Although we had hoped this Christmas would be celebrated with another little Hampton dude or two, it is not meant to be. I do, however, believe in God's perfect timing, so I am confident everything is moving along right on schedule! God is making the Hampton family wait until the little person is ready for our totally crazy crew. (This could take time, ya know!)
Here is a glimpse into the fun photo session with our cool friend/photographer Danielle Bennett. I have to tell you that she worked hard to get our little men to slow down for pictures!
There must also be a lot of tickling to ensure smiles are authentic and not just clenching of teeth...
Below is what happens when the Hampton children are told to play in the background while Mom and Dad pose lovingly...
Yes, we thought this was funny, but we again made an attempt at the intended picture moment...
In the end, we went with this family hug for the 2012 Christmas card...
Regarding the adoption adventure, last month we believed we were in the waiting phase but found ourselves in the paperwork mode again upon the request of Moldova. George and I easily completed the additional paperwork (nothing we had to track down from others or order from government agencies this time), and our friend Kendria came over to notarize the documents for us. Gavin and I went to see the County Clerk for certification and the Secretary of State for apostilles. We sent our packet via FedEx after making copies to keep for ourselves. Our agency received our packet, and turned it around the same day to send toward Moldova.
The boys and I watched FedEx online to follow the packet from Friendswood to Houston to Memphis to Cologne, Germany, to Chisinau, Moldova. It was sent from America on Tuesday and received by Moldova the following Monday. It is now in the translation process and will soon proceed to the Moldovan certification process. They will determine if they need additional information from us to make sure our match is the right one, or they may soon contact our agency about a little person they have already identified to join our big hug! We will keep you posted as we wait for "our brother in Moldova" to come home with us!
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to HIS purpose." Romans 8:28
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