Congrats Paul!!!

Paul just found out he passed the Pediatric Boards Recertification Exam! Thank you Jesus and thank you everyone for praying for him! Every 7 years he has to get recertified and it is a bit stressful. He spent a week in Minneapolis studying and then took the exam there. We just found out this morning that he passed! Yippee! I am so proud of you!

4th of July

We had one of the best 4th of July's ever! We went up to the mountains to escape the Denver heat wave and hiked/jogged on a fun wild flower trail, attended a 4th of July orchestra at Dillon's ampitheatre and watched a sailboat parade. When we got home we wanted to see some fireworks but didn't feel like fighting traffic. We opened up our bedroom blinds and Northfield's fireworks are right out our window! We literally laid in bed and watched the show...we've never done that before!

Rock Climbing Adventure

On Sunday I learned how to rock climb! My friend, Holly, introduced me to the sport and her and I took a course on rock climbing in Boulder. I conquered fears I didn't know I had! I found muscles I didn't know I had either. But ended up loving the sport and actually crested a 5.8 climb (I guess that is difficult for a beginner?). Thank you Holly!! She also has been awesome this week in keeping me company while Paul is gone.

Fun Times with Joni

Joni is a person with whom I laugh so hard with I cry. We are cousins and grew up practically blocks from one another and with our moms have had many experiences together. I got to visit her for a couple of days and we again had a ball. She found some pink wool socks on sale (imagine that in summer) and we put those babies on when we went to the ice cream shop in 90 degree weather. We definitely felt the stares of those not understanding what in the world we were doing! Sam and Brody had grown up so much and were troopers with the "weird lady visiting". We spent hours at sale racks in Hallmark and other malls finding the best funny gifts for people...watch out friends and families. I had so much fun this week!!!

Vacation at Julia's

I have been visiting Julia's for a couple of days and am having a blast. Today we went to a card class and made sparkly little cards. Hopefully friends and family will feel very special when we send these handmade cards. One of my little perks of this weekend is babysitting Julia and Bryan's new pup in the morning when Julia is at summer school. Oh my, does Bela get into trouble. Today I heard a crunch and ran out to see what she had and it was Julia's prescription glasses that she had destroyed. We take Bela for walks to let some puppy energy out as well as enjoy the fun downtown area of Lawrence. It's been great...tomorrow I get to fly to St. Louis to see my dear cousin Joni.

We Have Completed our Paperwork!!! Yippee!

We are on the waiting list for a little boy from India! We are so excited to be done with our paperwork. God is so good, He provided miracles to get to this point so quickly and we know His hand is all over this adoption. The latest "God thing" was with the FBI report getting back 3 weeks earlier than it was supposed to. When I would call about the report I would happen to speak to the same guy each time...crazy! Please pray for the child that God has in mind for us and His perfect timing with this all. Please pray for our little guy, because he probably is born already and is in the orphanage in Calcutta...please pray for protection and He would sense His Father's love for him while he is "fatherless". Thanks for walking this out with us.

I found this video link for our China adoption and loved it. Just thought you might enjoy it as well. Usually parents place their child for adoption in Calcutta, India because of poverty. In China, it is because of the one child rule, plus, a boy will take care of his parens later on while a girl will live with her husband's family. My heart breaks for these parents who feel pressured to place their children into orphanages. http://www.dailymotion.com/ludo/video/16379

Tammy's Tap Dance Recital

My neighbor and I have loved taking tap dancing lessons this past year. This weekend we had our finale recital at the Cleo Robinson Dance Theatre. What a hilarious time:) Our husbands came out to watch and it was fun dancing away to Razzle Dazzle from Chicago.