Must have been a slow news week...

When Jane, a reporter from our small town's weekly newspaper, called me a few weeks ago and asked if she could interview us about our Vietnam adoption, I figured it would be a nice *little* article in a quiet corner on page 18B or something. HELLO! Front page and huge! Gee thanks, Jane! Very nice article, you did a good job, but ya coulda warned me, lol!

Here are a few pics from last weekend. Lily got to enjoy her first lawn tractor ride with Dad & Thomas, and she loved it:

Lily has a new obsession--the joy of Cheerio's. She can't shove them into her mouth fast enough. I was finally able to capture her "Popeye" face in the 2nd picture.

Several families from our agency received their I600 approvals in the last week or two, so there is a whole big group of them going to Vietnam to get their babies this week. I am so happy and relieved for them--they have been waiting so long, and for a while it looked like they might not get to bring their babies home at all. I hope the US and Vietnam gov'ts can get their acts together and work out a new agreement so adoptions can continue--there are so many kids there who need families.

You can help these needy orphans by writing, emailing, calling your congresspeople and letting them know you want our gov't to work with Vietnam to continue the US-Vietnam adoption program. Here are links to help you find your representatives contact info:

http://www.senate.gov/

http://www.house.gov/

Other links that explain the problem better than I can:

http://www.jcics.org/Vietnam.htm

http://www.jcics.org/Child's%20Right%20Campaign%20-%20Recommendations.pdf

http://www.bringourchildrenhome.org/25901/61301.html

Please do what you can to help the beautiful children of Vietnam find loving homes.