DTR

As I was recently visiting with a new fellow Rwandan adoptive mom, I realized I have learned quite a few new acronyms since the beginning of this journey. Without a doubt, my favorite one so far is DTR. Today, our family is officially DTR! Today, April 29, 2009, the Spore family's Dossier made it To the right desk in Rwanda. Two to five months from now, we will (Lord willing) be approved by the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion. Shortly thereafter we will see pictures of our newest family member/s. We will then await a court date and decision. After that, we will travel to Rwanda to unite our family forever!

Preschool Program, Proud Parents, and Poyle

C's Preschool Program was this past week, and Chad and I were very proud. This is about a third of Union Community's Class of 2022. Can you spot C?

C and Mrs. Monroe, one of C's two great teachers.

Each kiddo was introduced to the audience by telling their name and what they would like to be when they grow up. Our C would like to be a Lego Designer. I wonder where she gets ideas like that!?

We are following the progress of our dossier en route to Rwanda through a FedEx tracking number. The first time I checked, it was in Indianapolis....how boring. I was hoping for someplace in Europe or at least somewhere closer to Rwanda than where it started in Virginia. Today, we have news that it is in Poyle, UK. We're looking forward to seeing where it goes next!

Friends and Family

Happy Easter! Jesus is risen, and we find so much hope in that reality.

Chad, H, and C pose outside our church during the egg hunt

What a fun week we've had! My good friend from college, Stephanie, came for a visit with two of her four lovely girls last Friday. The kids played so well together....and as you can see, H and Audrey really hit it off!:) This happy little couple could tie the knot in about 20 years or so.
Thursday brought Chad's sister, Heather, niece Alea, and Gram and Papa. It was fun to share Easter weekend with them.

Okay, because I'm bad at rearranging photos, here are Stephanie's kids with mine.

H had a beautiful new dress to wear for Easter, and she really enjoyed the egg hunt at church.
Below is C with friend, Sophie. What a good friend she was to share her Easter basket with C! They looked so cute as they ran along carrying the basket together.

Also with us for the day were my sister, Ellen, and her family, sister Meg and husband, Mom and Dad, and Grandma Spore. They all made it in time for church, and it was fun to have them there for our special Easter choir production. Below is Ellen's growing family.

No news on the adoption front. We only know our dossier is at the embassy and could quite possibly make it to Rwanda by May 1!