Happy & Sad

We found out that we will not be adopting Donavan-the judge ruled that each kid should be adopted by their current foster placement.

But we do have a finalization date for E's adoption: Aug 19!!!!! Yea!!! We were so worried that it would take MUCH longer to get a court date set up! Still waiting on our certification to come through but should hear something soon.

E's sealing will be on Aug 22nd at the Mesa, AZ temple at 4:30 pm. The temple has limited us to 35 people so we will be letting you know if you are invited. Please let us know ASAP if you will be able to attend.

We love you all and are so thankful for all of your prayers!!!!!

14 days =

*Flight to El Paso from Phoenix (delayed cause the pilot was late).
*Two hour drive from El Paso to T or C (Thanks to the Armijo's for picking E and I up-YOU ROCK!)
*Five minutes with Spencer once we arrived which really put E in a mood so she had to stay up until he got off shift-at 2 AM!
*Lunch with Amber and Junior-they were on their way home to Wyoming.
*Attended a Memorial Day Celebration at the Veteran's park in T or C-there is a copy of the Vietman War Memorial there. got to see Christopher in his ROTC uniform.
*One offer on a house that has been accepted and we hope to close sometime in the middle of July. Mortgage payment should be less than the rent we are paying-YEA!
*One brand new baby female mule colt born to Big Mama on June 4th (SO CUTE!). Sale of both Big Mama and baby so we can afford our house in T or C.
*Lots of time with Spencer and lots of time with the Armijo's (we LOVE YOU!)
*One soak at a hot spring.
*Dinner out with friends which includes the Elders.
*One trip to see Night at the Musuem 2 but had to leave about 20 minutes in since E didn't want to be quiet.
*Cleaning at the house we rent AND the one we are buying (THANKS ELDERS!)
*Fundraising with the Armijo's for Lizzie's trip to NYC-I am so jealous!!!!!
*Watching E take more and more steps on her own.
*One MAJOR thunderstorm with lots of lightning and loud thunder-Spence and E slept through it!
*One flight from El Paso to Phoenix.

In Mesa now and off to court again tomorrow for stuff with Donavan. Adoption petition for E has been submitted to the courts. Home study is complete-just waiting on our AC # from the court. E is now 11 months old-I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE WILL BE ONE NEXT MONTH!

Blah, blah blah....

that's what I feel I listened to at court last week!!!!! Anyway-everything has been moved to June 11th. E and D still have court ordered visits once a week and this last Thurs was their bonding assessment with the psych doc. Big load of whoopy that was.

Spencer is off to honor guard duty again next week in Santa Fe. We got to see him last weekend for about 3 days. Don't know when we will next see him!!!!

Hope everyone is doing great!!!! Lots of fun stuff planned for the summer-here we come!!!

I want to send a HUGE SHOUT OUT to EDDIE MORTENSEN and TIFF MILLETT!!!! They both graduated from EAC on 8th!!!! CONGRATS GUYS!!!!!! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!

Hello All!!!

Just a quick update - E is now pulling herself up to a standing position on anything she can get her hands one-legs, the vacuum cleaner, couches, tables, etc. We have seen her free standing a couple of times and she walks herself along the furniture. She will be doing it all by herself soon!

Spencer and I had our last meeting with the home study worker yesterday! Yea! So now she just has to finish typing up our home study and get some other paperwork from LDS Family Services. Now comes the waiting to see if we get certified again.

Off to court (again) on Thurs about Donavan-keep your fingers crossed and keep praying! We will let you know. E did get to see him 3 times during April and I got to see and talk to him twice-he is such a cutie!

Gotta go 4 now! Check out E's 9 month pick on the left side bar-in two days she will be 10 months old! TIME FLIES!!!!

Update on stuff

We had court again on April 6-long story short, visitations between E and Donavan are now court ordered. Once a week for the month of April, to have started last week. But the Williams were "unable" to cooperate with last weeks visit. AHHHHHHH! Anyway, still waiting to hear when this weeks will be.

E is now pulling herself up next to furniture and crawling everywhere! Soon she will be walking-mom is NOT ready for that!!!!! Still only two bottom teeth but chews on her pacifier like crazy!!! We are going to the zoo today with some of her cousins-I am so excited! I love the zoo!

Last week was crazy fun with 21 people including us staying at my in laws house. Lots of aunt, uncles and cousins to have crazy fun times with! We love you all!

Spencer is back in T or C. The adoption worker from CPS said the process should take about 4 months so I will have to be in Mesa most of that time for home study visits and stuff. :-( we don't like being away from our daddy.

We love you all! Gotta go-E is ready for a NAP!!!!!!