Quick recap of 2015

While I'm waiting for my pictures to load, I thought I would share a couple of highlights from the past year.

1. We started the process of international adoption in June and tonight learned that our dossier is currently being translated into Bulgarian. Once that process is completed it will be sent off to the Ministry of Justice and we will formally be on the waiting list!
2. James and I were blessed to go on a DTS mission trip to Indonesia in June. We were on the island of Java for about two weeks. It was an experience like no other I've ever had; it was exciting to share our faith and encourage others on the other side of the world.
3. Our little girl turned 2 this summer and we were able to celebrate with tons of family who were in town for a wedding.
4. We went on a family vacation to North Carolina over fall break. The views were breathtaking (both of the Smoky Mts. and the Vanderbilt Mansion) and many wonderful family memories were made.
5. James and I were able to travel to Cancun to celebrate another wedding with quite a few family members. It was a much needed vacation!

Just a couple of pictures from the past year (in no particular order).

3 little girls

Its been awhile since my last update, and I'm a bit embarrassed by my lack of posting. So for the few of you who check in every now and then - "Hello!"

The biggest change we've had is that our little girl is growing like a weed and currently going through a language explosion. Yesterday she sang both "Jesus loves me" and "twinkle, twinkle, little star" without prompting, and is trying out new words and phrases everyday. Some are considerably easier to understand than others. One that we haven't figured out yet is something that sounds a bit like "Billy!" (or "Bill-whee!") which she shouts when extremely excited and wound up. She loves story time and has even started to "read" us stories. One of her current favorites came from Great Aunt Janet - "My Car."

(Story time with Ethel and Gus)

She's quickly approaching a second birthday this summer, and we're hoping that family from out of town will be able to attend the bash. So if you're coming to a wedding in July, we'd like to formally invite you to a birthday gathering the afternoon of Sunday, July 19th. We're hoping for beautiful weather for outdoor games, cake, and ice cream!