Guess What???!!!!

Drew5mo
Originally uploaded by MC2412

Chad and I are crazy - OVER THE MOON - proud to announce our new son, Drew Do Hyeon!! My goodness, I cannot wait to get my hands on that sweet boy!!!!!

Drew is currently 6 months old and was born one day after Chad's birthday, January 26th 2008. So, when you take into account the time difference, when we were celebrating Chad's birthday here in Tulsa, sweet Drew had been born in a university hospital in Chonan, South Korea...crazy, huh? God is so faithful, even in the small details. I have prayed with each of our children's birthdays, that I know where and what I was doing on that specific day. He has answered my prayer faithfully each and every time...God is sooo good!

Now comes the unbearable part of the wait....the wait to travel call...ugh! Our agency tells us that we can expect to wait anywhere from 3-6 months to travel. We are praying and believing we will be home with Drew by Thanksgiving.

Our agency already had Drew's legals to begin the visa process with our USCIS office. This is great news, as this is the last thing Chad and I responsible for on our end. The bad news is that this is the last thing we are responsible for and now we have nothing (with the exception of praying) to "do" to help get Drew home any faster.

Next step...stalking my mailman for I-600 approval from USCIS and begin to prepare Drew's room for PAINTING!

God is good!

Yum-O!

Yesterday for lunch Chad, the kids, and I headed to The Cheesecake Factory. Nuf said?! It was their 30th anniversary and their cheesecakes were only $1.50 a slice! It was hysterical how many people (ladies, mainly!) were lined up and waiting when we got there for lunch. We had a ball...and we felt like a bunch of balls rolling out of there too! Malia NEVER complains about eating too much...except for yesterday!

Here is the one I chose..It was their 30th Anniversary special...


Chad getting in on all the fun! One of the many reasons why we love having him work from home!!

Korea Camp 2008!!

This week the kids and I have been busy with all things Korean! Malia really enjoyed her Taeguk class and is already looking forward to seeing her little girlfriends next year!! My sweet girl is growing up and next year Cole will be old enough to be a little camper...hard to believe!

Blackberry Pickin' Fun

Today the kids and I met up with some great friends to enjoy a day picking blackberries. What fun! The kids were really getting into it and if it weren't for that hot July sun we might have had to take out a loan to pay for all the berries we might have picked!

Old Dogs and a new Mac

I have to apologize. I am an "official" OLD DOG. I know you come to my blog in hopes to catch a glimpse of the latest pics and videos of my two way cute kids, but alas each day drags on with NOTHING new. Sad. And now the truth must be revealed. I am a Mac idiot. Chad and I had been in discussion as to what to do for a new computer for a while now and after much thought and great excitement, we opted for a Mac laptop. It's great. I love it. Except..I do not have the time nor the patience to sit down and learn Mac's version of downloading and uploading. Those of you faithful blogsters, hang in there - I promise pictures are coming! Surely this old dog isn't down for the count! :-)

As most of you already know, we have had to make a difficult decision to decline Jett's referral. Out of respect for him and for his future forever family I have removed all posts that relate to him. We will continue to pray for him and ask that you all do the same. He is a precious piece to our life's puzzle and we will never forget him. We thank God for the peace He has given and the grace He gives us to endure this journey to our next child.

Some of you may be asking, now what? Well, we will be placed back on the waiting list for a referral and we are confident it will come in God's perfect timing.

Stay tuned...

Refreshed, restored, and rested!

I really didn't think it was possible. To go on a family vacation (with kids under the age of 18) and come back saying I feel rested...but, I do! We had a total blast at Disney and on the Disney cruise. It was truly the prefect combination and I would recommend it to EVERYONE! I won't go into the mind numbing description of our daily magical moments but, suffice it to say we are already saving our pennies for our next Disney experience! (Jennifer W. ~ You and Kevin just say the word...you've got some travel companions in a heartbeat! :-)

Here are a few pictures from the trip. We also had our annual "Gotcha Day" pictures taken and I'll post those as soon as I can.
,

,,