Sum Will Yums: September 2011

Adoption Update and Life

Well this was a really eventful week for us, we mailed our dossier off on Monday to our agency in Tennessee, this is the packet of paperwork that they will send to China for them to approve us for adoption and refer us to our little girl, so this is very exciting. This means now that the only paperwork we are working on are grant and fund raising applications, so while this is still paperwork the logistical part of our adoption paperwork is complete for now. Breathe, more to come we are sure. We also mailed off a grant application for Lifesong for Orphan which does a ministry to widows and orphans, so we look forward to seeing if we get approved for this program and what God will provide through it. So we are praying for our little girl wherever she is and for all that is needed on our end to bring her home.

Then on Thursday we celebrated our 10th anniversary, was kind of low key this year, dinner and a movie and that is what we need this year, so we are thankful to God for 10 wonderful years of marriage. It has flown by so fast, can't wait to see what the next 10 hold!

Anna started school

Well this is late too, what can I say life has been a little more hectic than even the usual and I couldn't find the cord for our camera until tonight, so wanted to add pictures as well...So Anna started Oak City Academy in August and loves it. She loves going to school everyday and other than being a little more tired and whiny when she gets home it is going well. Her class has about 11 students and she says they are all her friends. She loves to be a helper and to do her works. We do miss her during the day, but homeschool is going really well this year with the boys so that is a blessing. Enjoy the pics below of the first day and then some of Anna's soccer as well, she is doing better at going after the ball this year.