Lovin' the Pottery

If there is one thing I have noticed about Mississippians so far, it is that they take their pottery very seriously. Did I just never notice in Texas, or is it just bigger here?? I'm not sure.

At any rate, I have a new favorite that I had to show you: Etta B Pottery. SO cute!

I'm going to need this:



And This:



And don't even get me started on this:

The Waiting Game

I got word today that all of our letters and photos from our first round of paperwork were approved. That means that our profile will be available for birthmothers to view within two weeks! At that point, we will wait to be chosen by a birthmother, which could take a very short time or a very long time. Then, what happens next depends. The birthmother could have already given birth, she could be due any day, or she could be just a few months along. As a person who tends to be a little anxiety-prone anyways (if you know me in real life I know you are just shocked...ha!), the waiting may just do me in. Luckily, I have Someone to rely on, to lean on, and to pray to when it gets to be too much. Do you ever wonder how people walk through this life without knowing Him? I don't think I would make it a day in this life without Jesus!

Work It, Work It

These days we are doing a lot of one thing: PAPERWORK! We are so excited to be moving ahead in the adoption process, and there is certainly a lot to be done. We are almost done with "Round 1" of our paperwork, which includes the information birthmothers will see when they consider us as adoptive parents.

We have to send it over 80 pictures of us together and separate, action shots and portraits, etc. Last night our friend Kim went with us and we took some pictures around town. Here are some of my favorites.

Not Photographic Genius

Clearly we have a new camera and feel the need to take random pictures. These are for my dad, because I am no longer around for him to take embarrassing pictures and post them. I'll just have to do it for him.






We have been taking pictures for all of our adoption paperwork. Some of them work, some not so much. This one was funny in theory, but in reality looks like Mike has a large silver tail. Oh well.

Our New Digs

We bought a house! We haven't closed yet, so it's not officially a done deal. I wanted to show you some pictures, though! We are super excited, and we can't wait to move in and get settled!

Kitchen...I am going to LOVE the big pantry!

Living Room

Hearth Room...It's basically a second living room in the kitchen.

This is the "unfinished" part of the house. There will eventually be a bonus room up those stairs, but for now we'll just keep the door shut. But if you come visit you can use a sleeping bag and pretend you're camping up there.