Shower gifts

Aunt Lou and Uncle Bob got the boys 2 t-shirts each, some jammie pants and Cars. They had the jammies on the night that they opened them!

Thanks!!

More visit

Zayvion decorating the tree
Mylique decorating the tree

Funny boys

Playing at the park on Fort Riley

Brothers swinging

Boys Thanksgiving visit

Z dressing up
M as a pirate

Boys and leaves...need I say more?

The train set was a hit!

A little Haseman:)

Thanksgiving 2009

Mark cutting his first turkey! It was super yummy!!!
Mark reading to all the kids before bedtime

M and Z with Mimi and Papa

M and Z with their cousins (Jacob, Aislyn, and Chloe) and Grammy and Popo

What a great looking family! The boys loved meeting their grandparents, cousins, and aunt for the first time! Thanks for coming to Thanksgiving:)

Outside play

Z on Mater
Mark and M were having a great time with this car...thanks Brenda!

The race is on...

The t-ball set was a hit

Good thing he likes to mow!

Weekend with Mark's sisters

Mark's sisters and their kids came for a visit this weekend. We had a great time playing and catching up with everyone! Before they left today we went to IHOP for breakfast and one of the workers took this picture for us:)

ICPC News

Today we got a letter from the Kansas ICPC people. We have finally been assigned a social worker from Kansas and we are one step closer to the boys coming home. We had been waiting to hear from Kansas and we were very excited to receive the letter! I called the worker and found out that we have to do a lot of work over for her since she belongs to a different agency. I was angry to say the least! But Mark made a few calls and we found out we can use some of the paperwork from the agency we have been using. Kansas contracts out the management of their foster care and adoption services so they have 4 or more agencies trying to do the same thing. Because of this they do not often share info with each other...super annoying for us!! We have our first meeting with the new worker on November 11. We just need to pray that Mark stays stateside long enough to get everything signed. We will keep everyone posted! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!

More weekend pics

Mark and the boys on tractors. They were all "racing"...complete with sounds and engine noises (all three of them!)

Z and I on a tractor

M on a tractor with Mark overlooking

Another raking picture...we will be using this later in life!

We had a great time with the boys this past weekend. We were able to take them out trick or treating and they looked adorable in their costumes! It was very hard to leave them but we will see them again at Thanksgiving. We can't wait!!