August Update and First Tri

We are number 5 on our adoption wait list!  We are hoping for some news either this month or in September, but as we've learned, nothing is predictable so we are continuing to wait, wait, and wait some more.

No fancy adoption wait list number display today because I have other fun photos to share: our daughter competing in her first triathlon!!  Her dad has done several and also participated in his age group early this morning.  For her age, it was a 200 meter swim, a 2 mile bike ride and a 1 mile run.  We were so proud of her (and she seemed to have fun doing it)!!!

Getting everything ready in the transition area

Checking out the course

First arms she jumped into

Congrats and hugs from family

A friend who came along to cheer

July Update

Happy July!!

Summer is in full swing and we are loving every minute of it!!  We've been swimming, learning to double dutch jump rope, making our own hula hoops (and attempting hula hoop tricks), going for walks, roller-blading, building forts, reading, bike riding, geo-caching, playing games, grilling....oh, how I love summer!!  I feel enormously lucky to be able to soak in these relaxing, summer days with our kids, learning and playing together - what a blessing!

Another blessing for this month is that we have moved up on our wait list!!  We are now:

When we got the update yesterday, I said to Ryan, "Hmm...this is actually starting to feel real!"

It's been 11 months of waiting on the list and 16 months since our hearts said "YES" to adoption.  We are excited to continue to move forward!