Happy New Year!

Brian and I had a great Christmas and hope everyone else did as well. We left the Friday before Christmas and traveled to Kenton. Friday night was spent opening all the baby supplies Judy had gotten for us. The favorites were the walker which plays cute classical music snippets and the jungle themed sound and light thingy that hangs on the crib. Very cute!

Saturday was so nice Brian went golfing with Todd and J.P. Then Saturday night we celebrated with Marlee and Macy and the Whites. It was a lot of fun.

Sunday we left and traveled to Boardman and hung out with my family. We got to swing down and visit with Dad and Grandma for a little bit. Then Christmas Eve we hung out and ate dinner and played games. I was really thrilled with the fact that I saw two barn owls fly overhead. I'd never seen owls in the wild before! Mom got us some great stuff and the siblings did an exchange this year. We had a really nice visit. After breakfast on Christmas day we traveled back home. It was a nice trip and I cannot wait to see some extended family next weekend.

Update on the adoption stuff: We received an email on Friday that said they expected Jimmy's birth certificate to be released sometime that day. Next steps include applying for the passport, translating the documents from Spanish to English in order to submit them into the US Embassy for the orange slip. The orange slip allows the attorney to schedule the 2nd DNA test. Once the results of the second DNA test are shipped to the Embassy they review for 2 business days and then release the pink slip with the date of our embassy appointment to us via email. Once that date is said we know when we are going! We really think the two week window is a long shot but we will see. Sometimes these things move faster than you think they are going to!

Wishing everyone a great 2008!