My Baby Is Growing Up...

and clearly no longer a baby! Yesterday, Brent decided it was time for Benjamin to learn how to mow the yard. Benjamin was sooooo excited! Brent started a path so Benjamin would know where to mow. He did an amazing job! He was out there talking and singing to himself. He told us this morning if he saw a skipper he would back up and make sure he got it. Quite the little perfectionist! He has already asked if he can mow the yard the next time! Let's just hope that his enthusiasm keeps up for the years to come! For all those worrisome grandmas out there, he did not mow on any hills, and as soon as he would let go of the handles the mower shuts off. I was reassured that it was a safe mower for him to use! :-)

Another Runner In The Family...

On Sunday Benjamin ran in a 1/2 mile Championship Cross Country Race (this was the official title of the race). How did he get there? A couple of weeks ago he ran in his school district's 1/2 mile Fun Run. He ran against 3rd grade boys from all four elementary schools in our school district. The top 5 in each race were invited to the championship run. He place 5th so he was excited about getting the invite. When we arrived Sunday afternoon he was so excited, because he was given a running number just like his mom. We had a fun time cheering him on along with both sets of grandparents! He placed 6th and was very happy with that. He said "if only I had gotten in the top 5 then my picture would have been in the paper." We were very proud of him. He did a great job! The pics above are of him pre-race and then after the race with his ribbon. The other picture is his racing number. He asked that I take a pic and post it like I did for mine. :-) His other request was to post this--"you know mom you ran a race and I ran a race, now it's Daddy's turn to run a race."

Unofficial October Adoption Update

We haven't received the "official" word from Bethany yet, however the CCAA's website has been updated showing that they matched families with LID's through November 30, 2005. CCAA is China's official website showing the date that they have matched families with referrals and the date they are at as far as reviewing dossiers (official paperwork that was sent to China). As an FYI we have been out of the review room since February 2006. We are waiting to be matched in the matching room. There really isn't much more to say. Our agency update just lets us know what date they got to this month as well as how the wait painfully increases. We already know that! We are however anxious for some friends of ours from church. There LID is December 5, 2005. They should receive their referral next month. It's exciting to us, because it makes it all the more real. We'll keep you posted with another adoption update in November. Like the new adoption ticker? Moving at a snail's pace! Laughter is the best medicine!