Long Time

I had no idea it had been so long since I posted. Sorry. So much has happened and is still going on in our lives.

For starters:
we completed our 1st post-placement home study,
we put our house on the market,
we finally got our kitchen finished (took over 2 years to remodel),
and the deck is fixed.

Justin's update:

We will celebrate 5 months with Justin this weekend!!
He understands English very well,
he is still behind on speaking English (about 10 words),
he gives hugs to brother, sisters, and Mom and Dad
he is very shy around strangers in public (except church),
he has become a very slow eater (talks and plays around),
his food intake has gone down a lot (he knows there is lots of food),
he still does not like ice cream or anything frozen (he had enough of that in Siberia),
he is a very good sleeper at night,
he lays down well for naps (doesn't mean he always falls asleep)
he is still does not care for the pool (it takes 20 minutes to get him to stand in the kiddie pool on his own), and he can't stand to get his face wet.
He loves to sit in Mom's lap to pray and any other time he feels like it (2 min max),
he loves to go for bike rides (he sits in the bike trailer).
He loves to wear his flip flops (Has a hard time keeping them on though),
He likes to jump on the trampoline (he doesn't like taking turns),
he consistently puts his clothes on backwards, and
he does have a temper and thrives on consistency

Speaking of consistency, Justin usually goes with me to pick Mandy up from school. I had forgotten Geoff was going to pick her up, and I showed up at the school to get her. Geoff had beat me there, and Justin was very unhappy when we left the school without Mandy. He kept saying Mandy (actually "Mim") and cried all the way home. Whenever I go by Geoff's work and he is not there, Justin gets upset.

I have lots of pictures to share, but my smart card is not working. I have to wait to use Geoff's computer. Till then..