Good news from a distant land!

Today the kids and I went to the pool because frankly, it's too hot to do ANYTHING else outside. When we got home I found an email from the waiting child program director at our adoption agency in my inbox. Her line?

"Good news from a distant land!"

And of course the attachment was our PA!
(which reads as follows:)

"The application of XXXXXX and XXXXXX for adoption of XXX XXX
XXX from XXXXXXX Children's Welfare Institute, XXXXXX of XXXXX
province that you submitted was received. It is hereby advised that with a
review of the basic family situation and the Rehabilitation and Nurture Plan
for the Child made by the family, the China Centre of Adoption Affairs agrees
to handle and process the case as an adoption of a special-need child after the
application file arrives (deadline November 04,2009, that day inclusive).

China Centre of Adoption Affairs"

So now that we have this level of approval, it's time to introduce our beautiful little girl! Here are the two pictures that we fell in love with! (Obviously they are a bit outdated ~ they were taken in February of last year ~ but they are too cute not to share!)














The left shot is the one that I first saw. Even blurred, I wanted to kiss those sweet chubby cheeks. Then we got the right one with her referral information. The spunk shown in trying to escape from the stroller reminded us of another kid who lives in this house...

We're doing the happy dance and praising God in our house today! I think dinner at Pei Wei may be in order...

**It's still going to be a long time until travel, but tonight we'll soothe some of our aching desire to know Darcy by submitting a request for updated information through Ladybugs 'N Love!**