Our House

So...we have been pretty quiet lately. How about a blog post about some of the things we've been doing to keep busy?!

Hooray! I knew you guys would like that idea!

The last time we wrote was in February, so we have quite a bit of ground to cover. Drew has been really busy with work this spring, but it has finally slowed down! This means that I can really get back to menu planning and making dinner again. And it also means that we're catching up on projects in and around the house.

Drew's mom brought us a sweet gift when they came through at the end of February. We now have the majority of Drew's childhood books and stuffed animals all set up in Little Man's room. We just love books and reading, so it was really fun to go through everything and see what we shared in common.

These photos don't even show all of the books!

The crates under the chair are filled with stuffed animals as well.

Drew was in a wedding at the very beginning of March. We were so happy to celebrate with our friends as they begin their marriage! It was a beautiful and fun evening!

I started nannying at our house. It has really been SO much fun! Plus, Drew likes how much cleaner the house is these days! This also means that I have more time for crafting and projects.

I finally started getting into my artisan bread book! I received the book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, for Christmas. I really wanted to try it, but was intimidated by the process: Yeast. Rising Dough. Kneading. Rolling Pins. Once I started into the book though, I realized that I really can make bread! I decided to start with the Challah dough, and my friend Erica came over this past Friday and helped me turn it into Caramel Sticky Buns. We had fun, and the sticky buns were delicious! You should all get this book!

And now, for our most recent project. We found this fabric at Ikea and thought it was really fun. I cut it into strips, and Drew and I stabled the fabric over each drawer front on the unfinished dresser in Little Man's room. I am really glad it turned out so well! Now we just have to decide about painting or replacing the knobs...

That pretty much wraps up what you missed. No new news on our journey to bring Little Man home, and we're still praying about God's plan for this time of waiting. Our church is planning an adoption Sunday for the 21st, and Drew and I will be participating in a short video that will be played during the services. We've got our fingers crossed that we will come across much more eloquent than we actually are! Other than that, we're trying to take advantage of the sunny days, when they come, and working to get our yard ready for spring.

Sherlock is excited about the nicer weather ahead.

Although, he doesn't seem to mind the rainy days TOO much...

Bittersweet

Today was our last visit before our return home, so we wanted it to be great. Little Man must have felt the same way. He was in a great mood today for another afternoon, post-nap visit! We started out by giving him a little blanket that Alyssa had made for him. He was very excited to find out that this was his to keep. You would have never guessed how fun a blanket could be!

After the blanket, we played with bubbles for a short bit - sorry no pictures of the bubbles. After bubbles came a little coloring.

Then we did a wardrobe change -- new pants!

Then a new shirt.

We had a bow tie like dad's, but it made a better lasso than a tie.

After the wardrobe change, we had a couple of cookies and did some more playing.

First, we played with a plastic toy that bobbed around.

Then we rode around the room on a great looking scooter. 

    

We were pretty tired by then, so we settled down with a little bit of Old McDonald on the iPad.

Before we knew it, our time was up! So we got one more family pic, and it was sadly time for us to leave.

Please pray that everything will go smoothly as we work to get back here for our court hearing! We have some more parent training ahead of us, and then there are some variables that we aren't quite sure about. We hope to be back here in late January or early February. It can't be soon enough! We can't express how amazing this experience has been. God has clearly been with us this entire journey. Our hearts are overcome with joy right now. We have met our Little Man, and he is healthy and happy. We could not ask for a greater blessing.

Ps. Alyssa wants to know how many of you are now subconsciously craving chocolate or chocolate chip cookies due to the post title? Oh, you weren't? How about now?