Still Waiting.....

....for our 171H! We're just praying for this last paper to come quickly!

Seriously, all I wanted was one nice picture to put onto my photo pages. I have to put together some pictures of our family life. Well, is it to much to ask for ONE nice pic of a couple sisters and their mom??? Apparently for the Inkrott girls, it is!

A couple weeks ago Josue & I went to get our fingerprints taken for Immigration. Our appointment went fine, Thank you God! We decided to make a weekend out of it when we found out that there is an Ethiopian Restaurant there! We were so excited to try the food & get a little taste of Ethiopia! Well, the place was great! I didn't particularly care for what I ordered, it was called "Dorowat". But Josue had "Doro tibs". We both liked this! It was basically chicken with peppers & onions, but really good. All the food was eaten with a bread called injera. It is a spongy, thin bread. You scoop the food with injera & eat! No silverware needed! We met the owners, who were so sweet! They were a married couple, the wife from Ethiopia & the husband American. The place was just really neat and we had such a good time there! It made me feel so much excitement about our trip! And it's a nice connection to have when we bring the baby home. The owners even told us to call them before we go to pick up the baby & they'll help us with anything we need! It's amazing to see how God makes the world seem small! So if anyone has a craving for Ethiopian....:)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my Mom! Love ya Big Momma!

Well, last night Katie had prom! I thought she looked so cute I had to put her picture on here! Plus I wanted Jen to see her hair. I think you'll appreciate it! Everybody now "awwwwww......"

Some Details

I'm not much of a writer, so whoever reads this, please bear with me! :) i just wanted to give a little run-down on what's been going on with Josue and I lately. We decided last summer to adopt. We had been trying to get pregnant, but felt God leading us in the direction of adoption. It is something we had talked about before we got married & knew we would do some day. Well, God said "Now is the time!" So, here we are. That is definately the condensed version, and some day I will write all that happened to bring us(me) to that point, but it would take too long now! :) So, we knew we were going to adopt, but from where & through what agency? We thought about Guatemala first, because Josue is Guatemalan. But the US is pretty much stopping adoptions from Guatemala. We prayed & asked God "where" & "through what agency?" & "domestic or intenational?" We definately felt called to international though. We are already an international family, so why not?! :) Seriously though, countries usually have requirements for parents and we did not fit many of those. Ethiopia had less strict restrictions & had been at the top of our list. I think God was just nudging us. Until one day I went for a walk & realized...My child is in Ethiopia!!!! If I could have ran there, I would have! I had such an overwhelming feeling of sureness. It fits us & we are soooooooo excited about this! Already we feel so blessed that God is using this beautiful way to build our family. We're almost done with our "paperchasing"!! We've had a successful Home Study, which is exactly what it sounds like. :) A study of our home! :) And a study of us, as well. The Agency that we are using is America World Adoption Association. They have been really great! Really helpful whenever we need it. Our whole experience so far has been wonderful. So, here we are waiting for our I-171H. I'll probably talk about this alot. I really don't know how long it will take to get. And unfortunately, I have gotten the form back in the mail not once....but TWICE already! The first time I overpaid & the second I had forgotten to fill in the line that I had been married 0 times before! I almost cried when I got it the second time. So i really have no idea how long until this comes! Pray it comes quickly! I hope this catches everyone up a bit! Now, I just need to figure out how to upload pictures on here......

First blog EVER!

I've finally done it. I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now, and here it is! I'm going to talk mostly about our adoption, but maybe a few more things! Wait.....yes, you read right folks! Josue and I are adopting a baby from Ethiopia! YAY! We started this wonderful journey in November. At least that's when we sent in our application. We didn't really do much until January. I'll have to fill in the details, but we are only waiting for ONE more paper. The ever elusive I-171H. Dum Dum Dum!! This is our official form from Homeland Security saying we are fit to bring an orphan into our family! So, I will write more in later posts, I really just wanted to get started tonight! :) Hope everyone enjoys this blog as much as I've enjoyed reading others!