Update on Natalie, Corbin, & Riley

We were just informed today of our court date for Natalie. Pre-trial is on September 2 and if her mom doesn't give her rights voluntarily then we go to trial on September 4. If things go as planned then we can start adoption process immediately and have her completely adopted by just before Christmas. So not only did she come to us on my birthday we will he able to adopt her as a Christmas present. We are excited. Hopefully things go as planned at trial.

Corbin's adoption is just around the corner. AUGUST 4!!. I couldn't be any more excited. We have waited SO LONG for this and 12 years later it is FINALLY happening. Our baby boy will be ours forever. We are hoping that if things go well with Natalie that we can take both kids to the Temple in July of 2010.

Then onto Riley. His parents have their priorities mixed up so at this point it is so touch and go that one week the department will ask for termination and the next he is going back home. So we will know more by the end of August into September.

Now the picture. We were putting Riley to bed the other night. We have started a routine that we will ALL kneel down by Riley's bed and have family prayer with the kids. Then it is night, night time. Natalie gets excited for prayer time. She really likes to say prayer although during prayer she is a little roudy but she is only 18 months. She also loves to crawl onto Riley's bed with him. So I laid her down next to Riley and started saying ok night, night, and Corbin got a little jealous so he came and joined the party. They are all way, way too cute.