Monday, December 29, 2008

We had a Merry Little Christmas!

Here he is...our precious son!

Jae Min Jordan

He was born July 5, 2008 in Seoul, S. Korea. We got the call on Monday, December 22 at 4:18pm! We are beside ourselves with thanksgiving, love and pure joy!

I'll upload more stories and Christmas pics later!

Proud Parents J and C and excited Big Sis Miss C!

P.S. We hope to travel by late March/early April to Korea to bring Jae Min home forever!!!!






Thursday, December 18, 2008

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We love you and we hope you have a great one!

All our LOVE,
C and Miss C

Monday, December 1, 2008

Thankful for Family, Santa Fe and snow!

Well, we returned from a great Thanksgiving in Santa Fe this year. J, Miss C and I had never spent Thanksgiving there and we had a wonderful time! We laughed a lot, we ate A LOT, and just truly enjoyed being together and with my folks! I am so so thankful for my wonderful parents and their hospitality and generosity. I am so thankful for my hubby and my precious little girl. I give all of my thanks and praise to my Heavenly Father. Hopefully next year we'll have another little one to be thankful for! I am also soooo thankful that with J's help we were able to get almost all of our Christmas shopping finished and somehow on the plane with us! woo hoo! I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving as well!

Hugs,
C



























Friday, November 21, 2008

A Thankful Tribute!










Today I am so Thankful for my wonderful husband. He is the best man I know. God created him perfectly and wonderfully for me and our marriage. He is so patient and understanding and thoughtful. He is an amazing father. He is an example to me every day in soooo many ways. I thank God that he blessed me with J.

Today we celebrate 10 YEARS of marriage. We've had our ups and downs and all arounds....but it's a fabulous marriage to be in and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

This Thanksgiving I am so thankful for you...the best guy a girl could ask for.

Lots of Love,
me~

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Word of the Day....

EXCRUCIATING! Ho Hum....that's all I have to say...no news....it hurts....

Luv to all,c~

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Feelings.....

Well, I've had several people ask me the past few days how we're feeling.....so, I thought I'd share the mind of a waiting mommy! Read at your own risk!!!

Ready
Anxious
Envious
Heart-wrenched
Longing for
Love
Swelling heart
Hope
Patience
Impatient
Surreal
Wondering
Curious
Denial
Joy
Faith
Lucky
and..BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF!

I guess these are some feelings I've had today! Who knows what tomorrow will hold.

P.S. I quit Diet Coke and all artificial sweetener cold turkey...since Saturday...that may have a bit to do with some of the feelings! ha!

Luv to all,
C~

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

We're NEXT!!!!!

So, I just logged on to the forum to find out that the family in front of us got their referral last week! SOOOOOOO, long story short, we're next on the unofficial waiting list!!!! Still could be days, weeks, or months....but boy are we hopeful!

Pray that we will know without a doubt when we get "the call" that this is the child that God has planned for our family.

Pray that we are able to get appointments with our pediatrician and an International Adoption specialist swiftly so that we can make the informed decisions we'll need to for our family.

Psalm 33:18
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.

Psalm 33:22
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.

Psalm 38:15
15 I wait for you, O LORD;
you will answer, O Lord my God

Friday, October 24, 2008

My Pumpkin is getting so Big!


Just had to share the sweet pic of my kindergarten pumpkin! She's getting sooo big. It is bittersweet for sure!

She and daddy are going on their first Adventure Princess (formerly known as Indian Princesses) camp out this weekend! Pray that they have a safe trip, and great time spending father/daughter QT!

We're still #3 on the Unofficial List! Really getting anxious..ok I've been real anxious...so I guess I'm getting more anxious! I would love to have a pic of our sweet baby to put on our Christmas Card this year for all the world to see! We'll see!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Fun with Friends

Well, J planned a little B-day dinner for me and invited some of my dearest friends! I think he knew how much I needed a distraction from thinking about "the wait!" We went to Matt's Rancho Martinez in Lakewood (aka...Matt's if you're from these parts)! He actually had it all planned out with a table for 14 in the corner on the patio.....He couldn't have picked a more beautiful day to be outside enjoying good food and great friends! Thanks babe...


We literally laughed for 3 1/2 hours straight! It fell soooo good to belly laugh like that with my peeps! Thanks guys for helping to make my b-day so special! It means the world...

And J, thanks for being so thoughtful and the best hubby a girl could ask for!

Love,
C~

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Fall.....

Miss C, my mom, and I had a wonderful day at the Dallas Arboretum. The weather was amazing and the flowers were fabulous! I had never been to the "Autumn at the Arboretum" (unlike my 5 year old who has been 3 times with g-parents), and I loved it more than the Dallas Bloom's in the Spring!




There was hardly anyone there and we just strolled, visited, laughed, ran into some friends, ate lunch (beautiful patio cafe by the way...and great food) and took lots of pics!



Hope everyone is having a great week! I am heading to Santa Fe with my mom for a relaxing weekend! One of the neateast peeps I've ever known got her referral last week (from the Dillon waiting families forum)!!! So we're one more up the list! Thanks girl for moving me up!
Enjoy!!!!

