekend as well.

As for our adoption efforts, our home study is at the state, we are waiting for approval from them. I am hoping we have that within 6 weeks... hurry up and wait...
just need to remember it will all happen in God's time...