11 Years

Has it really been 11 years?  The calendar says so....

 

We had so much fun that day!  Here are a few pics and thoughts from March 23, 2002.

Me and my brother, the ring bearer, and my friends daughter, the flower girl.

Trying to get the garter off!

My daddy walking me down the aisle.

Our parents with us at the reception.

Finally husband and wife.

My absolute favorite photo of the day!!!

All the guys.

Stealing a kiss just after the ceremony.

The entire wedding party. A good looking bunch if I do say so myself.

Lighting the unity candle (after the ceremony). Our photographers were great!

They did not want to get in the way during the ceremony and we so appreciated that.

Thanks Danny and Vera at Creative Photography in Abilene, TX.

Walking up the aisle as a married couple.

My beautiful dress!

My mom made my dress, the bridesmaids dresses,

flower girl dress, her dress, and my niece's dress!

How amazing is MOM?

Very AMAZING!!

Photo I dreamed about before ever meeting Rey.

Lighting the unity candle.

My cake.

I was so thrilled with my cake because it was an orange cake, my favorite.

The multicolored roses were beautiful.

The bells and birdseed were our favors.

We used many different candles, mirrors, and flowers as centerpieces.

Rey and I were so happy to be able to do this all ourselves.

Another after ceremony shot.

All the lovely ladies.

This is probably my 2nd favorite photo of the day.

Just me and my brother (8 years old at the time).

Rey and his parents. A handsome family.

Hard Stuff

This adoption stuff is hard!

 

Because of the new adoption laws in Korea

our agency is trekking through unchartered territory.

 

We have questions, the agency has questions.

We are all still uncertain of the answers.

 

No one yet knows what the process will truly look like.

 

My understanding is that, as of now, the process won't change much.

 

There is a 2nd adoption approval authority that ALL

of our paperwork will now go through.

That might add a couple of weeks to our wait,

but our agency feels the timelines will likely

stay close to what we were told when we began.

 

For now we are hopeful that Liam will be home in August.

 

However, we are preparing to wait until October or November.

 

 

 

In other adoption news we are still raising funds for our travel expenses.

 

We would appreciate your continued prayers and support in this area.

 

Rey and I are truly grateful for each of you.

 

If you feel so led, please donate by clicking on the donate button at the right.

Hodge Podge

Well it's busy here.  I have been working on the school's book fair all week and will continue until Wednesday next week.  I LOVE book fair time.  I LOVE books in general.  What fun it is for me!  (Seriously, it is fun!)

We got new photos of little man on Thursday.  Makes me so happy.

Soccer season is in full swing!  Today the kiddos had their first games of the season.  They both did so well.  I am very proud of them.