For Mommy and Daddy.

We love you and miss you!
Just wanted to let you know that it snowed all night! And we didn't have school today!
Here's a picture!

And to all you bloggy friends, thank you for your prayers! :)
~Amanda

They are on their way...

Hey everyone, it's Amanda.
I am making the post to tell you that, My parents are safe up in the air, flying in an airplane. Prayers are very much appriciated for court!
I am so excited to see pictures of my parents with him again!
:)
I have a post posted on my blog if you'd like to take a look.
http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=5212471388988785372&blogID=5408927915403061579


I love you mommy and daddy.
We miss you! And can't wait for pictures!!!

2 DAYS WE WILL BE OFF TO SEE OUR LITTLE BOY!

2 days we will be off to see our little boy.
To finish this journey we started almost a year ago when the Lord spoke to my heart and told me that a fuzzy read haired baby boy was my son. All the mounds of paper work, all the running around, all the back ground checks, Dr visits, all the trips to the notary then to be apostilled, all the stressful times when we had to redo something, all the fundraising, all the prayers, all the people loving us, all the new friends we have made thru Reeces Rainbow. All of this and it comes down to one date MARCH 1ST when the Judge will say yes or no to us being his parents.It has all been worth it even the hard times. We have grown so much Mike and I, our kids. All of us have changed this past year, our eyes have been opened to things beyond our own little world.
 2 days we will be off to see our little boy!

Fillmores are with Anya

Our friends the Fillmores are with their little girl now read her post
http://fillmoresjourneytoanna.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-reunion-with-anya.html

and read her post about the Medical Exam we will be doing this next week.
http://fillmoresjourneytoanna.blogspot.com/2011/02/veryinteresting-morning.html

Josiah doll

Look at this doll, a lady I met at the doll show made for Josiah. It looks so much like him.
She met us back at the doll show in the fall. Her table was across from ours. She took one of  our flyers and when we went to this last doll show  a few weeks ago her table was across from ours again. She said that she has had his flyer sitting on her table since  the fall. She said she had made us a doll but forgot  it and would send it to us.  We got it today! I love it! it and to know it was made with love for Josiah is even better. 
Thank you Jeannie Coey for the fantastic doll

read this from Amanda

This is written by my daughter Amanda who has become friends with some wonderful girls thru this adoption. God is so good!

http://foreverblessedgodmum.blogspot.com/2011/02/t21-tuesday_15.html

Happy Valentine's day !

THANK YOU!

  We just want to say Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!



For all the prayers, for all the love, for all the donations! We had $10,224 donated for our adoption just since December! Now how wonderful is that!!!! THANK YOU!


   So I feel a little bad asking for more, but we need to bring our baby home so I have to ask. We need $4000 to be fully funded. $4000 sounds like nothing when you compare it to the over $10,000 we have already gotten but it is still a big amount that we don't have. Also I want to make sure you all know we are not only relying on donations. 1/2 of my weekly pay goes directly into the jar for our adoption, not to mention the few thousand we already spent before our first trip. So we are in this together we are not just asking for everyone else to fund our adoption. Yet we can't do it by our selves. I wish we could then I wouldn't have to beg you for money lol but then you wouldn't get the blessing you will receive from opening up your heart for this little boy and for us and you will receive blessings.


   We want to make sure that all of you know how grateful we are.Lets keep it up lets get him home!

GIVEAWAY!!!! Nikon Digital Camera

We have 4 weeks to get the last bit we need for our last trip. The dream trip, the one we have worked so hard for, prayed so hard for, dreamed about for a year. The trip where we get to bring our little red headed baby boy home to his family for ever and ever. So we are having another giveaway! A new Nikon camera I have one of these and love it, it is a great camera.

For every $5 donation into the giveaway you will have a chance to win.
If you have been wanting to donate but haven't yet this would be a great time.



put this on your blogs, on your facebook, email your friends, share this with your friends your family your coworkers. My aunt Gayle got us over $200 in donations just by asking her friends and family to donate for the iPod giveaway. So it really does work! If we get a bunch of people to donate even just $5 it adds up it really does.

