What We've Been Up To

Yes, things have been busy around here but we also made it a priority to spend time with the kids this weekend. With us potentially being gone for while, we knew needed to get away with them! So, we decided to still head to Des Moines to the boys state basketball tournament. We left early Thursday morning & the kids did great on the over 4 hour drive. I guess a DVD player helps in that regard! ha! The boys won their game on Thursday so they made it into the championship Friday. I got socked with a nasty cold on Tuesday so I wasn't feeling the greatest but we tried to make the most of the trip. This is where I give praises to my husband for being such a good daddy! He took the kids for ice cream on Thursday night so I could rest. Friday morning, the kids slept in & then swam in the pool for quite a while. Did I mention how awesome they behaved?? We really were impressed. Brian then took Emma & Wyatt out in the afternoon so Jackson & I could nap because the game wasn't until 8 pm. We then took the kids to Chuck E Cheese to eat pizza & play games. We did this last year & they all begged to go again. It was well worth it & Jackson is begging to go back again soon! The game was really close & went into overtime. Unfortunately, in the end our team lost by 4 points but we are still very proud of a wonderful season. We decided to stay overnight yet that night & head home Saturday morning. Very glad we did! We loved be able to spend time with the kids & also glad that we had a weekend away!

We did get to do another conference call with our potential birth mom & the agency. I know this is ironic but I will be referring to her as Miss A again! No, they do not have the same name but their names just start with the same letter. We are loving getting the chance to get to know her a little more & we really can't wait to meet her. It's hard to believe that no later than 1 week from today, we will be meeting her & that 1 week from tomorrow, we will finally lay eyes on our future son!

We have so many wonderful people praying for us & we also want to ask for prayers for Miss A & the staff at the agency. Adoption is such a bittersweet blessing & so many emotions are involved. We just want God's will to be done & sometimes we know that sometimes it's not always the way we have it planned out for ourselves. We are blessed to have our faith & know that God is good in all things!