Day 5 and Fully Funded

We have five more days until court!!!

And our fundraiser dinner last night was a success. We are now 100% funded because of the wonderful friends and family God has put in our lives. We are so blessed.
As Stephanie Rummel put it, "We now have stock in your son." Which also means that when he is in jr high and having bad grades, I have plenty of tutors to take him on. Or when he is 2 and throwing a fit at church, I can say to everyone else, "Control your child." So, be ready for the responsibility if you hold stock!

Really, we are excited about how everyone has surrounded us with love and support. Thank you all!

Let the celebrations begin

6 days, 6 DAYS. I can't believe we are less then a week from our court date. I go back and forth between total agony of the wait and feeling like I don't have enough time to get everything done. I know once we pass court it will be a mad dash to get everything and everyone organized. We have to coordinate our travel, Troy's parents travel here to take care of the kiddos, lists of kids daily activities, humanitarian aid items, etc. So much to think about.

Today though, I am going to focus on our fundraiser dinner that is tonight. We have so many wonderful friends who have bent over backward to make this event happen. Our friends at Copper Cup Catering are providing the meal (contact me if you ever need a caterer, they are great). Brown's Bakery providing desserts, about 40 auction items, and 6 vendors who are donating a portion of their profits to our adoption. Wow, what a blessing. God is so good.

On a great note, http://myfamilymyjourney.blogspot.com passed court! Go check out their beautiful boys! We are so happy for you. Hopefully, we will follow in 6 short days!

Travel Funds

Hey everyone! As most of you know we might have to make an extra trip to Ethiopia to pick up Elliott. We have opened an online store to fundraise money to offset the expense of the trip. Please go check out this page and order some yummy, free trade coffee. We recieve $5 for every bag that is purchased. This would be a great help to us! Here is the link: http://www.justlovecoffee.com/affiliate.aspx?Family=792


Thanks for the support!