Test Post! Boring--sorry.

Since blogger will most likely be blocked in China, I'm going to try and email our posts into the blog (Thanks Ann Trubey!).  If anyone knows how to attach videos to an email, please share!!  For some reason, I can not figure it out.  I probably should figure all that out before we travel!!    If for some reason we can not post, check out my Facebook (which I've been told has been blocked) page or email me or email my Mom!!  Just kidding about emailing my Mom!  Our good friends, Jason & Aimee, will have access to our blog too.  My adoption email friend, Jane, is traveling before us so we should know what is blocked and not blocked!  Please pray for Jane & her family during this exciting time!    I usually show link my friend's blogs but I can't do that with email!  So-- Jason & Aimee  http://boyetts.wordpress.com/ Jane & her family  http://godshopeandfutureplan.blogspot.com/

No Travel News

I know several of you have been wondering what is up with our travel dates! We received an email yesterday that told us no travel on the 8th of October. The agency is "hoping" we can travel on the 22nd of October. That basically means it could be after the 22nd. Travel approvals have been delayed and now Hague families (which is us) are waiting 8-12 weeks. The Vinyards were 7 weeks on Monday. So---we are sad, frustrated, teary, praying, upset, etc. Sydney's birthday is the 22nd of October--we will not be spending our daughter's 3rd birthday with her. Huge bummer! Thanks for all of your prayers & support. We really appreciate it! Our friends (& specifically my Amarillo girlfriends) are amazing. Thank you for your support. Praying for our TA to come really quickly!

Philip's 1st Football Game

Philip finally had his 1st football game on Saturday. They have been practicing 3 times a week for almost a month now. Philip loved it! We are so proud of him.

Waiting with friends before going in.
Philip is the 2nd jersey from the right.

Philip and his friend PS.

Lake Tanglewood Triathlon

PJ competed for the 2nd time in the Tri to Make a Difference triathlon over the weekend. The race raises money for the Children's Miracle Network. A great cause! PJ "shaved" off a minute of his time from last year. The whole family loves this race!

Melissa (sis-n-law) and PJ before the race. They look so nervous.

The kids & Ava (my cutie niece) stretching with PJ. Too cute!

Right before the race.

Hi Julie & James--I did not edit this photo. Sorry!

The start of the race. PJ is the one in the red cap (he-he!) This picture is at the end of the swim.

I took pics of the bike & run but they did not turn out great.

Right after the race! Hello water & family.

"Our" 1st video on the blog

We replaced our super old video camera with a new one a couple of weeks ago. This is our first video posting. We are trying to work out any kinks before we travel to pick up Sydney. I'm kinda starting to think we will not travel on the 8th of October. PJ & I are in a good place right now in the stressing stage (if that makes sense). I think the LONG wait for the RA prepared us to not get our hopes up. If we do not travel on the 8th, the next group goes out the 22nd. And the 22nd is Sydney's birthday. We really wanted to be there for Sydney's birthday but we can celebrate it at a later date. Enjoy our first video! I'll probably bore you guys with a lot of videos between now & China!

Ashlyn lost her 1st tooth

Ashlyn was determined to lose her first tooth in Kindergarten (which was last year!). Did not happen! FINALLY, one of her bottom teeth became lose several weeks ago. She would "work" on getting lose. Ashlyn was hanging out with PJ in the garage on Sunday. She was talking about something & PJ noticed that the tooth had turned sideways. Ick! He just put his shirt around her tooth & out in came. Not much drama! Ashlyn was more interested in the Tooth Fairy coming that night.