Third & final homestudy.

'Today we updated our homestudy and as I suspected, it was no big deal. Aside from the lovely check that always seems to accompany any adoption related endeavor. 

The girls were perfect. Like, strangely perfect. They were just bouncing from inside to outside flashing big smiles and waving. They would come in sit in our laps and just smile and munch on snacks and then hop down and play on the floor. They weren't scared of the social worker and weren't trying to get her to leave assuming she was a babysitter. The women complimented them several times and even said, "Wow you are very blessed!" Yep, yes I am. 

I now have a to do list this week that involves updating fingerprints, background checks, ordering the girls birth certificates (pretty sure we should have those but we don't), physicals, and notarizing about 10 things. But man, this is NOTHING compared to the pile of stuff we had to do first time around! However, I'm pretty sure it's going to be quite a week trying to get this all done. If you would like to come and watch my children this week I will welcome you with open arms and even order you a pizza. And if you like ice cream I'll buy your favorite. With hot fudge! ;) 

So once we get this homestudy finished and my week of "to-do's" behind me, we are just waiting on our immigration appointments to have those fingerprints redone....so many fingerprints....and then we are just waiting. We are pretty much just waiting now, since they know we are about to have everything updated so I think if the perfect baby for our family came through we would get the call. So we just wait. I suppose it could be in a week or 6 months. 

Curazy!! But so exciting. Below I linked a song that came on the radio a few months ago when we were really trying to decide when we would go through with the adoption and it touches me so much and spoke SO much truth! We are by no means changing the world here, but we are trying our bests to be a light where it's needed and be like Jesus. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3IrwujyAJ4&sns=em

And because what's a post without pictures, enjoy these of the girls today! 

Zoe at the Girods riding away on her little car! 

Nora was LOVING being Sully. She stayed in this forever until she was finally sweating so much we had to take it off her! She loves a good head covering! 

Family selfie after the social worker left. I think the girls are thrilled!! But really, I believe God was with us today because I have never seen them be so nice to a stranger in our home!

Nora's new favorite thing is to lay in the baby stroller and have us swing her around! 

They will crawl onto anything! Before we knew it they were both IN the water table soaked head to toe in their beautiful little outfits. I had to snap a shot as Lance rushed over to keep anyone from busting their heads open! 

Oh girls...you keep us on our toes!! :)