Happy Birthday to me...

...happy birthday to me!
Best way to celebrate your 35th birthday? Getting these words from your family coordinator...

"Kristi,

Your payments have been received and your dossier will go to China this Friday- Congrats!  Good luck at the DMV...

Blessings,
Nicole"

**The above photo is just in case you aren't an international adoptive parent and wondered if we exaggerated on HOW MUCH paperwork heads overseas...

Yep, it's official, we are on the (super slow) road to a sibling for Kylie. She looks really excited about holding that box, but I'm sure she has no idea what the words sister or brother really mean... And yes, maybe it will be a boy, maybe it will be a girl, but definitely a child selected for us by God! Even after a year we still are often overwhelmed with the perfect placement of Kylie in our home! Her similarities to us are uncanny when you stop to think about the fact that genetics have nothing to do with us being a family! Please agree with us in prayer over the next several years that our second little one will have a good start to life and will be prepared for the crazy thing called life in our family when the time comes!

We don't anticipate getting a referral for several years, but that's okay ~ I have a sweet angel to focus on during this wait. She never ceases to crack me up. Yesterday morning I was eating a cheese quesadilla (I'm not much of a traditional breakfast eater) with (Pace medium) salsa for breakfast. Kylie eagerly helped me polish it off and then took the spoon from her oatmeal to clean out the salsa bowl. (The video was taken after about 10 spoons full) As you can see, she was pretty serious about her dip. Can salsa be considered its own food group?

By the way, I was in and out of the DMV in 30 minutes flat (that must be some sort of world-wide record!) and even was told Happy Birthday by two employees! I'm back on the road for 8 more years...