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!

Simple Amharic

I decided to order a book and CD called Simple Amharic Language for Adoptive Families by Amy Kendall.  It contains hundreds of helpful phrases and words to learn such as "This is your brother", "snack" and "Let's get dressed".

Eager to learn the language of their new (future) siblings, my kids ripped open the package, played the CD and flipped through the book.   What is the natural, first thing that my little darlings chose to memorize?  It's pronounced, LIB-seh lie ah-tish-NAH.

Translated:

"Please don't go potty in your pants."

Hilarious.

(at least it was to a 9 and 11 year old)  :)