Happy Easter!

Egg Hunt on Saturday:

 

Easter Morning!

Happy Easter!

Greg rehearsing before church this morning (hence the people all talking in the background, setting up microphones, etc.):

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said." Matthew 28:5

 Hallelujah!

Spamalot!

This past month has been extraordinarily busy, largely due to the fact that Greg was participating in one of his not-so-secret loves: theater!  He played Sir Dennis Galahad in a local theater production of Monty Python's Spamalot!  I hope that those of you who are local got the chance to go.  It was so well done and hilarious; I ended up going to three of the five performances and never got tired of it!  Let me also mention how proud I am of Greg.  I know I am biased because I am in love with the man, but he was SO good!  Acting, singing, dancing...yes, you read that correctly -- lots of dancing! 

Dennis meets King Arthur

Sir Galahad!

Singing "The Song that Goes Like This" with the Lady of the Lake

Introducing the knights

King Arthur and his mighty band

Find your grail!

Bedevere's plan

Great friends!

My knight in shining armor

March Birthdays

Greg's birthday!

I really loved Daddy's cupcakes!

Then Ruthie's birthday!

Ruthie's new favorite -- ELMO!

Coffee Madness!!

If you look on the sidebar to the right, you will notice a link to Just Love Coffee Roasters.  This is one of our adoption fundraisers.  The coffee is fair trade, organic, and delicious!  A portion of every bag purchased through this blog goes directly to our adoption fund.  And I have big news...they are offering a discount in honor of March Madness!  Click the link to the right, choose your coffee, and enter KISSTHERIM when you checkout to receive a 10% discount.  This code is good through April 8!

Major Step Finished

I got a wonderful phone call from our social worker yesterday saying that our home study is done!  AND, our I-800A form is sent off to US immigration.  Approval usually takes 2-3 months, so we wait.  In the meantime, there are some more documents and other things we need to collect for the dossier we send to China.  During this time, we also need to make firm decisions about what kind of special needs we are willing to consider, and we appreciate prayers for wisdom.

Ruthie is enjoying our new piano:

Yum!

Our casserole fundraiser is underway! 

"Bring Them to the Table is a frozen casserole fundraiser benefiting the adoption fund of two families who are in the process of international adoptions.  By purchasing a casserole and bringing your family around the table for a meal, you will be helping bring children home and to the table of their forever families.  The casseroles have been lovingly prepared by the women of [our church]."

We took orders for the first month and will be busily cooking this week.  I am so thankful to the ladies at our church who have volunteered so much time and energy to help us with this project!  I started tonight:

Baked ziti

Ready to go in the freezer!

Our home study is on the desk of our social worker's supervisor.  Any day we could get the call saying it is approved!  Once it is approved, we send it off to US Citizenship and Immigration Services with our Form I-800A, "Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country."  Processing that form takes an estimated 2-3 months.  It will be a lot of waiting, but hopefully cooking casseroles will keep us pretty busy in the meantime!