Adventure continues

We got news today our travel group number of families has climbed to 18! We still are waiting our itinerary in country. We don't know which day we will be welcoming Micah.
Ben helped me chop onions today. He mentioned he had sunburn in his eyes. It was so cute to see him sniffling but determined to keep whacking my chopper!
He hasn't complained at all about his stitches bothering him - since getting them in place. (he found out what happens when you hit the coffee table with your forehead.) We should be looking A LOT better by the weekend - haircuts tomorrow and stitches out Friday.
We thank God for getting us through each of the these steps along the way!

Stir crazy

We are getting over a week of Ben and I battling the flu. Not exactly what we had planned but we are very glad to be on the mend as we count down the days.
We were happy to find out we will be flying with a NJ family who have two children traveling with them. They will be joining us at our Newark flight. Other kids will help give Ben something to do on our long flight to Beijing.

One month

In just four weeks we travel! Our piles keep shifting as we go though stages along the way. I am feeling blessed how well this trip is fitting into our schedules. All the different summer activities planned for Ben are working out. He'll have a Back-To-School night before we leave and his first day of class is Monday after we get back. If things go smoothly, we'll have him ready to go!
It was wonderful to spend time outside again this evening after the long stretch of hot weather!

Our date!

Our Harrisburg to Newark to Beijing flight is booked for August 25. We retrun home September 10. We look forward to seeing trip details soon!
I feel like I am in the 9th month of pregnancy - and I've still got 6 weeks to go! A wonderful friend gave a gift today that was "a shot in the arm." Some matching clothes for Micah and Ben. It was a very sweet thought for a tired mom!
We'll be on the other side of this soon!

TA!!

Our travel approval came today! Looks like we will be traveling at the end of August for our appointments at the beginning of September. We'll be with 12 families - three from our local agency branch and home area. We'll get exact dates in a few days!
In the mean time, back at the farm, we are having a fun week at Bible School.

He's growing!

This only makes us pray more that God would bring our forever family togehter!

July 4

I told Bennett it is America's birthday today. He said, "I not know who her is."