9 Months!!!

We have now been waiting 9 months for Ava. It's hard to believe that we are already creeping up to the one year mark. There is an online site that uses the current wait times to calculate when you will get your referral. Right now it is predicting that we will receive our referral for Ava in May 2009...at the earliest!! My heart sank into my stomach when I saw that date. Recently the CCAA announced that they have opened all orphanages in China to International adoption. Previously only 1/3 of the orphanages we're able to submit paperwork for the children to be adopted internationally. It's too soon to see how or if this will speed things up any.

Our little Red Sox fan

How could I not buy these for Ava?? We cant wait to take her to her first Sox game so she can wear one!!

Ava's new pool

My Mom, Michelle, Matthew and Meagan visited us for 5 days in May. We had a great time together! Michelle bought the kids a pool to play in while they we're here which is now Ava's.

Meagan & her blanky

Lancaster, PA

My Mom, Michelle, the kids and I spent a day in Lancaster county. We took a train ride through working Amish farms. The scenery was beautiful and the kids loved it. We also visited great Amish shops and train stores.

National Zoo, Washington D.C.

While everyone was here we also visited the zoo in D.C. We had a great time despite the extremely hot weather and over 3 miles of walking up pretty big hills. Matthew and Meagan we're great and really seemed to have alot of fun!

Shenandoah National Park

We took a trip to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia recently. The mountains and views we're beautiful. We always loved taking trips to New Hampshire & Vermont when we lived in R.I. so the Blue Ridge Mountains felt a lot like home.