Colby's 2!

Ok, so its been like 7 months since I've blogged...two (almost 3) little boys have been keeping me busy.  There have been some major events in the last 7 months which are totally blog worthy and I've slacked, but what better time to start again than a birthday.  Colby is 2 ...almost, tomorrow is his actual birthday, but we celebrated a couple days ago with family and neighbors.  Colby at 2 years old is so fun.  He loves trains, movies (monster inc. being the fav. at the moment), and his big brother.  He slaps his belly when happy, which is quite often.  He answers to Colby, but refers to himself as "Boo-doo" (not too sure where that one came from).  He is laid-back and pretty even-tempered.  If he gets upset, it doesnt last too long.  He love to snuggle and loves to make you laugh.  Lately, he'll talk your ear off if your willing to listen.  

We love our Colby soooooo much!!!!

Colby requested a choo-choo cake

Our Adoption Process

Since I blogged about it last, we have offically been approved by Gladney (our adoption agency), finished our homestudy, been pyschologically evaluated (we're sane), been fingerprinted twice, and completed a mound of paperwork, gotten documents signed notarized, corrected, and done again.  We are getting to the end of the paperwork phase.  We are now gathering the last few documents for our dossier (the paperwork that goes to Honduras) and we are waiting on an approval letter from CIS (citizen immigration services). Once the approval letter comes, then we will go to Honduran consulate and receive the last document for dossier which will then go to Honduras and then we will breathe a huge sigh of relief.  Are you still with me? Hopefully these last steps will happen in a timely manner, so our physicals and various letters do not expire and have to be redone.  We are making progress though, and that is good.  

In, the meantime we are thinking and praying for our little girl who may or may not already be born.  I also have done a little shopping to help with all this waiting.  Oh man is little girl stuff fun to shop for! I've done good though, I've mostly shopped garage sales.  I got this smocked Strausburg dress for $1 and that adorable dollhouse for $10.  And until we bring our little girl home, buzz lightyear and batman have been putting that dollhouse to good use!

Colby

just love this picture of my little Colbs

3 years old!

I can't believe this little boy is 3. He can't either. Well, really he just refuses say he is 3.   The night before his birthday he prayed to God that he would just be 2 again on his birthday.  We are working on it.  He did however love his 3 year old baseball birthday party.  Here is our little birthday boy...

 The boys with their matching baseball shirts

Hanging out in the hammock with cousin Luke

 "Happy Birthday to You"

 And what is a 3yd old birthday without a little meltdown?

and a visit from the cops.

HAM

This kid is so funny and so animated.  Here is just a typical night a dinner...he makes these faces all the time and he's got many more!  My sweet Colby will do anything for a good laugh.  Love him!

  

Easter

Here are pictures from Easter (a little late) We needed to take some family photos for our adoption paper work and so we made both sides of the family do the dreaded self timer family photo.  Speaking of adoption paperwork there are about 60 pages on our kitchen table ready to be mailed to our agency. (yeah!) We've done our 1st out of 4 interviews for our homestudy.  We are getting there...
It was sweet this year teaching Caleb about why we celebrate Easter.  We read a book over and over about Easter and Caleb can tell you "jesus died and we were sad, but he didnt stay dead...he's alive!" And my favorite quote from Easter...After Caleb went to sunday school on Easter, he announced "mommy, Jesus died without his shirt on!"

the Rechtzigel's

and the Chandler crew

Bedtime snuggles

Chad and Colby snugging before bedtime... 

This face is his "I'm so stinking cute and I know it" face