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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Home Again, Home Again

It is so very nice to be home again, but I am finding that we have a lot to catch up on, besides some exciting news!!  Today our RFE response was mailed out by our attorney!  Mission accomplished!!  YAYY!  Now we wait for it to get to Rome, Italy, where Bereket's file waits and they review it AGAIN!  We have been to this road so many times before that it is hard not be skeptical and worried.  We hope to hear on Bereket's case next week!!

Since I don't have much time to reflect on our trip to IA, I will post some of my pictures!  My mom is here with us which I am so very grateful for!!!!!  We are hoping if all works out as we expect, Mom can stay with the kids and Dad will fly out to help as well and then Cade and I will be able to fly back to Ethiopia in a couple of weeks to bring Bereket home!!  It is hard to even type the words, since nothing is for sure, as we have been reminded before!!

 Bruce VanStelton (resting at my mom and dad's after breaking his leg) talking with Cade and Cy

Mom and Dad make a good team at Foosball.

Kaylin and Andra

Dad being a goof again

Cade wearing his new Border Patrol hat from Crystal.

Cy and Crystal playing Foosball.

The girls playing with my dad.  This was hilarious.  They had quite a game going.

Cousin Alana Heisler with the girls

Crystal and Eden playing together.  Eden really took to my family (and vice versa!)

Very special sister picture

Auntie picture

Dad loves playing pretend with the kids.  Bella has a great imagination!!

Cyrus with Eden on his shoulders

Andra and Katreese playing the piano together.  The piano got played a lot!!

Cute Jasper.

Jasper helping Aunt Heidi.

What a nice eye ball you have, Dad!

Mom and daughters!

Grandma Gretchie and Heidi playing games.

Crystal and her boyfriend, Rob,who braved our family with the girls.


Cade and Aunt Barb playing ping pong

Heidi, I think this is another "Peck  look!!"
Fun times make for great memories and that was for sure this Christmas in Iowa for Eden's first Christmas in America.  
 
 

4 comments:

Joann said...

Enjoyed your pics! =) We hope with you as you look to get Bereket. We were just with a family that has adopted twins-a boy and a girl- that are almost 3 and a 7 yr old girl all from Somalia. Reminded me a bit of you guys. =)

Barb said...

So fun for all of us, Ang! We enjoyed every little bit of kids coming "home" to both places!! Was great to be together again! :) We'll be thinking of you all and following along with the events of the next weeks! Hugs! AB

Marla said...

Looks like you had a wonderful trip. So glad you could go!! We will anxiously await news on your getting to go and bring your little boy home!!

Deena said...

Fun seeing all your trip pix & hearing how Eden's first American Xmas and time w/ 'new' family went. Sure hope that all goes smoothly from here on out for Bereket's long-awaited arrival.