Wu Kai
born September 24, 2002
Resides in Liaoning, China

Likes Balls and Cars

"Wu Kai is clever, lovely, optimistic and generous. He loves to learn and to do
activities. He is very sociable. Whenever he goes, he is always one of the most
active children. He is very popular with little children and teachers."

He will be the oldest of the four younger children and shares a birthday with his big brother Kevin.

Four birthdays in one week in September!

IT'S TWO BOYS!!!!!

We Have Our Other Son's Referral!!!!!  Sara called and sent us the referral about an hour ago! His Chinese name is Guo Wu Kai, the other family, that had him on hold, called and said they were sorry and "did not know why it wasn't working out but he did not seem to be their boy"!  I am amazed, it really looked like it was going to be one son and now it is two!

Now the real work begins! Keep saying your prayers!

I will post a picture as soon as I can!

Happy Birthday DADDY!

Home Study Started.

Our social worker come to our home and checked it out.  We gave him some of the signed documents and have more to fill out and give to him.  He is willing to speed things along so we are one step closer to getting our dossier ready to send to China!

I still have a hard time believing we are really going to China again!

The agency called and they have placed all the other boys so it looks like maybe it is only one son, but I still feel like we are suppose to bring two home!  I will definitely leave that up to God!

Sent in Application and Started HomeStudy

Today we sent in our application to adopt again! We officially have started the process. We have also contacted an independent home study adgency in our area and Mike will be at our home on Wednesday for the preliminary interview. Our goal is to do walk in fingerpints in Yakima on December 19, 2007, at the latest by the first week of 2008.

We have started gathering all the other papers needed for the Dossier and we are praying the Dossier will be on it's way to China in January! We would love to be able to travel in May of 2008!  Before Marc's 5th Birthday!

Somehow we have to come up with the money needed, this is a big stretch of our faith!!!

It's a Boy!

We have offically acepted the referal for our son Xiang Qi DOB is June 15, 2003

He is in the Liaoning Province in China at this time and we are unsure if he is in a foster home our at the Dalian SWI.

"Xiang Qi is very handsome. With his big eyes and swarthy skin, he looks like handsome gentleman. He likes vegetable and fruit. Like most children, he also likes sweet foods. He is brave, with strong will, clever, kind-hearted, lovely, and naughty. His voice is resonant. He is loved by his foster parents and is popular with the children in the village."

We are working with a wonderful agency that is submitting a request for us to adopt two boys at one time from China. It is something that rarely happens and even when there is an agency that will make the request, China rarely approves it.   Our agency has two little boys from the same city, with the same special need and both their files are due to be returned on November 30.  

God, you want us to do WHAT?!?!?!

God, you can't really mean that!  Another Child, oh not one but two!?!?  We already have eight!  You have got to be KIDDING!!!  Are you really sure???  But Dave is past the age limit and we just came home three months ago with our wonderful baby girl and what about money?  People say it is impossible to adopt two boys from China at one time that are not related to each other!  Yes we know nothing is impossible with you!!!  But aren't you stretching it a bit here??? 

OK God, if you REALLY think this is what is best than we will have to say yes, even if everyone thinks we are nuts!  If you work it out than we will open our hearts and our home to two more wonderful children of yours!  You are an amazing Father and nothing is beyond your ability, we will leave the details to you!