A year older....

I am very happy to be a year older! On October 4th my wombmate (a.k.a twin) and I celebrated our 36th birthday. Some think we are old, others think we are young. I think it is great! I am extremely grateful for my life and I feel VERY blessed for all of you who are walking life's journey with me.

I just spent 4 days with my twin sister and our children. We had a lot of fun and made a lot of memories. We barely squeeze our current brood into the minivan and when we arrive where we are going we look like a small circus. What will everyone think when we arrive in two minivans and we add a couple of cute Ghanian kiddos to the brood?!?! Welcome to the big top!

Here are a few of my favorite photos from our time together.

As far as the adoption goes, things are moving along. We received approval for our Power of Attorney to pick up the visa packets for our children from the US Embassy in Ghana. Hopefully he was able to get those today. Then the children will be taken for a medical exam, including some immunizations and a TB test. After those are completed they will be given a date for a visa interview (which always happens on a Monday or Tuesday.) I am hoping our children will have their interviews on October 21st and then if they pass their visas will print on Friday and we can go get them and bring them home. Unfortunately, since there was a stop placed on all adoptions in Ghana right before our court date many of the cases are being placed in "administrative review". That has happened to two of our friends that are right before us in the process. There is usually no explanation or set time frame for the "review" so it continues to leave our travel date very much up in the air. We are hoping and praying for October 26th but we recognize God's sovereignty in the timing and ultimately trust that.  I'll keep you posted. 

Thanks so much for all your prayers and love!!! I look forward to the day when these cuties will join us!!! It won't be long now!