They're in New York!

Emy here... Julie and Doug can't get internet access in the airport right now, so I'm filling in. They made it to New York and in a couple of hours will be boarding a plane for the LONG flight to Dubai. PLEASE keep them in your prayers!!! Two more days until they have Lola Joy in their arms forever!!!!!!!

Test for Ethiopia

We are hoping to use a flip video on our trip to Ethiopia. Here is a test run. This is Bryson at his Kindergarten Graduation. Enjoy!!

We're packed!!!! 4 more days!!! YAHOO!!!

We're packed!

We're taking 3 suitcases of donations! We have JAMMED these things FULL of diapers, bottles, pacies, nipples, formula, onsies, suckers, and much much more!

We would like to thank everyone for the generous donations!

Can't wait to see the sweeties who will receive these!

You guys are awesome!

Also, our VBS children raised $951.00 and donated it ALL to Ethiopia!!!

Wow!! God will bless that! We are so excited to see the great impact this $ will have on these sweet little orphans!

God is good! Way to go WBC KIDS and THANK YOU!!!

You wouldn't believe the stuff we were able to "roll" up and STUFF under all these shoes!

Look at all of this great stuff! We are hoping to purchase more for the children when we get there! Yay!!!!!

We have four suitcases, two carry ons and my purse and a laptop!

Hoping to keep you updated as best as we can!!

We covet your prayers at this time! We are so excited to be leaving, but also have many emotions. We are experiencing just about every emotion you can imagine right now! It will be so nice to be home on the fourth of July! What a day to bring home our sweet princess. Please pray for our boys as we NEVER leave them and will miss them terribly. Please pray that Lola knows we are her Mommy and Daddy the moment she lays her big, brown eyes on us. Pray for our flights, for good health, etc. Thank you to our family and friends that have prayed us through thus far! It's been a wild ride and we are sooo thankful for you!

Love you guys!

Off to Louisville until Wed. Home Wednesday night, then we leave for ET!!!

Here's our Itinerary!!!

Thursday, June 25- Leave CVG @ 4:35 p.m.

Arrive in New York at 6:59 p.m

Leave JFK @ 11:00 p.m.

Friday, June 25- Arrive in Dubai @ 7:45 p.m.

Stay in hotel for the night.

Saturday, June 27- Leave Dubai @ 8:25 a.m.

Arrive in Addis Ababa, ET @ 11:30 a.m.

Go get Lola Joy!!!

Tuesday, June 30- Embassy Appointment

Thursday, July 1st- Get Visa

Friday, July 3- Leave Addis Ababa 7:35 p.m. (12:35 p.m. our time)

Sat. July 4 arrive in Dubai 12:45 a.m.

Leave Dubai @ 2:00 a.m.

Arrive New York 7:45 a.m.

Leave New York @ 1:30 p.m.

Arrive CVG @ 3:58 p.m.

By the way, ET is 7 hours ahead of us!

Family and Friends are welcome to celebrate with us at the airport. We look forward to seeing you! We're hoping to get some rest once we arrive home as I am sure we'll all be zonked! Our boys will need to see us and bond with their baby sis. We will all need to get on a good schedule together. We are looking forward to this new journey!

Blessings!!!

Happy Anniversary to my one and only love

Twelve years ago today my high school sweetheart and I were married. These past twelve years have FLOWN by! I am so thankful to have an incredible man in my life! It completely blows me away when I think about how amazing he has been opening his heart to the Fatherless and becoming passionate alongside of me. The transformation God has made in his heart is simply heart warming. I couldn't be more proud to be on this journey of life with anyone else.
God is sooo good to me!

Here's to many more years of growing, laughing, loving, and raising these sweet little blessings God has given us!

I love you!!!

Aquatic Center Fun with friends

Cole and Sophie Bryson
Brennan

We had a great time with our friends at the aquatic center!

I am enjoying this special time with my boys.
I don't know how I will survive without them for 9 days!

Please pray for us and for them!

Our Sweet Little Princess

Here's our director loving on our sweet girl. Melts my heart!Look at those cheekers!!!
God is so good!!!!!!!

Leaving in 17 days and New Pics!!!!!

So excited!! We are officially leaving the U.S. on June 25th to go and get out little Ethiopian Princess!!! It totally seems surreal!! We can't believe it!

Lola Joy has grown sooo much! I cannot wait to hold her in my arms!!!! 17 days and counting, Lola Joy!!!!!

Please be in prayer for our health, flights and travel, for sweet Lola and attaching to us, and for our precioius boys we'll be missing!!!!

More pics later. Off to a baseball game!!!