Passing the Time

These past two weeks have gone by very slowly in our house as we anxiously await the news that Lauren is ready to travel. We have tried to keep busy, but the wait seems to be dragging on and on! Every day, Mommy calls the State Department in DC checking on Lauren's progress through the US Embassy steps in Korea. So far, there is no news abd no progress. So we wait some more. Mommy says this wait has been the hardest of them all.

But we have kept busy and here is a recap of the events of the past two weeks:

Daddy celebrated his birthday with great news of Lauren's EP approval. We also enjoyed a family bike ride to the Village Scoop for ice cream. Yummy!

Grandma Maggie and Grandpa Bill came all the way from New Hampshire to visit us from Saturday, June 5th to Wednesday, June 9th. We did so many fun things with them and just love their visits. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed a date night on Saturday while we enjoyed a playdate with two of our favorite people. Sunday, we all piled in the minivan and spent the day at Como Town. We loved the rides, especially the Frog Hopper and Swings. We'd go on, scream and laugh, jump off and get in line again.


On Monday Cameron played hooky from school to spend the day with Grandma and Grandpa. His class had an all day field trip to Como Zoo so he wasn't missing much. Daddy even took the day off so we could have another day with all of us together. We spent the day in Stillwater at Teddy Bear Park. We walked along the river and had lunch at our favorite diner. Later that afternoon Dadddy and Grandma took us mini golfing.

Tuesday Cam had to go back to school and Daddy back to work. Mommy spent the morning at the adoption agency packing up donations for the foster mothers at ESWS (that is our adoption agency in Korea). They filled 7 huge suitcases full of donations. What a sight to see! Mommy and Daddy are carrying one when they travel this month. While Mommy was gone Ky got to spend some one-on-one time with Grandma and Grandpa. Tuesday night we all went out for dinner. Mommy loved not cooking these past few days.

Wednesday, June 9th was a really busy day again. It was Cameron's last day of kindergarten. Where has this past year gone? Following school, we went with Mommy to a picnic with some of Cam's classmates. Boy, it was cold and windy out! Immediately following the picnic, we were off again to another playdate with our friends Noah, Ella, and Olivia. Later that night, a few of mommy's friends stopped by with care packages for their children in Korea. Mommy and Daddy will also be carrying over these goodies.

The past few days we have been getting ready - cooking, cleaning, yard work, shopping and packing. Life is about to change and we are so excited for this new journey!