Referral Call

we wanted to share a small piece of our referral phone call. We are thankful that we were able to take video of this moment. it's amazing to watch and has me in tears just about every time i watch it. November 2 was an amazing day for us, for our entire family. Enjoy.

Finally

We have been hard at work trying to pick out names for the girls. this was so much harder than we expected. We loved so many names, but we were not sure if we should choose names that started with the same first letter or with the same letter as big brother or make them all completely different. We also wanted to include some of our family into it too. It was a hard decision but we are so happy with what we came up with.

So let me introduce to you:

Paige Elizabeth

Phoebe Louise

Jiangxi

i have to admit that i have loved having their picture at the top of the blog. i have almost not wanted to post anything, just so i can keep the "introducing" post the most current and the first thing i see when i open the page. So now you will have to scroll down a bit to see their first picture. :-)

i have been doing a little research on where the girls are from and about that part of China. so here is a little information about Jiangxi.

The Gan River dominates the province, flowing through the entire length of the province from south to north. It enters Lake Poyang in the north, the largest freshwater lake of China; that lake in turn empties into the Yangtze River, which forms part of the northern border of Jiangxi. Important reservoirs include the Xiushui Tuolin Reservoir in the northwest of the province on the Xiushui River, and the Wan'an Reservoir in the upper section of the Gan.

Jiangxi's climate is subtropical. Average temperatures are about 3 to 9°C (35-48F) in January and 27 to 31°C (80-87F) in July. Annual precipitation is 1200 to 1900 mm.

Nanchang, the region's capital and the most densely populated city, is one of China's largest metropolis. Nanchang is the hub of Jiangxi civilization throughout its history, which plays a leading role in the commercial, intellectual and industrial and political fields. While Ganzhou is the largest subdivision of Jiangxi.

Although little known outside of the province, Jiangxi cuisine is rich and distinctive. Flavors are some of the strongest in China, with heavy use of chile peppers and especially pickled and fermented products.

Introducing

Thank you so much for visiting our blog.
we are excited and amazed to announce we have two daughters!

they are 7.5 months old

born march 15

from Jaingxi

and totally adorable too...

we haven't picked out names yet, well we had one name picked out, but now we are rethinking their names a little bit.

more information to come.

We got our referral

here's a hint.













more info to come in a few hours.

November Referrals--May 23

Referrals are here!!
Referrals will be arriving in the US probably sometime today or tomorrow. Europe is getting them today so we should be getting the call in a few days. Hurray! we are going to get our referral this week!! I called DH at work to let him know, i think he was a bit stunned. We can't believe it is finally here! Thank you Lord!