Still #5 :-)

So here we are, a few weeks later and still #5. Back in the day I really thought that we would have a referral in May (due to the insanity of referrals in the spring and our number), then I thought for sure June, but if not June then like the very beginning of July....

So I stopped thinking such things :-) lol

We have been waiting a little over 3 months now which is longer than the folks in the spring were waiting but definitely NOTHING to complain about in this crazy world of international adoption. My FANA friends will attest to that!!

So we've gotten so used to "waiting for the call" since we've been near the top of the list for awhile.. that we've kinda just gotten used to it.

My social worker already called to check in a week ago and about gave me a heart attack. No referral.. just checking in.. not very good timing for my nerves but I understand it's her job :-)

We enjoyed a few days in Iowa when the Vogtlins visited. We stayed at a cabin near Guthrie Center and also visited Grandma Holl on the farm.







We were also able to stop by and visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Black at Cutty's.



We are back in Missouri now and preparing for Ted's parents to arrive on Tuesday. It will also be a wonderful distraction to enjoy our family and time with Grandparents while we continue to wait for news from Ethiopia. The US Embassy Visa drama seems to have worked itself out (as most things do) and those that have to travel twice under the new system are starting to be submitted to court. As best we can tell right now, we won't be making our first trip to Ethiopia until likely November (unless we get super lucky and get an October date right after the courts open). Since we don't have a baby yet.. that is all a bit ahead of us :-)

In the meantime, we enjoy our 2 year old, enjoy our marriage, continue to read books about this parenting and adoption journey we are on and continue to grow in faith. God will bless us at the right time in his time in the way he wants.

So what did we do today? Firefest!!! The Independence Convention Center parking lot was all crazy this morning with fire trucks and fancy cars. We were SO there. It was hot, but Lucas loved it. He loved it so much he sometimes forgot to smile it was so intense.













His big fire truck ride was all he talked about for the rest of the day even though he was a bit nervous during the experience itself :-)

Hopefully we have more adoption news soon, but until then we will continue to enjoy our family!