Lunch Date

We have been blessed to meet a new Korean friend

here in our small Mississippi town.

Her name is Kwan.

Kwan grew up in South Korea and moved to the states after she finished college in Seoul. She and her husband have twin boys and have been a wonderful resource for Patrick and myself as we prepare for our own

Korean cutie!

Last Friday Kwan invited me to attend her

"International Luncheon Club"

where she cooked us a traditional Korean meal.

We had the most wonderful authentic Korean food

and all left stuffed and satisfied!

Here is all of the amazing food that

Kwan made for us including

Tangsuyuk (pork in sweet & sour sauce),

Dakgalbi (spicy chicken), Undong salad (noodle salad),

Mandu (dumplings) and fried rice.

(please forgive me if I misspelled some of those names!)

Our beautifully set table

New friends :)

Thank you, Kwan, for a great time and we look forward to spending more time with you and your family....

especially when Evelyn gets here!!!

EP Approval!!!!!!

Only 9 days after submission we were notified that

Evelyn's Emmigration Permit has been approved!!!

Estimated time frame to travel could be anywhere from 4-6 weeks

but most of the timeframes we've seen lately have only been 2-4 weeks!

Not long now!!!!

"Hast thou not seen how thy desires ere have been granted in what He ordaineth."

Another New Picture!

Here is another new picture of our Evelyn!

She is with her foster mother (whose face I cannot show)

and her Second Care Package!

It is so fun to see all the things we sent

safely in her hands!

Thanks again to the Sloans for hand delivering all of

Evelyn's goodies to Korea for us!

We LOVE new picture day!!!!!

EP Submission!

Evelyn was submitted for her

Emigration Permit (EP) today!

This is what we have been waiting on since November 1!

We are only about 6 weeks away from traveling to

Seoul, South Korea!!!

Evelyn's Room!

It's finished!

The only thing missing is Evelyn!!!

{Tiny Dancer}

We received a fun "progress report"

from Korea this week!

It is a little different from the check-ups we

have been receiving in that it gives us a

little insight into Evelyn's personality!

This report includes her sleep schedule, her feeding schedule, which foods she likes to eat, what she likes to play with (she likes the stuffed puppy we sent in her 1st care package!), tells us that she is not shy with strangers, enjoys bath time, likes to be loved and kissed and that she does not enjoy riding in a baby stroller!

But this is our favorite part of the report and I quote:

"She shakes buttocks to quick music."

She is our tiny dancer!! Love it!!

We can't wait to have Evelyn home and

dance with her!!!

Meet "The Girls"

A dear friend of ours gave us the most incredible

"baby gift" we could have ever imagined....

She lovingly named them

"The Girls"

Sarah is an amazing artist and

you can check out her website here.

We are so honored and excited to have these

hanging above Evelyn's bed!

Pictures of Evelyn's FINISHED room coming soon...!!

Happy 2011!!!

This is the year!!!

We become parents when...

Evelyn comes home

THIS YEAR!!!

Come on Korea...let's get those EPs started!!!!!

Happy New Year!