Here we go again!

You may be wondering what Joseph is so happy about in this picture and what all of those papers are in front of him . . . well . . . Joseph is excited because he is going to be a big brother - and all of those papers in front of him are the first steps in making that happen!! That's right, we've decided to start the adoption process again. We have always thought we would adopt again, and after praying about the situation we have decided to get things moving. We are using the same agency and adopting from Ethiopia but other than that have not made many decisions yet, as this will need more prayer. As you can see from the timeline on the right this is not a quick process so we anticipate that it will be at least 12-24 months before we get a referral. We appreciate all of your prayers along our journey to #2!!!

Orphanage memories

Last month we had the opportunity to visit some of Joseph's friends from the orphanage. They live in Michigan so we decided to meet up in Chicago. Our friends actually adopted sibling girls, one who shared a room with Joseph in Ethiopia. It was exciting for us to see them and catch up and Joseph had fun reuniting with the girls too. We hope that we can make this an at least once a year trip so they will be able to keep in touch. The pictures above are from our reunion in Chicago. Below are some pictures from the orphanage including Joseph's bed and one of his nannies that he was fond of.

Dedicated to Christ

May 29th was a special day for our little man as we had lots to celebrate that day. Not only were the Galbraiths in town to celebrate Joseph's 2nd birthday, but we also had Joseph's dedication at church. For those who are not familiar with a Baby Dedication, this was a time for us to celebrate God's gift of a child to us and also a chance to publicly pledge ourselves as parents to raising Joseph as a follower of Christ. Our friend and pastor at The Rooftop Community Church, Matt, led the ceremony which was very special for us. We were certainly excited to introduce Joseph to our church community and had a great time celebrating afterwards! Here are a few pictures from church and Joseph loving on his grandma afterwards, courtesy of my friend Lana who is the owner of Art and Soul Photography.