An Update on Kameron From China

We received updated pictures and answers to the questions we sent to Kameron's orphange, this week. The excitement we ALL feel when we receive answers to our questions is difficult to adequately describe. We only get to send a request once every three months. When the email comes through notifying us of the update and photo's received, THAT is a feeling that is so hard to beat!

We received updated measurements. It made us giggle that when we converted them to our standard measurements, Kameron and Jesse Jay (our very tall/large kindergartener) are near the same size in shirts and pants. Kameron has much larger feet though!

We also received notification of receipt for our I-800A from the United States Central Intelligence Office. We have appointments to meet with them for additional in person information and processing on Friday.

We are nearly finished with all that is needed for our Dossier to send to China. We are just awaiting approval of our I-800A, printing some family photos, and awaiting official copies of requested documents. We are working on applying for a few grants and praying that we might be accepted for one or two.

We find ourselves staying close to home these days. We are playing in the yard, prepping our garden for the year, keeping up on laundry, cooking meals, reading books-- just absorbing every spare moment we can of family time, together.


Our fundraisers are moving along nicely. Below are some details:

1. The Thirty-One Fundraiser was very successful! Thank you to those who have participated and especially to Crystle Bittle for offering to do this for us. If you are still interested in getting something from Thirty-One and wanted it donated to our adoption fund-- Crystle has graciously agreed to still take those orders. All you have to do is contact her or myself and order online here.

2. If you wish to donate directly to our adoption, and are seeking a tax deductible option: we having signed up with an online donation site dedicated specifically for adoption. We are a little over 10% at our fundraising goal! We are hoping to raise 15,000 dollars before we leave for China, to help us bring Kameron home. We still need help raising the remainder. Click here for this website.


       We are all getting so excited! We cannot wait to get to fly to China to bring Kameron home! We are absorbing all the information about China we can. It's likely that we have read every book and watched every DVD on China that our Public Library offers. The kids LOVE trying to eat with chopsticks. And they cannot wait to have a big brother who will teach them so much more about his culture.

(I just had to share one more of this guy!)