Silly Jairus

Here he is helping me. He loves to vacuum!

We put him to bed. He didn't want to sleep, so he got out of bed, put on his boots and climbed into bed, and fell asleep. I took this picture at about 11pm.

Update on Adoption....
We are finishing our first chunk of paper work. We plan to have it sent in by the end of this week. The next phase is waiting for our fingerprints, and doing the mandatory training.

Adoption Needs

Tim and I are getting ready to rearrange our home a bit to prepare ourselves for our coming child. If anyone you know is getting rid of the following please let us know...

We are looking for sturdy bunk beds. I would like a handsome set, solid wood, something that will grow with the kids, and ones we can separate.

We need a large bookcase. No more than 77" in length. Solid wood, we have a lot of books, and would like something we can keep forever.

We believe God will supply our needs, but we are trying to be resourceful, and make every dollar stretch as far as possible. If you don't know anyone, prayer is welcomed. Tim and I are nervous and a little stressed looking at the mountain of changes and provisions we have to make. God bless all of you who do keep us in your prayers.

Lazy Monday

Today Jairus and I hung out in my bed room a good chunk of the day. It is the coolest room in the house, so we ate popcorn and read books, and watched VeggieTales. Later in the day, he went out and played on this toy and in his pool, then we had a berry shake. Love the cheesy smile.

Paper Pregnant!

Tonight, Tim and I spent a couple hours filling out paperwork to get our adoption on the ball. Wow, do they ask you all kinds of things. We had to make an evacuation plan, and write how we would deal with certain aged children in certain situations. We still have a lot of work to do. I have a list of questions for the caseworkers, but we are one step closer! Hopefully we will have our paperwork turned in within the next couple weeks. We have to do CPR training, Aids/HIV training, TB testing, and a 30 hour training course called PRIDE. So some of you may be seeing a lot more of Jairus during those things. Tim and I also have to have our prints taken at the police station.
Now, him and I are rearranging the house in our heads, where the office is going to go, and we are going to have to get bookshelves for our books, we have a garage to go through, and all kinds of stuff....... I think the paperwork is the easiest thing so far!

Splish Splash

So once again, we have been blessed. I have been wanting to get Jairus some kind of play structure, but I am not willing (nor are we able to) spend the kind of money for one I like.

Anyway, there was a home down the street from me with this structure outside their fence with grass growing all around it. To make a long story short, they sold it to us for $30!!!! On Craigslist they are going for $150-$200, so we really made out. God bless that family for their generosity!





So I got action pics of Jairus going down the slide...























BIG SPLASH!





































Going up again!

































Playing peek-a-boo