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6-Month Post Placement 22 Aug 2008 | 03:33 pm
Today is our 6-Month Post Placement. At least, I think it is. It is 6 months from our embassy appointment. However, it's been more than 6 months since our court date, when Ash officially became our so...
CHI Reunion Picnic 20 Jul 2008 | 05:35 pm
Last Saturday, July 12, we attended our adoption agencies' annual reunion picnic. There were so many families there from all of the different country programs; it was very uplifting to see. We had a p...
Dedication 14 Jul 2008 | 09:00 pm
Last Sunday, July 6, we had Ash's dedication at church. My father, our church's founding pastor, dedicated him to the Lord. We also played the Steven Curtis Chapman song "When Love Takes You In" and q...
Active Baby 2 Jul 2008 | 07:34 am
We now have a 9-month old infant in our home! Ash is army-crawling everywhere and just figured out how to pull up to standing. I discovered this in the middle of the night 2 days ago while he was cryi...
Mother's Day 12 May 2008 | 01:58 pm
It's been quite a while since I've posted. I can't believe how crazy things are with 4 little ones! However, today was my first Mother's Day with Ashenafi in my arms, so it truly was a day for rejoici...
Home for a Month 28 Mar 2008 | 10:28 am
We've been home for a month now. I can't believe it! This last month went by much faster than the month before we traveled, that's for certain! Ash is growing, eating all the time, and starting to hit...
First Day in Ethiopia 9 Mar 2008 | 02:13 pm
I won't bore you all with a day-by-day schedule of our trip, but I did think that I could share some excerpts of my journal from our first night and the next day: Finally, we arrived! Somewhere betwe...
Finally... 6 Mar 2008 | 04:57 pm
So, this slideshow isn't quite what I had in mind. I'll have to get back to it when I'm a little less sleep deprived, but at least you can see us with him and get a few pics of the view outside of the...
Untitled 6 Mar 2008 | 04:51 pm
Make a slideshow - it's easy!
Photos 23 Feb 2008 | 03:04 am
Here we are with our beautiful Ashenafi! Sorry it's a little off-center. Someone took it for us. But, this is when we first met him on Wednesday morning. I began crying shortly thereafter! : )...