DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA!!!!!

As the only guy in a household of four girls I find that sometimes things can be a little intense (for a lack of a better word). Let me give you some examples. Why does someone always have to use the bathroom right when we get in the car to go somewhere? You would think that they would have thought of that before they made the trip to the car. You would think that a movie would get boring after watching it 5 million times. Not my girls. How many words do you think a little girl says in one day? Trust me- it’s a lot!

Where am I going with this? Well let me tell you. I have found that the ups and downs of the adoption process bring out the best and not so best in my girls. Let’s just say the verse, “Be anxious for nothing” is very difficult to follow in our household. Waiting for a referral was hard, but waiting for the Travel Approval has proved be the hardest thing to wait for in the whole process. For days my girls would come home from school and ask, “Did it come yet?” (referring to the TA). When I would respond “No, not yet,” the mood of everyone would change instantly. You would think I just told them their dog died or something. My wife would be high with anticipation every morning in hopes that today would be the day we would get the call. By around noon she would drop to the depths of despair, knowing that it was now too late in the day to get the call. What drama!!

Yet when we did get the call this last Friday, Sarah and I both bursted into tears. It was like a huge weight on our shoulders had been lifted. When we went to the school to tell the kids I think you could have heard their shrieks of joy a mile away.

All my girls wear their emotions on their sleeves, and I would not have it any other way!!! Get ready Peter. Here we come, drama and all!

Together, by Sarah

Since the day we met, Steve and I have always loved to be together.  Most couples need some space from time to time.  Not so with us.  We would absolutely always rather be together.  Kind of crazy, but that’s just the way we are.  And this has spilled over to our girls.  When asked about their favorite part of any particular day, they almost always answer, “just being together as a family”.  Crowded, squished, cramped, we’re alright.  Just so we’re together.

Since the time we first had a second little girl to fit on our laps, our motto has been, “There’s always room for one more!”.  And now with three little girls, our answer remains the same.  There is always room to snuggle with another, fit another on our laps, have another “helper” in the kitchen, pack another much loved stuffed animal or doll in the brimming car, fit another couple of guests into our completely full house (even though they have to sleep in the laundry room for lack of space).  With us, there is always room for one more.  And that’s the way we like it.

Here we are, all packed up to go camping.  See what I mean?

Right now we are in the process of making room for yet another in our family.  We’re working on adopting a child from China, and this blog will be a record of our journey.