Time for an update!

Though we still aren't close enough to set a definite travel date yet, so much has happened over the last few weeks since our "Waiting" post. I thought you guys might like to hear about our progress.

First, school is a much lighter load right now. 3 out of 4 children are finished, and the 4th should finish in less than a week! We are ALL excited about this. Of course, wouldn't you know that only a week or two into summer break I'm already hearing, "I'm bored." They had better watch out--I'll be handing them a cleaning rag!

I've also been able to add a few more things to the freezer to use as meals when we get home from China. I enjoyed working with these helpers to add a few lasagnas to our list.

Yesterday, we received our passports back from the Chinese Consulate in Chicago with the visa stickers attached. We are now legal to enter China, although we have a few steps left before we can purchase plane tickets.

Jason's dad found us bunk beds for the boys' room. We're looking forward to getting those set up and setting aside room in the closet for a 2nd set of clothes.

Last night at 9:00pm, we officially "met" our son on a video call. It all became very real to me last night. I have a son in China, whose favorite colors are yellow and blue, and every second of waiting is now torture! We are trying to arrange a video call with our daughter as well, but still haven't heard back from the orphanage. We are praying for this same chance to "meet" her as well.

So now what? We are waiting for the Department of Homeland Security to give provisional approval for our children's visas. According to average wait times, we should have had that yesterday. I called and found out it will be a couple more days. Though every wait feels like forever, we're still on track to travel end of June or early July.

Since things begin happening more quickly near the end of the adoption, I'm sure we'll update more often. Thanks for following along!