Waiting for a court date

I have been slacking on keeping everyone updated on what is happening with the adoption!  We have been busy enjoying the beautiful warm weather and continuing to plug away at school.  Brett also surprised me with a weekend to ourselves (plus the baby) for our anniversary last weekend.  We went out to eat (without a kids eat free coupon!) and spent a day garage saling.  Life is quiet when you take 5 kids out of the picture!

As for the adoption, all the paperwork is finished, notarized, apostilled, and has been sent off.  We are now just waiting for a court date.  Please pray for God's will and His perfect timing.  We would love to get a court date at the end of June, but it may end up being in July.  Please pray for peace for our family over the next few very busy months.  Pray for an easy transition for Graham and our entire family when he comes home.  Pray for us to be prepared for court and the judge's questions.

Progress...

Things are moving along finally!  God willing, we will be headed back to see our little guy at the end of June.  Here is what is done and what needs to be done:

1.  Homestudy Update - - DONE, need to notarize and apostille
2.  copy of current poverty guidelines - - DONE, need to notarize and apostille
3.  copy of 1040s from last 3 years - - DONE, need to notarize and apostille
4.  bloodwork, x-rays, and medical forms - - these will hopefully be done tomorrow, once these are done we will get everything notarized and apostilled
5.  visas - - photos are taken, forms are being filled out for Brett's 90 day visa and my 30 day visa

May Update

Our wonderful social worker came out a couple of weeks ago to meet Moriah and update anything that has changed in the last several months.  Everything went great with that and she had our homestudy ready to go in no time!  Now we are on to the rest of the paperwork.  So far this is what we know we need.  We are still waiting to see what else will be added to the list.

Our Paperwork Checklist:
1.  Homestudy Update
2.  Copy of our Homestudy Agency's license
3.  copies of our 1040s from the last 3 years
4.  copy of the current poverty guidelines
5.  medical forms for Brett and I including new bloodwork
6.  possibly, new police clearances

Everything needs to be notarized and apostilled before it is sent over.

Our prayer requests have not changed, but please continue to pray!

Please Pray For:
us to be prepared for the judge's questions
Graham's heart to be prepared to join our family
an easy transition for everyone when he comes home
us to be able to line up childcare for 6 kids for our second trip
a court date to be set as soon as God allows
the judge's heart, to be understanding of our motivations to adopt
peace for Brett and I during this busy, but exciting, season of life
that the second half of our adoption journey goes a bit smoother than the first half!