Referral!

We have accepted the referral of an adorable boy!  He is between 2 and 3 years old. We can hardly wait to have him join our family. Our next step is to be assigned a court date.

We had a great Christmas.  K. has been here 9 months and this was her first Christmas here.  Her 8 year old sisters spent a lot of time telling her how we celebrate Christmas. So when Christmas arrived she already knew that we open our stockings and then Dad reads the Christmas story in the Bible.  Next we open our presents. She already knew thtat we usually get oranges, toothbrushes, toothpaste and some candy in our stockings. My older boys where surprised at how she knew but they missed the sessions where the other girls told her how we do things:) 

Next year K. can be part of the crew that tell their new sibling how things are done at our house.

Our dossier is heading to Ethiopia

Our dossier should be heading to Ethiopia today!  It has all the notarizations, seals and authentications. It is always a huge relief to have that done.  Now we are waiting for a referral - should be soon.
My 14 year old son is the most excited. He went with me to Ethiopia in March and is ready to bring home several more new siblings.  I think one will be great. I am glad he has a tender heart and loves little kids.

The Christmas excitement is building daily. This is K.'s first Christmas with us.  Everyday she asks me how many days until Christmas.  When I answer she asks, "Is that a long time?" I say it is to you, but not to me.

Smells Like Goat

The other day when I took the roast out of the oven, K. ran over smiled and said, "It smells like goat."
I knew this was a compliment because a few months ago when my oldest was reading a counting book to her, he pointed to two goats.  K. smiled, made a slashing motion across her throat and said, "Yummy, goat." The teenage boys loved this and now often talk to her about goats.

We received our amended USCIS approval and are almost done with our dossier!