April Update

Greetings -
Hard to believe that April has come and gone but alas it has! The computer lines in Africa are not always the best and so it was not until yesterday that we got our April update! So without further ado here is what they are saying about our sweet boy and 2 new pictures!
Apparently Tariku takes after his momma! The nannies say he was most moody this past month! I say it is because he is done waiting for us to come and just wants to come home!! He has also learned sign language to talk to a friend at the transitional home and wants to make sure we knew that he wants to continue his sign language when he comes home! He still weighs 40lbs and is still 42 inches tall! He did loose his first front tooth this month and his hair is growing quickly! Enjoy the pictures!!!




Wishing you a Magical Day~
Courtney

Music City Under Water

Greetings -
I wanted to take moment and let you all know that Kenneth and I are safe and dry. We have been very fortunate in the entire flooding situation here in Nashville. We are asking for your continued prayers as most of you know Kenneth works for Opryland and there was alot of damage to the hotel. Kenneth is still working and we are most thankful for that! We will be sure to keep you posted as things change - we also ask for some continued prayers that our I-171H comes soon! We are still waiting to hear on travel dates and the next possible time to travel will be May 22nd!

Wishing you a Magical Day~
Courtney

What a week waiting!

Greetings -
So last week I went to the doctor to have a csyt looked at! The doctor took one look and said it had to come out!!!! So monday morning Kenneth and I headed to the Vanderbilt Bone and Joint Clinic in Franklin to have the surgery! Little did I realize when I woke up I would have a cast to my elbow!!!!!!! Sorry for the lack of posts this week but me and the cast are still learning to get along. On thursday I made a trip to homeland security in Memphis to look into what is taking FOREVER with our I 171H form. I am happy to report that this will all be cleared up on Monday or Tuesday and than we will just wait for the call to travel. We are super excited for the 5 families that will travel over Mother's Day!!! And in other news we did receive Tariku's birth certificate in email this week! So very very cool to see us listed as his parents! Soon my sweet boy soon you will be with us!

Wishing you a magical day~
Courtney

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

New Blog Button

Greetings -
So earlier this week the amazing Becky Burk posted that the first 4 families to reply to her would get a custom blog button made! Well we were family #4 and are sooo excited to share with you what she created! Take a look over to the right and GRAB OUR BUTTON!! Thanks Becky we love it! Be sure to check out her site and grab a button of your own and support their next adoption to the Congo!

Wishing you a magical day~
Courtney

New Week - New News

Greetings -
So as you know I was hoping and hoping and praying that I would be able to tell you today that we would be leaving for Africa on Saturday to get our sweet boy but alas GOD has other plans. After a few tears were shed I headed over to the Mihnovich's to see the amazing sibling set they brought home a little more than a month ago!It was AMAZING to see how far they had come. They were speaking whole sentences in English, they love love love riding their bikes outside and ate the infamous kid favorite "pizza" for lunch! I am so blessed to call them friends and cannot wait for Tariku to play with these amazing children. We will let you know as soon as we hear anything on our travel!

Wishing you a Magical Day~
Courtney

Prayers Please

Greetings -
We found out last night that there is a chance we could travel on the 24th to get our sweet little boy! We ask that you pray for god to move the last mountains that need to be moved so that we may be with our little guy next week!

Wishing you a Magical Day~
Courtney