I can hardly believe I haven't blogged for over a month! So much as happened since my last entry.
Some incredible news to share!!!! Our little Tabitha's adoption was final on September 1st! What a wonderful experience. Our foster and adoption case workers attended, her Casa volunteer (child advocate) and Tabitha's 1/2 sister (adopted via CPS too) and her parents were also there.
I was so excited that I could hardly sleep the day before. Amazingly I held it together until the judge announced "the child shall now be known as Tabitha Jane". O man! The tears just welled up and that feeling of just exhaling after holding your breath came over me. PEACE, RELIEF, JOY!!!!
Here are her latest pics:
 
Our son Juan has been with us for 3 months now but it feels like he has always been here. He and Jorie are like 2 peas in a pod and they get along so well - with normal sibling "stuff". His adoption is only 2 months away on National Adoption Day - so excited!!!!
The other kiddos are doing great too:
*Alyssa will join our Homeschool Speech and Debate Club this year - the coach says she is a natural debator (duh, like you have to tell a teenager's mother that!).
*TJ (and Juan) will be joining Alert Cadets with their Dad this year. This is a wonderful program for fathers and sons to volunteer together, learn scripture, camping and other life skills as our boys turn to manhood. I am so excited for them!
*Miss Jorie, aka Mom's Drama Queen. We are currently looking for another outlet for her wonderful dramatic flair and singing voice; the studio she was in last year closed their doors this summer.  There is a fantastic new Christian Theater that has just started offering classes and we hope she will be able to go there.
Well that is a brief update on our house.
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Sep. 5, 2006 - Gorgeous!