WOW SOOOOOO Busy!!!

I feel awful that I haven't posted in so long let me tell yu what has been going on: Fred and I finished all our loan paperwork and have submitted it so please be praying that we recieve the rest of our finances to bring our babies home! We are appling through a Christian organization and hope to get approved soon. We have also been working on complieling paperwork that will be need for the American embassy once we travel... more work thanI thought it was going to be. But now for the most exciting news... if you didn't know Rorie and Cole will be Fred and my first children so as far as having things that a child needs we were very unpreparied but last weekend my Mom and Best friend had a baby shower for me and Fred. It was very overwhelming to me becasue here bringing us gifts were all the people that had worked so hard to help raise money for our adoption. I wondered to myself is there no limit to what these people will give, is there no limit to what God can provied? NO... there is no limit to Gods love, blessing, and mercies that he shows everyday to us and for that Fred and I are truly humbled and greatful to our family and friends! Now according to tradition a baby shower is an event that is shared between women, but our shower was unique. Because we were adoption we were able to incorperate some fun things from our children's culture; My cousins and I made Ukrainian Snow Cap Cookies and a Ukrainian Berry Ice Tea. Fred made a Ukrianian Kielbasa and Cabbage soup. Now my husband LOVES to eat so when he was told that the shower was for women and that meant the food to he wasn't very happy so along with his best friends Sean, they devised a plan to make themselves acceptable to join in our festivities... I'm just going to show you...

My husband Fred is the pretty blond on the left and Sean is the handsome brunette on the right or is he a red head? I havent laught so hard in so long!!! Needless to say we allowed them to stay!
The other exciting news is that Fred and I have completed the kids bedroom and well as thier play room, the rooms are so fun I have a hard time not being in them all the time! I sit in thier bedroom almost every day and just pray, I can't wait util they are asleep in thier beds and I am praying over them!

This is thier bedroom that thier Dad took his "sweet time" to paint!




This HUGE project started out as just a simple blue wall... then Fred and I added whit clouds... Then we had green paint left over from thier bedroom so naturally we need grass... Then what was blue skys, whit clouds and green grass without a tree or a sun or glow in the dark stars? I admit we may have gotten carried away but it was so much FUN and Fred and I did the whole project together! I'm so tankful for how close we have gotten over the last six months, I didn't think we could get closer but it is amazing the love and respect that we have for one another that I dont think we had before! In the last two weeks I have celebrated my sixth wedding anniversay with my BEST FRIEND and husband, I had a wonderful baby shower with my friends and family and today I celabrated my 27th birthday... and the only thing that I can think of is how great it will be when this time next year I have two little ones throwing thier arms around me to give me the b=very best birthday gift of all... thier hugs and kisses!