Developments . . .

Just wanted to keep everyone "in the loop" about the latest developments with our adoption. Our home study was finalized today and approved by our adoption agency! Our formal application went before our agency's board of directors last week and we should hear next week if we are approved to proceed with the adoption! If we have final approval to work with them, we will attend an orientation in October at the agency's facilities in Lynchburg. We are SO excited about this and we will let everyone know if and when we are approved next week!

Recent Cuteness

Recent cute stories from our life with Kilee:
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Charades

The other day, I was drying my hair in the bathroom and Kilee was with me. This was what happened:

Kilee: "Potty!"

Me: "Yes, that's the potty."

"Potty!"

"What about the potty?"

"Unhhh!" (pointing at the potty)

"What, honey? What about the toilet?"

"SCHHHWSHHHH" (waving her hands in a circle)

"Flush?"

"Yea, mama! Fusssh!"

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Imitation is the Greatest Form of Flattery . . . Maybe

Yesterday, I was folding laundry in the living room. I was putting the laundry in piles and Kilee came along and started unfolding the piles and scattering them around. I told her "no", refolded the clothes and hung them out of her reach on the back of the recliner. She started to cry, so I gave her a couple of her shirts so she could "help mommy." She walked away for a little while and returned a little later with her little lawn chair. I watched her out of the corner of my eye. She was folding her laundry and hanging it on the back of her chair!

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New Kilee phrases:

"Yep. and Nope." (We are trying to correct these to Yes, Ma'am and No, sir! :o) ha.)
"Here you go, Mama." (when handing me something)
"More peese, Mama."
"Bye-bye Daddy! and Hi Daddy!" (when Daddy leaves and comes home from work)
"Hey Rase-uh!" Saying hi to Racer, our dog.
"Potty, Potty, Potty . . ." (over and over again when we're in the bathroom)
"Choo-Choo!" (when she sees or hears a train, compliments of Nana and Papaw)
"Tankoo!" (thank you)
"There you go, baby." (When she pats a friend or her baby doll on the back.)