WE WILL DRAW THE WINNER ON MARCH 5TH AT 5 PM

 here is the info about the camera
Nikon Coolpix S3000 12MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom - Plum
Features
Megapixels: 12.0 Megapixels
Features: D-Lighting, Auto Focus, Best Shot Selector, Date and Time Print, Self Timer, Blink Detection, Face Detection Technology, Electronic Image Stabilization, Color TFT LCD Screen, Brightness Adjustment, Graphical User Interface, Anti-Glare Coating
Display Size: 2.7 "
Zoom: 4.0 X Optical , 4.0 X Digital
Built-In Memory Capacity: 50MB
Operational Modes: Best Shot Mode, Smile Mode, High ISO, Auto Scene Mode, Blink Proof Mode
Playback Modes: Automatic Playback, Single Image Playback, Zoom Playback, Thumbnail Display, Movie With Sound
Video Modes: TV-Quality AVI Movie
Battery Life-Shots Per Charge: 200
Screen Modes: 16
Image Resolution: Up to 4000 x 3000
Display Indicators: ISO Setting, Shooting Mode, Image Size, Number of Pictures Remaining, "Date Not Set" Indicator, Flash Mode, Zoom Indicator, Aperture Setting
Playback File Formats: JPEG, AVI Movie with Sound/ WAV
Image Editing Features: Cyanotype, Image Rotation, Image Resizing, Lighting Fix, Black and White, Image Cropping, Date Time Imprinting, Sepia
Aperture Range: f/3.2 - f/5.9 Wide ; f/3.2 - f/5.9 Telephoto
Focus Range: 1.67' to Infinity Normal Wide Angle , 1.64' to Infinity Normal Telephoto , 3.1" to Infinity Macro Wide Angle , 3.1" to Infinity Macro Telephoto
Image Sensor: 1/2.3" CCD Sensor
Speeds: Up to 4 - 1/2000 sec. Shutter ; Up to 0.9 fps Continuous Shooting
ISO Equivalent: 3200
White Balance Modes: Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy
Photo Effects: Color Still, Auto, Panorama
View Finder Type: LCD Only
Camera Lens Features: Wide Angle, Auto Focus, Face Detection, Telephoto, Manual Focus
Camera Flash Features: Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In Flash, Slow-Sync Flash, Auto On/Off, Flash Maximum Distance: 14.8 '
Outputs: USB, A/V, Wired Standard: PictBridge
Compatibility: Secure High Capacity (SDHC) Card, Secure Digital (SD) Card, Mac, PC
Includes: Rechargeable Batteries, USB Cable, A/V Cable, User Manual, Battery Charger, Software CD ROM, Wrist Strap, Photo Editing Software
Power Source: Battery-Powered
Dimensions: Length: 3.7 "; Width: 2.2 "; Depth: 0.7 "
Product Weight: 4.1 Oz.

$1200 from anonymous!

$1200 from anonymous!



in our family Grant  Reece's Rainbow!!!
we are getting so close!

Doll show

My girls and I have a table at the doll show tomorrow. I am selling the rest of my doll collection to earn money to go for our adoption. Some I made and others I just collected. We did this in the fall too and raised some but this time I want to raise a bunch! so please pray we have great success.



Here is a pic from  the other show we did.
 

WOW ! $2,500 from anonymous!

WOW $2,500 from anonymous!
Andrea from Reece's Rainbow just emailed me to tell me how much we have in our family sponcership page on Reece's Rainbow and listed is $2,500 from anonymous wow!!!!



The lord just keeps showing me every why I turn that we are doing just what he asked us to do that bringing this little boy home is his will and that he is with us every step of the way even in the tuff times!! Thank you Lord and thank you anonymous who ever you are.

COURT DATE!!!!!!

FOUND THIS EMAIL IN MY IN BOX THIS MORNING!!!!!!!
The NINE family:



The court hearing is appointed for March 01, 2011.


Mike and Katrina have to arrive  on February 24.


On February 25, 2011 they will have the physical exam. We will need to


be at hospital by 8 a.m.


The judge has requested the medical form to be submitted 2 business days prior


to the court.


The family can leave on March 02, 2011.

No court date yet ....maybe tomorrow...):

she wrote and said that she will not have any information until tomorrow!

Can't wait to

                                                  Can't wait to

                                             fly on this plane again

stay at this hotel again

                                                 sleep in this bed again

eat this breakfast again

drive thru this traffic again

                                               go to this buliding again

past this playground again

                                               knock on this door again

                                 put these booties over our shoes again.

                                            wait on these seats again

                                            walk down this hall again

                                                go up these steps again

                                                   into this room again

                                               to hold this boy again!