Hugs,
C~











Thursday, September 25, 2008

Quick Adoption Update

Just wanted to let you all know that we are officially #5 on the "Unofficial Wait List!" Confusing huh? Well, there is a group of Korea waiting families that participate on a forum (chat roomish) within our agency. Likely, not all the waiting families participate, but many do (especially the closer they get to referral). So, either way you look at it we're getting pretty darn close. Still could be a few months...or a few days. It all depends on the available babies, what we're "open" to as far as medical history, etc. So, it doesn't necessarily go in chronological order...but kind of! I'm such a wealth of confusing knowledge. We'll continue to update with any late breaking news! Hope this finds everyone having a great last full week of September.

Please pray for peace while we continue to wait (not so patiently sometimes) to see our sweet baby's face....and to know without a doubt that this is the child that God has planned for our family!

Hugs,
C~

Monday, September 22, 2008

Future Red Raider

Well, we had a great weekend cheering on the Red Raiders! We spent the weekend in Amarillo at Mrs. S new house (lovely by the way). We drove down to Lubbock on Saturday with our old partners in crime from the college days.....went to some old stomping grounds and just thoroughly enjoyed each other and reminiscing about "the college days."


Miss C wanted to stay with Mrs S. in Amarillo instead of driving down to the game with us (she knows where she'll be spoiled the most)!

Last week was "College Week" at Miss C's school and Friday was "wear your favorite college shirt day." So, I had to get Miss Jenn to make us a special shirt....."Future Red Raider!" here she is....

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Precious Friends...

We met our dear friends Mrs. E and Little Miss G at Northpark so we could all get together before Summer's end. We had a great time, laughed a lot, and enjoyed our time immensely! We took the girls to The Mermaid at Northpark and just strolled enjoying their laughter together!

We love you guys!!!
Big Mrs. C and Little Miss C


Off to our lunch date...











Off into the sunset....getting SOOO big!

Monday, August 25, 2008

Kindergarten!!!!!

Well, it's official....we have a kindergartener!!!! Miss C was SOOOOO excited! We met her teacher on Friday (the one we were hoping/praying for) and found that several friends would be in her class! Two girls from FBC preschool and 3 that she instantly bonded with at incoming kinder playgroup! She (and I) were beside ourselves with joy! We feel so blessed and that God is so good.

We got Miss C a Tinkerbell alarm clock for a school gift....and she set it for 6:30am! Believe me, she was raring to go! Running through the house screaming...."I can't wait to go to school!"






























J and I took her to school together and she walked right in, found her seat and cubby....and started coloring!





Friday, August 8, 2008

God's Country

Well, the Mountain Man made it back as well and had an amazing time! He resembled Grizzly Adams a bit, but we were still beside ourselves to see him! All 11 guys coming from 4 states, 6 cities, on three different airlines made it within about 10 minutes of each other! That was a big sigh of relief for my dad......he's been working on this trip for over a year!

They spent their first night in Augusta, Montana. Jay described it as a "very small, cool town." Augusta basically consisted of 3 bars and four churches and the people there said two things:


*they are an equal opportunity town
*they are a drinking town with an agricultural problem


I guess that wouldn't be our first choice of places to live in Montana if we ever move there!


The next day was the big ride. Jay said he was making fun of John (Brother in law) who is known for sleeping in (not a morning person) about having to get up for a 4:45am breakfast.....needless to say my dad had to shake Jay 3 times to make sure he was alive and then Jay almost missed breakfast (I"m sure John got a big laugh)! There is a first time for everything!


It was 25 miles on horseback into the Bob Marshall Wilderness (Federal Forest Reserve). Jay said it took 9 1/2 hours and it was tough, but the most beautiful place he's ever been or seen! His horse was named Tracker and he said he was a good one! After the looong ride/day they made it to camp, ate dinner...and Jay said he turned down apple pie for the first time in his life and went straight to bed after his last bite of dinner!!!!!! He had lots of firsts on this trip!


They spent the next 6 days, fly fishing, hiking, riding, eating like royalty, fly fishing, and did I say fly fishing? One day they rode to the Chinese Wall (a natural formation named because of it's likeness to the real thing)! Jay said "The view from the top would make anyone speechless."


They all continued to catch cut-throat trout throughout the trip. Jay said John looked like an Orvis Catalog, but he also caught the most fish!!!! They hiked a ways down the river together and caught 25-30 fish that day!!!!


The next day they rode a few hours to the South Fork of the Flathead River.....they continued to catch the fishies....Jay said he, dad and John had a great lunch together just sitting on the river bank and enjoyed the view. He said that Amy (the wife of the owner) made amazing food for every meal. He was amazed at what they had in the wilderness....he felt like a King! They all continued to have a wonderful trip together. They saw many animals, played some Texas Hold 'em, ate and fished more, etc.


Then came the day to ride out...another 9 1/2 hours on horseback. Jay said it was just as beautiful as the ride it and totally different!


My three favorite quotes from Jay about his trip:


*"This is most definitely God's Country"
*"It has been great not thinking about work and enjoying this once in a lifetime (hopefully more for me) trip."
*"Apparently I kept a few people up by being loud" (this during the Texas Hold 'em game)


We feel so blessed that Jay was able to have this experience (thanks, Popa). We are so thankful that they all came back in one piece. We are in awe of God's awesome wonder!





In front of "hotel" in Augusta


















Downtown Augusta???







Transportation














The beautiful views on the ride "in."

















More pics from the ride in, my dad catching a fish, camp, and more of God's Country.





The Chinese Wall...in Montana, and John on the top of the Wall.


















John "A River Run's Through It" Campbell (brother in law)

http://www.millswildernessadventures.com/home/index.htm

This is the outfit that they used....they ALL highly recommend them....FYI!