CELEBRATING EASTER AND OLIVIA'S BIRTHDAY

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter Sunday celebrating the resurection of our Lord Jesus Christ. After a wonderful service at church, we went to hunt eggs with the kids. This year, Easter Sunday was also Olivia's birthday. We got her a Dora backpack to carry her toys and books on our plane ride to Taiwan. We also got her an MP3 player so that she can listen to her favorite music on the plane. Here are a few pictures of her hunting eggs at my aunt's house and from her birthday party. Click on any of the pictures to see larger versions.

UPDATE AND NEW PICTURE OF ISAAC

I got an update and new picture of Isaac this morning from one of his caregivers at the orphanage. She said Isaac is doing well. She said he is such a sweet boy. Friday morning he went on a walk with his friends, and when they got back, he was coloring. He was being silly and didn’t want her to take his picture. He said, “No, no, no, no, no,” but he was smiling the whole time.

I was told by a family that traveled a few weeks ago that Isaac doesn't speak any English, so I thought it was pretty funny that the English word that he does say is "No". If anyone ever says, "What was your son's first English words?" I can say, "His first English words were, 'no, no, no, no, no."

PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED!! COURT WENT VERY WELL!!!

I got word from the missionary who is taking care of Isaac and who spoke for us in court on Tuesday. He said that court went very well. The birth mother came. She said that she would like for us to adopt her son. WOOHOOO! The judge asked her if she would like to waiver her right to protest and she said yes. The missionary said that because she waived that right, the process will go much faster than normal after the first paper (civil decree of adoption) arrives. I am not exactly sure what that means about travel time, but we are getting ready.