so close...

biometrics done today! so glad we got there early as we were the first 3:00 appointments called up and there were quite a few people waiting. some noteworthy items:

• the policewoman called danny "old macdonald"
• the woman in charge was easy to spot as she was ever so slightly adjusting the picture frames on the walls as effortlessly as someone walking through her own home would do out of habit
• danny's fingerprint taker was incredibly confused that he had no alien number
• for a government run facility, i was pleasantly surprised by the kind, courteous, professional, and helpful staff... maybe that says more about me than them; i'm undecided on that

and now we wait for that last piece of paper that will complete our dossier and allow us to mail it to holt and be put on the official waiting list for a referral. keeping our fingers crossed that the approval happens quickly and we get that paper soon!

busy busy busy...

there is never a dull moment in our house...

cayden finished his t-ball season! those 2-3 games per week were exhausting, but he had a blast and it was so fun to watch his skills and confidence grow with each game. way to go, little bug...

school is out and summer vacation begins! due to an unfortunate incident on the last day of school that resulted in cayden being left out of a special trip to get icees and pizza (grrrr i say to the daycare bus driver that promised she'd wait for him and then didn't) cayden has been wanting to get up at 6:04 and be at daycare when it opens at 6:30. the twinkle in his eyes as he starts the day excited to beat all his friends to daycare almost makes up for the lost 56 minutes of sleep... almost. the fact that he feels confident he won't miss anything again... well, that definitely makes up for the loss of sleep.

we've let the teens slack off for the first week out of school, but time for summer writing and projects! i know they secretly adore the writing assignments i give them, because they are both great writers... the chores on the other hand, i'm certain they feel they can do without.

we actually got some sunshine recently and while the teens kept cool inside doing puzzles (kiya) and magic games (khalid), cayden and his friend ian enjoyed some outside time with me!

 oh, and also the trampoline and sprinkler...

i think we're on the hook to set up the big trampoline and enclosure this weekend... 

happy birthday to my awesome husband today! i made him this gift...

there are probably 17 things i will do differently next time, but it was made with a lot of love for the best guy i know. i am really happy with the way the indigo stain turned out, and i definitely married the right guy because he knew all the references and genuinely loved it.

and finally, in adoption world, we're ever so close to completing our dossier... biometrics on june 21st, so not too much longer to wait. of course then the real waiting begins, but i will take real waiting over paper chasing any day! keep us in your thoughts that we will get through biometrics and have only a short time to wait for approval and our i-171h!