All I Want for Christmas...

Chris is working on a project and Harper was telling me how much she really wanted tools. They need to be the same as Daddy's but smaller, and definitely need to be red and blue like his too. When she told Chris, he told her she needed to talk to Papa Roro because that's where most of his tools came from. This led to a persistent 2 year old needing to talk to Papa Roro...who is in England right now. I convinced her a video on the blog would work, so Dad, hopefully you are keeping up with the blog.

In case you were wondering, she's been having some GI issues today:)

I Can't Make This Stuff Up

Lately Harper has been saying more adult/funny things that I don't think she's ever heard us say, here are some examples:

I got the girls breakfast and asked Harper "How's it going?", to this she responded "I'm not talking yet". That is TOTALLY the Chris in her.

Another day we bought a princess bag from a garage sale and Chris was teasing Harper and saying that we should throw it away and it was garbage. To this she responded "It's not garbage, it's perfect".

Just today, after naptime Harper told me "I had a dream at naptime" (she's never said she's had a dream before). I asked her what she dreamed about - "I dreamed I was Cinderella". That must have been an awesome dream for her:) So cute!

We Are Really Waiting Now

This week we were informed that our Dossier (incredibly thick document proving we are good parents) was authenticated in Washington D.C. and has now been received in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to be translated and prepared for court.

What does this mean? It means that our paperwork is all in line and in the correct place and we just need a child referral! We would appreciate continued prayers for our adoption. Our agency hasn't informed us of increased wait times, but they also have not been receiving many referrals so we are sure to be in for a long wait.

We are so thankful for everything God has given us, and we hope that His will is to add to our family soon!

This was 13 Months in the Making