Adoption Milestones!

Well everyone! We have passed a few adoption milestones over the past few weeks. Just this past Saturday we had our second and final home study visit with our social worker. Our home study is officially finished, which means we can submit it along with our formal application to our adoption agency. This is exactly what we did yesterday. We looked kind of goofy at the post office as we asked to have our picture taken as we were mailing the application, but we didn't care! It is one memory of this adoption process we will never forget! Now, we wait to see if our agency approves us for adoption (it could take up to 60 days for approval). If we are approved, we will attend an orientation at the agency in October, then we will wait to see what child we will be placed with! We are so excited and thankful that God has led us down this wonderful road toward our next child.

Here are a few pictures that we taken throughout the process with captions that explain them.

Us and our social worker Missy at our 1st home study visit

Monica and Missy at 2nd home visit

Scott and Missy at 2nd home visit

Sending off the application!

Once more, with all of Scott's head in the picture.

Daddy's Night Off!

One day each work week, we get 24 hours of Scott/Daddy time aside from Saturday. This week, it was Tuesday and we had big fun! We went out to eat for lunch, ran some errands and then came back to camp to swim. Not only did Scott and I swim, but Kilee (a.k.a. the fish) swam like a champ! We've been teaching her how to get in the water and paddle so we wanted to post a few pictures of her progress. We are so proud! Looks like fun, huh?

Camp Memories

Here are a few pictures of new memories and new friends we've made at Crossings 2008! Enjoy!

Daddy teaching Kilee how to cast

Tower training (Ashlyn, Rachel M., AC, and Lindsay)

Blueprint Set (this year's theme)

Alivia and Corky

Denny

Reagan (or Auntie Ray-Ray)

Not sure who this hot guy is . . .

Rachel C.

Autumn and Alivia

Dustin

Visit to Grandparents

Last week, Kilee and I had the opportunity to visit family while Scott was working at the Creek. We left home on Wednesday and spent Wednesday and Thursday nights with my family and Jeremy's girlfriend Katie. During the day Thursday, we visited Kilee's Great-Grandma and Bill, Gamma and Grandpa, Uncle Dylan and Aunt April, Great Grandmommy and Great B-Daddy and Mamaw and Eldon! We also had the treat of seeing Kilee's new baby cousin, Jayden. The last time we saw him, he was in the hospital just after he was born! He had grown SO much! We are so tickled to be "Aunt Monica and Uncle Scott". Kilee got to play in or near several pools (one at each grandparents' house) and had a ball. Here are some pictures that I was able to get of some of the events. I wasn't able to take any pictures at Mamaw and Eldon's house because my phone didn't cooperate, but we'll get some next time! We really enjoyed seeing all of you. Thanks for all of the great food. Fawn and Eldon -- the fajita quesadillas were outstanding! Tell Lucy that Racer is anxious to meet her!

Jayden and Aunt April

Scott's dad and Shelly (Grandpa and Gamma)