GLA Canada Fundraiser

We went to the GLA Canada fundraiser this weekend and it was a really nice event. There was Haitian food, a silent auction, a live auction, and all the proceeds went towards needs at GLA. Specifically, GLA Canada is raising funds for the new orphanage that is being built. But they are also raising funds for the everyday needs at GLA such as diapers, baby formula, medicine, etc. GLA is also in need of a new generator and a new vehicle. The generator is especially important because they need the energy to sustain little lives in the NICU. They use the generator to run the incubators, the oxygen, and other medical devices.

Brady had a great time bidding at the silent auction and came away with some Haitian art. It's a win-win situation! The orphanage gets some desperately needed funds, and we get to bring some Haitian culture into our home.

It was also awesome to meet up with some "email friends" and other families who have adopted or are in the process of adopting from GLA.

Oh BTW...today marks the end of our fifth month in IBESR. Grrrrrr. Please pray our file moves this week. I'm going crazy.

Going to See Our Boy!

We just finished booking our tickets to Haiti to meet Trey Amos and go sign before the judge! We arrive on Tuesday, December 15! What an awesome Christmas present to spend a few precious days with our precious baby!

Unfortunately, we do not get to take the little man home with us. I don't quite know how we are going to say goodbye and walk away not knowing when we will see him again... But we will worry about that later. For now we are just super excited that we get to meet him just a few weeks shy of his FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Friends

Brady and I had a couple of pretty rough days this week...I won't go into the details. When my friends at work, however, heard the word they jumped to the rescue. After I had been away for half a day, I arrived at work the next morning, and found this huge card on my desk, as well as a latte, pringles, a decent amount of chocolate, and two cans of coke to get me through the rest of the week! (Yes, we eat junk food once in a while in our office!)

Notice Trey's and Sam's hand prints on the tree along with everyone else's!

What awesome friends you guys all are! It is so amazing to have people in our lives who are just constantly supporting us through all the ups and downs.

Oh, and here's another special little friend who keeps us going. I don't know what we'd do without this little girl.