Little girl waiting in Kazakhstan

Well this blog isn't going to be about my two great kiddos.

I have just had on my mind the sweetest little girl we met when we were adopting Daniyar. She was the only one in his group that was also eligible to be adopted. She is the most beautiful little 3 year old with black hair and gorgeous almond brown eyes. I have been talking to everyone I know that might be interested in becoming her family. The reason she has been passed over is that she had a medical misdiagnosis as an infant and that is so unfortunate. Further testing shows the original diagnosis was wrong. She is also in a town that a lot of US agencies don't place children from. And she is 3 now, an older age than many families seek. I would love to make a place for her in our family but financially we aren't able to right now. If anyone out there has ideas about how to help her find a home, please feel free to email me at jacgray14@yahoo.com. I would love to talk to anyone about her, whether in the adoption process or thinking about it. I think she would be a great daughter for someone. She is well cared for at the Baby House but approaches the age to go to the older children's orphanage and that worries me a lot. And of course, she would thrive in a family of her own. I truly believe Daniyar would not be with us if a special person had not advocated for him and maybe now it is my turn.
On a side note, the boys are great, enjoying summer and looking forward to a visit from Grammy and Pa and cousin Liam's first birthday party. Pics next week from the fun weekend! Jacqueline

Ready for Summer!

We have had a cold and rainy spring so we are happy to have summertime temps and a lot of sunshine this week. Ed is almost done teaching for the year and the boys have been enjoying time outside. We had a great long weekend trip to see the Gray family and Bonar family at Aunt Libby and Uncle Charles' house in Baton Rouge.
Collin is excited about starting kindergarten this fall. We visited his school for kindergarten registration. He gave the playground a big thumbs up! He is getting so good with his letters and numbers lately. We have had fun riding the local train and going to Kings Island lately.
Daniyar is speaking more daily and seems to understand almost everything we say these days. He is fascinated by fire trucks, airplanes, and any living creature outside. He wants to go out first thing in the morning. He loves to ride on the tractor with Dad.
New pictures, coming right up!