A nice picnic at the park & PA ( Pre-Approval) TODAY!!

We went to church and then to the park for a picnic and good long walk!! Much needed since it has been so cold and snowy lately! We then met with our social worker for Keaton's 6 month update.

We got exciting news that our PA (Pre-Approval) arrived also today! We unfortunately will have to wait for a new LID (LOG IN DATE) before we get out LOA (letter of acceptance). We understand this and will travel when our TA (travel approval) sent near Summer we hope. Three more documents to go so everyone pray they come quickly so we can all get to baby Kanah!

Keaton is getting a brother!

It's another boy! Keaton is getting a brother from China! His name will be Kanah Summers Baowei.

He is now 15 months old and will be home by Summer. Here is his referral pic, but is is about 6 months old so stay tuned for some current pics soon! ARE WE NUTS WITH 2 TWO YEAR OLDS AT ONCE?? I have been holding off on posting anything for a while until I knew we had a referral and this big news!!

See Keaton learning about his new brother and giving him a kiss on the computer!

Everyone stay tuned for many updates to come!

Keaton's second big snow!

Keaton enjoyed only for a brief time playing in the snow today. We got around 6 to 8 inches of snow, and it was our second significant snow of the Winter. We do not see to many snows in our area until recent years. It is fun to play in and have a day or 2 off from work!
Fun family day in the snow, making chili, hot chocolate, and a warm fire!

Fun to wear BIG shoes!

Keaton put on Mommy's shoes and though it was funny to walk in them! He had 2 different tennis shoes on. He is a hoot!

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year's! We are starting off by joining our new church today, and trying to get back into the habit of our daily walk at the park ( so cold today that the walk today was only 15 minutes)! We hope to have Keaton dedicated in early February. We also hope to announce in the upcoming months that Keaton will be getting a new brother or sister from China! We are planning to start the process again very soon! Looks like 2010 & 2011 may be our exciting years for adding new family members! We hope everyone has a great 2011, and continues to stay tuned to our blog!

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Making a snowman & more Christmas pics!

Keaton playing with all of his new toys from Santa and Grandparents! Some snow pics and one of 4 generations ( great grandma, grandma, mom , and Keaton)! Keaton was so wound up and had so much fun Christmas day we like to never got him to bed that night!

Keaton's first Christmas is a WHITE ONE!

We enjoyed seeing what Santa Claus brought at around 7am, and then cooking and family festivities began! Keaton really enjoyed the presents and his first tricycle, and seeing the snow. Hopefully we can build a snowman later today!