Long overdue update......

For the few of you that actually read this, I'm so sorry for not posting sooner(I told you I'd be bad at this "blog" thing). :)
We had our individual interviews with our social worker in the middle of December which went really well. Our social worker is a wonderful Christian man and very easy to talk to. We feel really comfortable around him and feel blessed that he was chosen to work with us. After that we didn't do much due to the holidays and our Social Worker was off for a little while. It felt strange not doing anything for so long, but then on January 20th we had our Home visit. This was not nearly as bad as we thought it would be. They just want to make sure that your home is safe and sanitary. So the day before my mom helped me clean our house like crazy...it was spotless. Thanks mom!! So he came around 3:00 after the kids were up from their nap. I planned it that way so that they would be rested and on their best behavior. Ha!! :) They actually did really well, they were calm(I know, crazy), sweet, and very happy. So he came, asked a few more questions, looked at every room including the garage and the backyard. Our home is already pretty kid proof so there really wasn't anything that we had to change. The meeting was really harmless and very simple. He was maybe here 45 minutes. It felt so good to finally have the last step completed. So what happens next you ask, well...he had to write up our Home Study which is a document ALL about us and every detail of our lives. Then he sends a copy to our AZ agency which we just found out on Thursday that they had received it. Yay!! We thought it would take about 4 weeks to complete, but thankfully it only took two. Once they look over it and approve it(there might be a few small things we have to change) then they'll send a copy to Korea and to USCIS. So, we are actually now just "waiting" for the call when they tell us we have been matched with a baby. This could happen Monday or it could be weeks from now. The world of adoption is so unknown, but we are so ready to take the next step and see the precious face of the child that the Lord has chosen for us. We have been SO blessed throughout this process, we again are humbled and amazed at the ways the Lord has provided for us in ALL ways. Our faith is completely in Him as we could do nothing without Him. I don't know why I ever even doubt or get anxious because He is the true provider and comforter. This has truly been a journey of faith and it's not even close to being over. We can't wait to see how He continues to grow and strengthen our faith in Him. He teaches us things in every area of our lives and I have truly learned so much in these last few months. So thank you again to everyone who has played apart in this journey with us, you are truly a blessing and we are so thankful for your support and kindness.
Hopefully the next time I post it will be to show off a picture of our new baby....we'll see. :)

Here are some family photos that were taken by my friend Amber G. She did a great job and was wonderful with the kids. Thank you so much Amber.

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So......we have been assigned a social worker and he will be doing our individual interviews with us on Wednesday the 17th at 9am. Please pray for us as I'm a little nervous....the interview will be around an hour and a half long and I am terrible with words and answering questions. I'm not so nervous about talking to him just about what might come out, I tend to get a little tongue tied. :) Danny will do great, I'm not worried about him at all. He feels at ease with anyone, he'll probably be best friends with this guy before the interview's over. :) I'll post next week about how it all went. Have a wonderful weekend!

Adoption Update!

I haven't posted in awhile about the adoption process so I'll fill you in on what's going on. A few weeks ago our application with AZ agency was approved which we were very excited about. So for the most part all the paperwork is done for them....for now. I still have to take a CPR class but I actually found one that I'll be able to take online, very cool!! That will save me having to be gone for about 4 hours on a saturday. I can just complete it at home, on my time and even in my Pj's if I want to. :) Ok.....so, then we started working on everything for our CA agency which consisted of classes, lots of paperwork, forms notorized, fingerprints, etc. Well, on Wednesday we turned everything in to them. Can we say HURRAYYYYY!!!!!!! Now the next step is we will be assigned a social worker who will do individual interviews with us and then the Home Visit. After that they will compile our information and write up our "Home Study" which will then be sent to Korea. Then, we wait..................:)

It's amazing to think that our baby is probably born and thousands of miles away. Our prayer is that our child is loved and cared for until the day the Lord brings us together as a family in His perfect timing. Please keep our family as well as our new child in your prayers. Thank you to everyone for your continued support throughout this.

Have a happy weekend,

Here's a sneak peek at some photos that my friend Amber took of our family. I'll be posting more soon.

Blessings,

Carla

A few photos from Halloween

We spent the evening at my sister's house. Danny had to work so we didn't go trick or treating but I still wanted to get the kids dressed up. They loved it and I must say they looked pretty cute. :)

Logan was supposed to be a pirate but wasn't to interested in wearing his hat, hook or earring. And of course Livy wanted to be a princess.

We had a fun, quiet evening and ate sooo much delicious food. Great time with the fam!!!

My precious babies......I can never seem to get one of them together looking at the camera, they're always so busy and distracted. They had so much fun running around the pumpkin patch and going through the corn maze. Hopefully next time this year we'll be chasing around three kiddos at the pumpkin patch. :)