Christmas 2012

We had no pictures where Santa can actually be seen.  Kaden is always determined to be the center of attention when a picture is taken.  This was taken at a Christmas party at our church.  Kaden and Meghan's first Christmas with us was so much fun.  I am not sure how much they have experienced with Christmas in Bulgaria.  But, Meghan quickly became familiar with Santa Claus and what he is all about.  She was counting down the days until he came.  So much excitement for opening up all the presents under the tree.

Here is Kaden trying to figure out how to open up his first present.

Meghan didn't waste any time tearing it open.

The two older kids both has DS's.  Meghan and Kaden got their own hand held games.  They are called Mobigo from VTech.  Made for younger kids, but perfect for them as they build experience in using them and also learning games for them to play.

I have been very negletful about updating a status on Kaden and Meghan since they came home in April.  They have done great.   I will do another post updating some things since they have been home.

Well, I've have to change the title of our blog from Making it Four to Making it Five.  I started this blog during our last adoption this past year bringing home two children from Bulgaria.  We are now adding one more.  

Let's get this straight, I am a not very good lousy blogger.  I will do the best I can to keep it updated throughout our process.  I really enjoy following other peoples blogs throughout their journey, but I do get frustrated when weeks or even months go by without an update.

We have just made our formal commitment and will start our homestudy update starting January 11th.  Hopefully, with just an update, it will go pretty fast.  Now that we are more familiar with the process, I'd like to think that we can move through the process a little quicker than last time.  But, we know there are certain parts of the process you just can't speed up.

We'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our family "Troy" from Reece's Rainbow.   He has just turned 6 years old.   We really would like to have him home before his next birthday and hopefully he can join his family before next Christmas.