Waiting List!

Well, having misunderstood the paperwork process has proved to be good news this time! Last week, we received a letter from Holt (our adoption agency) stating that they had received our completed home study...we are "officially" on the waiting list! Yeah!!

Referral wait time is estimated to be 3-6 months. After we have been referred a child and our acceptance paperwork completed, we will wait several months before we travel to Korea to pick up our baby girl.

We traveled to Jackson, MS today to USCIS to have our fingerprints electronically sent to the FBI . We had to get fingerprinted to complete our I600A- Application for Advancing Process of Orphan Petition. We are done with all of our paperwork until we are referred our baby...whew!

The Lord replied, "My presence will go with you and I will give you rest" Exodus 33:14

Beckett's First Soccer Game!

Beckett had his first soccer game Tues. night. Their team name is: Cadence Bank Tiger Sharks. The coach let them pick out their name....isn't Tiger Sharks an appropriate pick for 5 and 6 year olds!

Beckett in action...he scored 6 of the 8 goals! He had a great time!

Beckett looks handsome in his uniform.

He was so excited to get a "real live" soccer uniform!

Great Game, Tiger Sharks! Looking forward to a fun soccer season!

"that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:17

Home Study Completed!

When we returned home from vacation, we were excited to receive the final draft of our

home study in the mail! Our home study was completed by Catholic Charities in Jackson, MS. Our home study consisted of 1 informational interview as a couple, a couple interview about our marriage, we each had a individual interview, and a visit to our home to "visit" with the kids and tour our home. We started this process in July. The letter we recieved with the home study stated that we have been officially approved to adopt a child.......

The home study will be sent to Dept. of Human Services in MS, US Center for Immigration Services, and Holt International.

We will have to get our fingerprints done again for USCIS, and then our pre-referral paperwork will done. As soon as our paperwork passes through all these organizations, it will be sent to Korea. Once it is in Korea, we will be officially on the waiting list for our little girl!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

When you wish upon a star...

Late Sunday night, we returned home from Walt Disney World. It was a MAGICAL vacation! We did not tell the boys about the trip until we arrived at the Memphis airport...they were so excited! It was fun to surprise them. We left Cathryn in New Albany with Brian's parents. I know she had more fun there (I am certain that she was spoiled a little).

We rode rides, met lots of characters, dressed up like pirates, trained to be a Jedi, ate a lot of Mickey Mouse ice cream, and had lots of good family time.

John Scott's favorite part of the vacation: Meeting Woody, Jesse, and Buzz. The Buzz Lightyear ride and Toy Story Mania ride.

Beckett's favorite part of the trip: Meeting Darth Vader and Jedi Training.

I'm ready to plan our next vacation! Next time we will have stop by the castle and eat with the princesses...hopefully, we will have 2 little girls joining the fun!