Our Family

Our Family

Monday, December 6, 2010

Camden's Big Boy Room

I know that I have promised pictures of Camden's new rooms for weeks, so here we are. We still have some touch-ups to do, but 95% of the room is done! We do have the top bed in now, and it looks amazing!








Friday, December 3, 2010

Life

It seems, though it gets confusing, I keep the previous email that our agency sends out every week that states travels, referrals, etc. for our agency and compare it to the new email, but it seems that two new families got assigned regions over the last two weeks. We did not get an email Thanksgiving week as they were only open for 2 days that week. Hopefully that is the case and just moves us that much closer to our goal.

We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving and I did my first ever Black Friday shopping! I was at Wal-Mart at midnight and then went to Old Navy and stood in line for an hour and half for a pair of jeans!!!! But they were $15 a pair and Randy and I desperately needed new jeans. As we save for our adoption we haven't really indulged ourselves in anything the past year, shoot I haven't had a haircut in almost a year and half, because I just think, I could put that $30 in our adoption fund!! Insane, I know.

Peanut Brittle sales are awesome, we are staying very busy and are on our second 30 lb. box of Spanish Raw Peanuts, so we have made about 140 bags of peanut brittle. We are taking orders up until Christmas!!

Blessing, we got an amazing donation in the mail the other day, blessings to the people who gave it to us, they know that they just made a major difference in our lives and our beautiful daughter's life.

Also, thank you to all who gave me recipe ideas. I ended up making Russian Tea Cakes, thanks Masha for the recipe, they were a great hit. I was going to try the tea, but couldn't figure out how to get it to the church and still be hot, we don't have a carafe or anything. Many compliments!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Halloween Fun, yes I know it is almost Thanksgiving!

Camden had a blast during the Halloween season, here are a few pictures of our adventures!


At the pumpkin patch on the moon bounce


Riding the train ride.


A little train that he could crawl through. He is obsessed with trains!
We are taking the Amtrak to my sister's for Thanksgiving.
I think he is going to love it!

Just stinking cute!

I am the cutest elephant ever!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Russian Recipes

Our church has an adoption network where all the people who are doing international adoptions get together once a month and network. Our next meeting (12/2/10) we are having a Christmas potluck dinner. We are suppose to bring a traditional dish from our child's country. As a severely picky eater, I do not venture out of American Cultural foods much. I don't believe I have ever had a true Russian Dish. Can you help??

First I need suggestions for Russian dishes!
Second, if you have a good recipe for it, will you please send it! My email is ddenson@kc.rr.com if it is a detailed recipe.
Third, pray that it turns out well!!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling....

Well this was a good week for our agency, three accepted referrals/first trip invitations. There are only 3 more families that are currently registered in regions that are awaiting first trip invitations. They are in regions that only give blind referrals. Hopefully when they get them they are good referrals and they are accepted. We found out this week that we are #9 of families that are waiting on girls that are not registered in a region. Praying that it moves right along like it has been.

Monday, November 8, 2010

More Positive News

We got an email today stating that we could have our region assignment and/or referral in a "few months"! In my mind a few is 2, but lets give it 4 just in case. Please, oh please, oh please!
Denise

Friday, November 5, 2010

Short and Sweet

Wahoo, two more referrals were given this week. Now we are two closer to getting our region assignment and referral. YEAH!