Thanks so much, Ally! It looks great!

Thanks Ally!!

Thanks so much, Ally!! It's so cute!

Day At The Beach (No Pics)

Sorry. No pics. The camera was out of battery's and we didn't have any extra ones. But the beach was so fun. COLD!! But fun. Two of Christopher's friends, Mike and Justin, came and they were a hoot! Three sixteen year old guys singing (let me rephrase that. Trying to sing) on the way home will make you laugh so hard you're crying, especially when one of them doesn't know the words to most of the songs and just adds in his own. :D We first went to Lake Geneva but the beach was so crowded and you had to pay $5 to get in. Dad was like no way. So we ended up driving about an hour (it was actually only 4o minutes away from Lake Geneva but Dad took a wrong turn and we had to drive an extra 20 minutes) to another beach connected to Lake Michigan that was free and a lot less crowded. The boys, including Jonah, all brought there skateboards and left me to go in the water alone. :( After about ten minutes, the boys finally got really hot and came over to the water. Except they took forever (just Christopher and his friends) to get in because it was so cold! Finally Mike gave the go ahead by tackling Justin into the water. LOL!!! It was hilarious! We all waded out and had a blast whenever the waves came. We swam for about an hour and then the boys went over by the rocks to climb. I didn't want to climb so I went over by Mom, who was on the blanket, and asked her if she could put the tanning lotion on my back. She did and we both relaxed on the blanket. To bad the sun only stayed out for a little while and then hid behind a cloud the rest of the day. After about 20 minutes of that the boys climbed off of the rocks and back into the water. It took about 10 minutes for us to wade to the sand and then about another 10-20 minutes for us to dry off and get into the car. We were all very thirsty, so Dad found a little store and we all got something to drink. About halfway home Christopher, Mike, and Justin started singing songs that they well...sort of knew. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life!!! It was to hilarious!!!! Well that was Dad's birthday! I hope everyone else had a great day.

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Today's Dad's birthday!!! He took off work and we're going to the beach!! I'll post picures either when we get back or tomorrow. Last night Jonah and I stayed up really late decorating the house and there were like 3 times that Dad came out of his room and we were almost seen. Even though we decorated his door and when he came out there was a bunch of streamers and stuff. That kind of gave away the whole surprise. Oh well. Have a grreat day everyone!!

Sarah's 11 Months Old Today!!!

I can't believe that it's been a month since we've known about Sarah!!! It's going by so fast!!! Anyway!! Today Sarah is 11 months old!! It's a shame I can't put quotes around it since it's not really her Birthday. Hope everyone has a great rest of their weekend!!

Quizes for Fun While Waiting For TA

So I guess for now all we're doing is waiting. I may not post for a few days since nothing big has been happening. Here's a quiz that I just took, to pass the time.

You Should Have Been Born Under:

You are totally loyal, faithful, and honest. However, you don't trust others to be as ethical as you are! Straight forward and direct, you really aren't one for small talk. You are a great listener - and an agreeable companion when you're in a good mood! You are most compatible with a Tiger or Horse.

What Year Should You Have Been Born Under?

Totally Figures!!

So yesterday I tried posting Missy's picture and apparently it didn't turn out!!! Figures!!! I finally get to post it and it doesn't work!!

Anyway. I have another picture of Chloe and Ruby.

(Ruby is the black and white one.)

They love having the run outside. :D

Here She Is!

Problem Solved! Here is beautiful Sarah!!!

Miss Sarah Grace!!!!

Miss Sarah Grace: 5 months old!!!

Here is our precious little girl!!! I love all the little fuzz on the top of her head!!! She looks like Baba!!!!

Homestudy Went Great

First off, the home study went great!!! Julie came at around 3:30 and she stayed for 2 hours. We showed her around the house again and Mom and Dad asked questions on travel and stuff like that. She also told us that she's getting married this Saturday!!!! Congratulations Julie!!! Other than all of that though, everything went just fine! We're thinking we're going to be getting our LOA in about 2 weeks at the least to 120 days at the most. Mom told me that it looks like it's just like the LIDs. It takes about 2 weeks to get it. I can't believe how fast everything is going!!!

Second. Mom's trying to make it so that I only post one of Sarah's pictures instead of all 4. There are only 2 that turned out the best. One of them is her visa picture and the other is a close up on her face.

And thirdly. I can give all of Sarah's information out now!!! Sarah's Chinese name is Peiyu Qing and she's from the Ginsu province and is in the Qingyang Welfare Institute. She's 10 months old and the pictures we have of her are from when she was 5 months. She was born on August 22, 2006. She wore a red flower coat and was found with a piece of red cloth. She was found by a Security Guard the day she was born.

New Blogger!!!!!

Hey everyone!! Jonah has made a blog on our journey to Miss Sarah!! It doesn't have a password yet, but it will very soon. Please visit his blog and welcome him!!!!

http://sarahmakes6.blogspot.com/

Social Worker/ LOI/ Crib/ So Much Information

HEY!!! Okay I have a lot to catch everyone up on!! First off on July 12th our LOI was sent out to China!!!! So today Julie (our Social Worker) is coming at 3:00!!! It's been a hectic morning, trying to get the house cleaned up and ready for her. Also a family that we know is giving us one of their cribs!!! So on Sunday we'll have a crib!! The longest we have to wait for our LOA is 120 days, November 9th, which is on my grandma's birthday!!! The shortest is 55 days which is on September 10th!! I'm guessing we're probably going to be getting Sarah the same time Staci and her family got Sarah Lu!!! We've also been figuring that since we're already logged into China that things might go a little faster!!! I hope so!!!! Rumor Queen is saying that June is currently being reviewed in the review room and that July is in it too, but we're not entirely sure if it's been reviewed. If we were still doing NSN we probably wouldn't be getting Sarah until 2010!!! Which is completely insaine. I hope everyone had a good weekend!!!

