Plan A: Summer and waiting!

Summer is coming to end and most kiddos are back to school this coming week. I will actually be joining the ranks of parents posting "1st day of ____" pics on FB this week as my little man will be starting preschool ~~with me~~ all by himself this coming week. I CANNOT even tell you the amount of prayer, work, patience, love, tears and more prayer that it took to get this point, but I think there are some parents out there that can relate (this a whole other post in and of itself or maybe even a whole other blog!)! Our little man is just that, a little man feisty and cuddly and Jesus loving as can be ...where on Earth did my baby go!!!???

We were able to take take a breather once we found out our paperwork had been logged in to the CCCWA on August 13th and head down to the Outer Banks for a much needed vacation! We spent the week simply enjoying our family and giving Eli time with all his grandparents! He was not lacking in that department at all by the end of the week. I think we needed to bring an extra Uhal for all the "surprises" Nana brought for him. Eli did awesome and LOVED LOVED LOVED the water. He had come so far through the mighty deliverance of Jesus Christ! We just see all those layers of orphan peel off of him and we are now left with a gorgeous, bubbly spirited boy who loves life and his family and Lightning McQueen!

AJ and I were able to reconnect and have some much needed time out on a date and we spent the evening eating incredible seafood and watching the sun set over the water. It was just what we needed after a whirl wind of a year so far. We feel so blessed that we could spend the week both my parents and AJ's parents and have it be just a time of rest, laughter and joy! What a blessing it is to have such a beautiful family!

So now we are waiting, waiting and waiting for us to catch a glimpse of the child God destined for our family! It could be any day and I am thankful for the detraction of being a Mom and keeping busy with everyday appointments, play and cuddles! Eli is such a blessing and we could not love that boy more and I am pretty sure his grandparents agree!