tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89048973493497446392024-02-19T08:14:12.212-08:00To Russia We GoAfter adopting Lilly and Rayden domestically, we are now on our way to Russia to bring home a new baby!Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-24195628714512061622010-02-19T11:04:00.000-08:002010-02-19T11:23:35.189-08:00One month already<div align="center"> I can't believe that it has already been one month since we sent our dossier off. It has went by really fast. It isn't hard to keep busy with a 3 year old and a 1 year old running around. We are really starting to get things together around here...mostly doing some shopping. Since we weren't expecting another baby around, we got rid of most of our things. So far we have got crib bedding, quite a few clothes, toys, and a car seat. We are hoping that we will be matched with a baby within 6 months. That is the average wait time in Russia (6-12 months). We just continue to pray and praise our wonderful God while we "patiently" wait for our sweet girl, Anleigh Hope :) yep...she has a name!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440036427130025474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKq9ByKVJ6NnaLQgFC5WbqhV3C_z79fZ1putS42WMtwgDyIVZFup0K9J-03BZgMKvtZ64uCflv7F1aITDFSlIsgWE2ds9jGdzJ9w6RqyR8UP9hLqGnI8qzQIMhIAYDs1Mt9hmc15-fwA/s320/102_0194.jpg" /> <p align="center">This is a pic sent to us by a very good friend of ours who adopted siblings from Russia almost 3 years ago. She always told us that it seemed every time they hit a "milestone" through their adoption, they would see a rainbow...the day they sent their dossier, the day they got matched, and the day before they left for Russia. Ironic?? This picture was taken the morning we sent our dossier!!!!</p>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-81288385644687754402010-01-21T20:47:00.000-08:002010-01-21T20:57:37.909-08:00Names Names Names<div align="center">Okay everyone, we are really wanting to give this little girl of ours her own identity so we can quit calling her "baby." We don't really have anything specific that we are looking for in her name, just trying to find one that everyone agrees on. If she has a given name, we will be incorporating it with the name that we give her. Here are some names that we have thought of...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Isabella (Bella) Faith</div><div align="center">Paisley Faith (Lillys favorite)</div><div align="center">Peyton (we don't have a middle name to go with this one yet)</div><div align="center">Anleigh Hope (my favorite)</div><div align="center">Bailee Faith (moms favorite)</div><div align="center">Claira Grace (dads favorite)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So these are what we have so far! I really like them all =] we just need to decide! What do you think? Feel free to give some more choices too!</div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-32889420300444119522010-01-19T10:36:00.001-08:002010-01-19T10:43:54.023-08:00Rayden is looking hard for his little sister<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTIrzesevq2MDltPKDb9u02fUH3u3ieT82eAmVSJy5p15gDZyFutCLYVEiF7yNOXVGxX8e889BCuf98X2tPzf8jD6O6gD37v4P7laGUYXo7fpbGHZq2KPDBFmOAAVp3fLm2mvJWdk8Bs/s1600-h/20969_242091506888_756426888_3216543_300552_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428521724059515906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTIrzesevq2MDltPKDb9u02fUH3u3ieT82eAmVSJy5p15gDZyFutCLYVEiF7yNOXVGxX8e889BCuf98X2tPzf8jD6O6gD37v4P7laGUYXo7fpbGHZq2KPDBFmOAAVp3fLm2mvJWdk8Bs/s320/20969_242091506888_756426888_3216543_300552_n.jpg" /></a> nope...nothing in here!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Referral Information...</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Just letting everyone know who was wondering a little bit about the Russia adoption program. For what I know, it is alot like the China adoption process. We have sent out our dossier which is all of our information that is used when matching our family with a referral. So now, all we do is just wait to get a very very special phone call telling us that we have been matched with a precious little one!!! The current average wait time now is anywhere from 4-8 months. Might be shorter, might be longer...thats all in God's hands! So while we are waiting, we have alot to do. As we thought Lilly would be our last baby girl, we got rid of most of her baby clothes which means...SHOPPING!!! We also have to pick out bedding, a crib, and all of that fun baby stuff!<br />Another pretty important task would be picking out a name for our little Blessing =] </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So much to do with [hopefully] so little time!</div><div align="center"></div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-50090490691635963592010-01-14T20:40:00.000-08:002010-01-14T20:50:48.300-08:00After a little over 4 months...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IyoSkx2bL1bHSt_ZX9xDdoz9QzeqpNeInh6XEnMpLKjlXphJoM3qug5BMx-wjbe4kcCVo1DEC7pGsxw73naK6OYt7dRUB-HZBv1Yxkiyw1hN81JUpyWrIRNzYJZIEj8N5lXgxZDinZw/s1600-h/paper_stack.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426824384049059506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IyoSkx2bL1bHSt_ZX9xDdoz9QzeqpNeInh6XEnMpLKjlXphJoM3qug5BMx-wjbe4kcCVo1DEC7pGsxw73naK6OYt7dRUB-HZBv1Yxkiyw1hN81JUpyWrIRNzYJZIEj8N5lXgxZDinZw/s320/paper_stack.