Home Study Officially Approved

I am happy to announce that after several tweaks and revisions, we officially received approval from our agency on our home study and can file our 1-800 with USCIS. It feels good to be making progress!

Active October

October has been a busy month for us. The weather has been so nice that we have stayed on the go alot. We have attended 3 Halloween parties so far! We had a get together at our house 1st to start things off. Then some friends had a bigger party at their house with a hayride and costume party. The kids had alot of fun with all of their friends. This past weekend we went to my niece's house in Madison for her annual Halloween party. It was the first time we got to go to it. It was a blast. Fun for the kids and adults. They really go all out. There were games and acitivities with prizes and a haunted house. The girls especially enjoyed having playtime with their cousins.
By the time we trick or treat their costumes will be worn out...

weekend fun

We went to a local flea market Sat. The girls had fun looking at all of the many booths. There was plenty of items that they thought we needed but luckily we left with only a jar of homemade pickles. The weather was pretty so we spent time outside playing.

Luo Ming Ming

This is Luo Ming Ming. She turned 2 years old on July 28-the day we received a call with her referral. She resides in Luoyang SWI in Henan Province. Her SN is a malformed right ear. She is said to be charming and sweet. She will be our caboose. We completed our home study and have all other documents ready to go for dossier. We are just in the dreaded waiting holding pattern now..

A first post introduction

This blog will be a work in progress.. We are a family of yours, mine and ours. I have 4 bio children who are grown. Glen has 2 grown bio children. We have 2 adopted daughters from China home with us and 1 daughter waiting for us in China. We have 5 grandchildren by Glen's 2 children, the newest one only 5 days old! So there will be lots of kids to talk and share pictures of. Above is Ave Kate, 4, and Olivia, 5, our China belles.