Maya's May update!

KISSES IN THE WIND...
I hold you in my heart and touch you in my dreams
You are here each day with me, at least that is how it seems.
I know you wonder where we are.....What's taking us so long,
But remember child, I love you so and God will keep you strong.
Now go outside and feel the breeze and let it touch your skin.....
Because tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind.
May God Hold you in his hand until I can be with you,
I promise you, my darling, I'm doing all that I can do.
Very soon, you'll have a family for real, not just pretend.
But for tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind.
May God wrap you in His arms and hold you very tight.
And let the angels bring the kisses that I send to you each night.

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What a cutie! We are amazed at how much she changes every month. This update made me really sad. Believe me, it is great to see her new pictures every month, but this one makes me realize the life she is living right now. We can't wait to kiss those big fat cheeks and finally see her smile. So far she has had the same cute look on her face in almost every picture we have of her. This is one serious little princess! The boys ask us everyday as they run through the door after school if we got travel news yet, today Jake and I had a fun conversation about what he can do to help when she comes, he sees his little throne shrinking more and more each day, but he is ready to have his little sister home so that he can feed her some milk or soda or what ever those babies drink--his words, not mine! We are busy preparing for Maya to come home. We are so excited that maybe if things continue going smoothly we will be posting from Taiwan at this time next month! Keep us in your prayers!

GREAT MOTHER"S DAY NEWS!

On May 13th around 5:00pm I received the best Mother's Day gift I could have this year. Laura from Families For Children called to let us know that we have had our court hearing in Taiwan and all went well. Both of Xiao-Ping's birth parents were in attendance, and everything went very smoothly . If things continue to go well, we can expect to travel by the end of June!!! We are thrilled, shocked, and panicked all at the same time. We have so much to do before we travel that I don't really even have time to breathe! The boys are so excited and were all jumping up and down and telling anyone in sight at church on Sunday that Maya is coming home soon. What a great experience this has been for them. We are so blessed to have these four young men in our lives. They are going to be awesome big brothers to our sweet baby girl. So Mother's Day this year is not one I am likely to forget anytime soon, I got our wonderful news about Maya and my four boys and hubby spoiled me rotten...can't ask for much more!

April updates are here! It was a relief for us to get these pictures of Xiao-Ping this month.
David and I have been a bit nervous after our little roller-coaster ride over Easter weekend, so seeing pictures of her this time was just a huge relief. We are more aware than ever of the heartache that is happening half way around the world, and we are both in awe of her birth parents and the decisions they have made so that she can have a better life. We know that Maya is truly a blessing given to our family, and not one to be taken lightly. This little girl has already changed our lives in so many ways and we have not even held her yet. This little one is very loved...by a family that is making heart wrenching decisions so that she will have a better life, and by a family who is so blessed to be able to help give her that life.

March updates!

Here are the latest pictures of little miss Maya! I am not sure that I like updates. I am happy to see how much she has grown, but sad at the same time. This waiting thing is going to get the best of me! Anyway, she is sitting on Sally's lap. Sally in our in country coordinator for Families For Children Taiwan Adoption program.

Good News from the adoption world...
Our paper work has made its way across the Pacific Ocean and
is in Taiwan! We are expecting to hear that we have been filed
into the courts with in the next couple of weeks. We also got word
that Sally our coordinator in Taiwan got to spend some time with
our sweet baby and we will be getting some pictures soon!
It's a great day!

Welcome to our family site. We hope to keep you all up to date with what keeps us busy, and with our house full of boys, we ARE busy!

Here's who keeps us busy:

Spencer-Age 13 (8th grade)
Tanner -Age 11 (6th grade)
Matthew-Age 9 (4th grade)
Jake-Age 6 (Kindergarten)

Needless to say homework alone about puts me over the egde, add baseball practice, piano lessons, scouts and the usual WWF wrestling matches in the family room and there you have our world right now.

Thanks for stopping by!

Our biggest news of 2006 is that our family of six will soon become a family of seven! We started adoption proceedings for a sweet baby girl living in Taiwan in November 2005. We received her referral in February and have done all the paperwork and signed all the contracts, so now we just wait...

-to hear that our paperwork made it to Taiwan
-to hear that we have entered tha local Taiwan Family courts
-to hear when we can travel to get her
-to hold her in our arms

We do not know when we'll get to go, but we are really hoping to travel this summer. I think we will learn a lot of patience in the coming months!

Introducing the newest member of our family...

Maya Xiao-Ping

Referral picure 1 month old


Maya at 2 months old