Referral Anniversary

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary of seeing Emma's picture for the first time on January 4. She has grown so much since we first received this picture. She is such a beautiful child. She is so full of life. We thank God each day for sending this special baby to our family.

Moving, Christmas, Snow Days, Best Wishes for 2008

The past month has been a speedy blur. We closed on our old and new house on December 7. We began moving into our new house on December 13. We finally have everything from both houses either in storage or at our new house. We still have LOTS of boxes to unpack, but we are finally done packing and moving so much stuff!

We had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Curt and I celebrated 12 years of marital bliss on December 23. We went to the mall to finish our shopping and had a slice of pizza for dinner. LOL. My brother, Tim, and his wife, Katy, came home from Colorado for a visit. We really enjoyed getting to spend some quality time with both of them. The time just went too quickly! We were once again blessed with a wonderful Christmas. It was such a delight to watch the girls open thier gifts. Christmas brings magic alive in a child's eyes.

We got two extra days of vacation due to a big snow. The girls spent some time outside playing in the snow. Emma wasn't really sure what to expect when she went down the hill with me on the sled. She didn't like the snow blowing back in her face. Darya had a great time especially when Curt brought home a new sleek sled. We had a couple of near death experiences zooming down the big hill!

We hope everyone has a blessed new year in 2008. While we never know what will happen at any moment, we trust in God's grace. We thank Him for His abundant love. Happy New Year!

Fun Fall Day

The girls enjoyed playing outside on this warm fall day. Emma got her first experience at playing in the leaves. She loves to mimic Darya's actions. I'm trying my hand at posting a video on the blog. LOL.

Riverfront Property

We have been busy over the last four weeks preparing to buy a house in Poca. During our last boating adventure on October 20, my mom had spotted an open house in the newspaper. With his great sense of navigation, my dad was able to find the property along the river. We docked the boat and went up to the open house. We couldn't believe all the pluses about this house. We had been talking for the last 6+ months about getting a fairly large piece of property and building a house with my parents (in-law wing). The description on the flyer read "great in-law quarters". The house is 3700+ square feet and is situated on 5+ acreas with 750 square feet of riverfront property. We placed an offer on the house before we had made it back to the marina. Our biggest dilema was to sell two houses! Our house went into contract approximatel two weeks after it went on the market. My parent's house just went into contract on Saturday. We are planning on closing our house and the new house during the week of December 10. I guess we will be decorating for Christmas as we unload the boxes from the UHAUL.

We are trying to begin the tedious task of packing boxes. Darya will also have to change schools after the Christmas break. She is a little nervous about meeting new friends, but we don't think our social butterfly will have any trouble adjusting to new school.

We look forward to having family and friends at our new abode. There will be plenty of room for everyone to play!

Happy Thanksgiving

We just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the many blessings that God has provided for our family. We are especially grateful for our beautiful girls. They bring smiles to our hearts each day!

Happy Halloween

Our girls enjoyed several Halloween events this October including a Girl Scout party, Halloween dance, Trunk or Treat, and Trick or Treat Night. Darya was Pocahontas. Emma was a ladybug. They had fun dressing up in their costumes. Happy Halloween!

The Ferguson Family Blog

I have really enjoyed reading various blogs from my adoption community. I have an adoption website (http://www.babysites.com/sites/emmaferguson/) that I setup when our family traveled to China. This was a great way for our family and friends to travel with us to get Emma. I thought I would setup a blog to post updates on our day-to-day life. I hope you enjoy watching our family!