Beautiful Day & Cool Blog Thing

First off, today has been the coolest and sunniest day we've had for two weeks!! Lately its been humid and in the high 90s!!! Yesterday and the day before it stormed like crazy!! Today its 70 out!!! Great day for the cousins to come!!!! Not to hot and not to cold!!

Second, about a month ago I found this really cool blog/myspace website. It has a bunch of stuff to decorate you blog or myspace page!! I got my cursor and the sparkly Sarah and Caitie off of it.

www.webfetti.com

STILL NO BETHANNE!!! :(

NO BETHANNE!!!!! And Possibly No Posts Until Saturday

Still no Bethanne!!! We're all getting kind of upset right now!!

Also, let me explain the other half of the title. My cousins are in from Florida and they're coming over tomorrow and spending the night until Friday.

About an hour ago it was raining cat's and dogs!!!! Thunder, lightning, and lots and lots of wind and rain!! I can't believe how fast it ended!

(You can't see them really well but this picture is of when we first got Chloe(left) and Ruby)

It was actually a lot darker, but this is how it turned out

~Rylee Beth~

I'm so happy that Rylee Betth is in a home that will take good care of her until she's adopted!!! We're praying that her Dr. Appointment goes well, Ally!

Bethanne's Some-What Disappointing Information

So Bethanne emailed Mom back and said that she's right now waiting for another LOI to come and at the soonest our LOI will be sent out on Monday. Here's the thing. Bethanne promised Mom she wouldn't wait for any other LOIs!! I really am hoping that the other family will hurry up. Do we really need a travel mate????????

Picture Malfunction

I know I posted two days ago that I would post pictures of Sarah's wardrobe, but the computer has been freezing up whenever I download pictures. I'll try and do it sometime, if I don't ever post them, you'll probably end up seeing them on Sarah. Have a great weekend!

What's In My Purse?

Holly tagged me! What's In My Purse? Okay I have like 3 purses so I'll just do the one I use the most.

• My wallet
• Sarah's Picture ~Can't post it. ;)~
• 2 things of lip gloss
• A brush
• $48
• 2 Pens
• Sunglasses

My purse is pretty much empty! I tag......Staci, Ally, Olivia, and anyone else who wants to do it!

Changes And China's 7 Days of Referrals

Okay. I was wrong on my post yesterday. Sarah is actually in the 3% height and in the 50% weight. Her head is actually in the 50% also! LOL!

Also Mom was looking at the CCAA and China has only done 7 days of referrals!!! If we were sitll doing NSN then we wouldn't have our baby until 2009!! I really hope things speed up for all of you other families! This is totally insane!

Shopacholics!

Shopaholics! That's what I am! I think I'm baby drunk. LOL. Anyway, we finally went baby shopping and I think Miss Sarah has more clothes than I do! We went to Childrens Place and they were having a great sale! Everything was $1.99! I got Sarah two packs of socks for $.99!! I'll post pictures tomorrow of all her little outfits.

Mom was also doing some math today and this is really hilarious.

At 5 months ~ Sarah was 13.2 lbs and 23" ~

At 15 months Sarah will (approx.) be~ 20 lbs and 28"~

This all means that she is 13% in height and..........50% in weight!!! Our little Sarah is a very short and chubby baby!! LOL!! Her information did say she loves to eat. Mom says she's just like me when I was a baby! The sizes we've been getting in clothes are 18-24 months. The problem is, is that she's so short and these clothes are so long! We want to get her those footy-pajamas for after her surgery so she's comfortable in the hospital, but they're so long she'll trip! We're also trying to find her those little, really soft, brown haired baby dolls, but all everyone has are the blonde haired ones! Does anyone know where I can find one? I also have a question for Emily. Where do you guys get AnnaClaire's dresses? They are so adorable!!! Anyway, I hope you all had a great 4th of July!!

Password Protected!!

Okay. I did it! It's password protected. Now all I need is the PA and then Sarah Grace can be introduced to you guys!!!!

Butterflies

Who doesn't love butterflies? Not moths! Butterflies. I think they are one of the most beautiful bugs that God has made! All the colors and designs on their wings? It's amazing. It truly is.

Butterfly Poem
I caught a little wormy

a crawling up a tree.

He wiggled here

he wiggled there

he wiggled right at me.

I put him in a shoebox

and told him STAY RIGHT THERE.

But when I opened up the box

a butterfly was there.

I don't know how it happened

I couldn't if I tried

cause only the great Lord above

can make a butterfly. Author Unknown

Cousins Are In!!! & Baby News

Hey!! Okay so my cousins just flew in from Florida today!!! I have no idea when they'll be staying here but when they do, I probably won't post in a while (not that I have anything to post about because Bethanne still hasn't contacted us!!!! GRRRR!!). Anyway, just thought I'd warn you all.

Bad new's first. Bethanne still hasn't contacted us on how the process is going. Nothing! Nothing on if she sent our stuff to China or if she's waiting for the other family. Good news is, is that Julie~our Social Worker~ is coming on July 16 to redo the homestudy!!! More good news is that the waiting time for SN has decreased a little! I don't know how much so I'm sticking with the other travel times ~late November, beginning of December. I swear I have the worst case of butterflys I have ever had!! It's coming so fast!! My grandma said that we need to hurry up and go shopping!! I really can't wait!! I think we're going either tomarrow or Thursday!!