A recap and to catch up on what's going on :)

Hey Everyone! wooooh, was that a busy last few weeks. lol. 

 In case you haven't heard, Bobby and I are adopting two children from the Congo in Africa.  This is something that has been a long time coming and now we feel it's the appropriate time to do so.  As you may know, adoption can be expensive and well.... money just doesn't grow on trees.  We decided to have a firework stand to help raise money for our Congolese Cuties. 

Here are some pictures to recap...

Daddy and Buddy (The beards ain't got nothing on my man's ;)

Those may or may not be Cheetos on the ground... Yea, "Huck" didn't like them either. 

The evenings were my favorite at the stand.  Watching the sun set over a harvested wheat field with a breeze was so peaceful.  

4th of July morning.... he was one little tired boy, but was such a trooper.

In case you wanted to mess with us, we had "Huck" by our side.  

Apparently he thinks he belongs in people's laps.... don't mind the fact he is the size of a grown man. lol.

....and our firework stand.

 If you made it out to our stand, you may have noticed another family out there with us.  They are a family from our church who feels led to adopt from the Congo as well.  It is nice having someone close by who is going through the same journey as you are.  I must say, for 2 families who see a huge mountain in front of us, we sure have a lot of laughs... a peace that this is the right thing to do and that God is completely in control.... cause He is.

The firework stand was a lot of work and we did pretty good for our 1st time around.  It is something we will continue to do to help us in this adventure.  We are already working on ways to make it better!

Since the 4th, I've been sewing... and lots of it.  I'm so glad its a passion of mine and that my mom put me in sewing lesson as a teenager.  I've been making bags and purses to continue raising money for our adoption.  To better organize myself and to reach people outside of my network, I've created an etsy shop for people to purchase things I've made.... and of course, all the profit from the etsy sales goes towards our adoption.

Here are a few of the bags....

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePopesAdoptionshop


Bobby and I aren't ones to ask for handouts, but we have had people ask where they can send money to help out. I've created a nifty little "donate" button on the right side of this blog.  It's done through PayPal, but you don't necessarily have to have a PayPal account to send money.  Just about any major credit card will work :)  Again, we aren't ones to ask for money, we'd much rather make you something, mow your lawn maybe, etc in exchange.  We thank you so much in advance for any generosity given. We truly appreciate every dollar of kindness.   

The biggest question we've been asked is if we know who the kids are or if we know what they look like, etc, etc.  

The answer, is no, not yet. :)  The way an international adoption works is after a bunch of paperwork and waiting, you are eventually sent a referral.  The referral will usually have pic(s) of a child, there medical records, and maybe some of their background, and age.  From there, we make a decision if this child(s) will be right for our family.  You do get a say on ages and gender.... for Bobby and I, we feel pretty open.   Anywhere between the ages 0-3, boy/girl doesn't matter, and siblings or not doesn't matter.  

Feel free to ask us questions... We love answering them and love hearing from everyone. We realize this isn't a journey most take and so no question is a dumb or silly question.  :)



Thank you so much for all the support, and prayers y'all have expressed. It truly means sooooo so much to us :)


Rosemary