Happy Belated Birthday/Poked and Prodded

We are bad parents! We got so caught up with this adoption, we forgot to blog about JT's third birthday. His birthday was May 11th. We had his party on May 8th. I had planned on putting pools in the yard, as we have done the last 2 years and just having the kids play in them all day. Well, it was so windy that day, I couldn't even decorate the tables. It was sort of warm but so so windy. Of course the kids didn't care. I had found a turtle about an hour before the party, so he joined in the fun. I gave little "reptile show" and taught the kids about reptiles and turtles, then we let him go in the woods. We played Pin The Tail On The Donkey, which they really liked. Overall, they really enjoyed just kicking the balls in the yard.

We always celebrate with a Carvel cake. It has been a tradition in my family for over 25 years. JT loves them as well. We sang Happy Birthday and JT ended the song with a lot of clapping and saying he wanted us to sing more. So we did, about 10 times more! And that continued for several days after party as well. He would get out the candles, tell us to light them and wanted us to sing to him.

JT had a great time with his family and friends. He thanks them all for coming.

On the adoption front....

I went today and got 4 shots for our upcoming travels. My arms are both a little sore. Kevin goes tomorrow and we both go next Monday for Yellow Fever. Kevin went to the Ethiopian Embassy today to apply for our Visa's. He picks them up tomorrow. Kevin spoke to the social worker and she said to most likely plan on a July travel date but it could possibly be June! When I heard that I said, "But it's June now!" We were told we will get 2-3 weeks notice. So we just continue to wait for that phone call. We have gotten really good at this waiting thing! That's all for now.