Our little citizens

I'm sure you all will be glad to hear that we finally received the kids' certificates of citizenship! The day they arrived, Matthew called his mimi and stated very confidently, "I am a citizen!" After that he walked around telling us, "I'm Matthew citizen." It was really exciting for the kids to see those certificates, as well as the form letter that accompanied them from George W. Bush. They really liked that part.

We didn't waste any time in getting their passport applications, filling those out, and turning them in (with the ridiculous fees they're charging these days...man, they sock it to you!) as quickly as we could. Now, just another 6-8 weeks before they should be all squared away and ready for traveling!

It's pretty amazing to think about how far we've come and how close we are to the end of it all. The only thing left is to get their social security cards, something that isn't a problem at all. How wild to think that with the arrival of those certificates we have officially made it. No more challenges concerning the adoption or naturalization! Wow!

Since you all have been a part of this process, through your constant prayers and support for all of us, I just wanted to share this great news with you so we can all shout out a triumphant praise to our Father and breathe a sigh of relief that we have finally made it!