Merry Trunk-mas

Last night we all got to meet up with some of our (and Meron's) best buddies - Scott and Kelli (and their niece and nephew too!).

Any night that involves Scott, Kelli and Stevie B's is a good night indeed for Meron... but then they upped the ante by taking her out to their car and spoiling her with some Christmas presents. Meron was having a blast!

Afterwards we all traveled to check out some Christmas lights and Meron was snoozing hard before we were halfway home. Thanks a ton Scott and Kelli! We love you guys!

Nice Shoes!

Cookie for the Teachers

Mommy made some goodies for all of Meron's teachers at school tonight and Meron even got to get in on a little bit of the action.

I think she enjoyed the "receiving" part of this one more than the "giving."

Comfy Jammies

Meron's Granny sent her a little package with the most comfy pajamas ever. If only I could squeeze into a 3T - I would be rocking those bad boys right now...

Round II Update

Well - we are officially "Gladney Approved" now. Feels good. Feels like we reached a milestone of some sort. All this time our homestudy was being completed we were also able to be preparing our dossier in tandem - so we are actually doing pretty good.

Next up? Waiting on the good ole US Government - we need to get our USCIS approval and then we're off to the races. Circumstances are a lot different this time around and we've taken a much more faithful and laid back approach (we've already learned about all we could about control).

We know God has long ago chosen our daughter - Meron's sister - and we are trying to be patient - to be still and know He is God while praying daily for her safety and that even now, at her young age, that she can be making an impact for God wherever He has her at the moment.

We can't wait to bring you home girl - we got lots of love up here in Camp Hoffman just stored up and waiting for ya!

School Pictures

Meron got her first set of school pics taken (these are pictures of the pictures - I know, I know - I'm a tech guy with no scanner). And we love them!

But I gotta say - after her last bath I did a full body inspection looking for the "grow up" knob.

Cuz hers is obviously stuck on WAY TOO FAST...

Partying For Our King

I am digging this age right now with Meron. It's a ton of fun to watch her experience all these new things - and whats even more fun is getting to make new traditions with her and our friends and family.

Last week - some of our coolest friends - strike that - these guys are family to us - had us over to celebrate the birth of our king. It was a giant birthday party for Jesus complete with food, crafts, toys and little baby Jesus cupcakes! Meron had a great time AND she got to start understanding early on in her life what this season is all about.

Thanks you guys for an awesome night and I really hope this ends up being one of those cool traditions we carry on!

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." - Luke 2:11