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">We have sent our dossier to Russia!!!</div><br /><div align="center">Here we go!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Now, we just wait...wait...wait...& wait</div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-88737756763408606222010-01-12T07:28:00.000-08:002010-01-12T07:35:30.357-08:00My Pajama Cutie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCorz2bHNk0PvW1efhc5HgjjPjV0PRdJOfN1zR_q2XBT1ixBRYaMLnjGm32QYJCvsx137RbbL0Gw1hIDZJdwPlP-Um2as8h8VmZyXwqeiexlG7K-_93Tit1xlTUI49HtlDBLRpozZzW3k/s1600-h/102_0188.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425877025639648322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCorz2bHNk0PvW1efhc5HgjjPjV0PRdJOfN1zR_q2XBT1ixBRYaMLnjGm32QYJCvsx137RbbL0Gw1hIDZJdwPlP-Um2as8h8VmZyXwqeiexlG7K-_93Tit1xlTUI49HtlDBLRpozZzW3k/s320/102_0188.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiSSbU4CXHNQdbmxp99mI8gPDVoxsgW-kRg3kMu7Xn6gBOiNxvBQYPLYuig2dvbsY3TrFbZDDSVMhMJwFEXcTwsDGbickQKBo3_RioNGxiK7llsJ-tThykGVL81uf82DTXiG_ZCw4Sy0/s1600-h/102_0186.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425877020382065058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiSSbU4CXHNQdbmxp99mI8gPDVoxsgW-kRg3kMu7Xn6gBOiNxvBQYPLYuig2dvbsY3TrFbZDDSVMhMJwFEXcTwsDGbickQKBo3_RioNGxiK7llsJ-tThykGVL81uf82DTXiG_ZCw4Sy0/s320/102_0186.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7hjiGIka6tH9CUogTKUoc1k4ns31Jhd4T6_kvXNA53EUgCqOvY4pcNwdkQ-YVE-z0bpCucnColzlmqBtw_ds3zDSXTUAD2aBtraxLUIIDC1Dr7K9_qAmTHUiaeJFNGjHwOy-QxyJGPA/s1600-h/102_0184.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425877014661481106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7hjiGIka6tH9CUogTKUoc1k4ns31Jhd4T6_kvXNA53EUgCqOvY4pcNwdkQ-YVE-z0bpCucnColzlmqBtw_ds3zDSXTUAD2aBtraxLUIIDC1Dr7K9_qAmTHUiaeJFNGjHwOy-QxyJGPA/s320/102_0184.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">When Lilly got up this morning I was schocked when she requested that I take her picture in her new pajamas! She isn't usually to thrilled to be in front of the camera, but I guess she knew that she looked cute so she was all for some posing. Aren't these the cutest pajamas?! I got them for her for Christmas and believe it or not, I do believe it was one of her favorite gifts...she has always had a loveeee for cute pajamas. </div><br /><div align="center">So here are a few pictures of Miss Lillyana in her adorable "milk and cooksies ajamas"</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> =] </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">*the quality of the pics isn't the best...I guess the TV interfered</div></div></div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-70907732564239070942010-01-09T19:49:00.000-08:002010-01-09T19:59:05.637-08:00No Adoption Information<div align="center"> So I decided to introduce our newest family member...</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424955337835509154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wt-x4CL1Zp6wCx3U2-XwL9sdrpuYsISeZPMm_AukD2D8M6_wcyp0_hZc4GtMkv0xUT1VAML3KI3pAs1FvBz8oqTFc4abOmkEPjDn-H0VWBDGwihdYCkG9Ld5ysULJ1qiYonULr1aYfA/s320/102e0158.jpg" /></div><p align="center">Little Miss Elaina Mae is our 5 month old yorkie puppy! She is technically mine, but also the families. Isn't she cute?! Ellie is very ready to meet her new baby sister!!</p>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-8530178608818546852010-01-07T11:44:00.000-08:002010-01-07T11:53:41.938-08:00Lilly and Rayden update<div align="center">Here are updated pictures of Lilly and Rayden. Lilly is now 3 years old and is such a sassy princess! She is the girliest little girl I've ever been around! She attends a private preschool two days a week and loves it! She is my little shadow =]</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424086838613602466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zBdesL_gl_DAt-SFOCrCmb-eS-SLSvocEbA9pphVuep9aRQ-2dKiaROuuXvTVPPfsEiPpi1bP0_8oLtPBevaLZtynAWGQhRjvbLlu5aK3vV45BtmHPDpTrIXyzhsS2IFHtELA91qUJU/s320/IMG_1438b.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424086847727421346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdJmLCqSUj1GxokD6xRBXu4Pm77UfDK2degqc1ipzh3X71yXduVZgjGBLVDeh4rs65LLlbDAv3DYz8U7yy6sjaoqPY6yhy_-79jJmLn17OQVpbYLV8NsLNKqJ3u699IMctExsIH-5e80/s320/100_0026.jpg" />Rayden is a little over 1 year old and is such a precious joy to our family. He is all boy and loves anything to do with a ball. He has a smile that will make you laugh out loud! He is very much a momma's baby!! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Now we are just waiting for our new baby!!! </div>Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904897349349744639.post-18792749631176327832010-01-07T11:40:00.000-08:002010-01-07T11:44:22.506-08:00Back to BloggingHey everyone!! I am so excited to join back up with the blogging/adoption world!! I used to chat with alot of you on my old blog Life with Lilly Jayde. Once I started my senior year in high school and started working, I just didn't have much time to blog...therefore I stopped my blog dedicated to my little brother and sister. Well, my family has begun the process to adopt a baby girl from Russia!!! Our third adoption...but its our first international adoption. We are very excited and very blessed to be able to bring one more baby into our family. I look forward to catching up with everyone!Allyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15410133484269577412noreply@blogger.com0