pIctures pf my beautiful boys with our T shirt and gifts

You've got me crying at work! I love what you guys are doing and those really are such beautiful boys!

I am so happy for you! Your boys are beautiful!

that is absolutely amazing Alicia. I am so happy for you!!

Their smiles are just amazing! They have so much love for you already! Congrats!

how incredible im speechless and crying your amazing alicia

I just tried to take myself shopping..but I kept crying at the mall..Im pathetic....then I read all that you guys wrote and I CANT STOP CRYING>>>>I think Im going to make Tshirts for me and Dex with THEIR pitcures on it, take a pic of us wearing them and send it to them!!!
Im keepinga life book for them, scrap book..and Im documenting everything..I even found an online scrapbook stroe that sells adoption scrapbook, so Ill ahve a page dedicated to their orphanage, their first time meeting me and Dex, etc..I just cant imagine if Im this happy NOW over a picture..how I will feel when I see them! Im going to explode or something. I just feel so blessed to be able to do this and to have such support from everyone, you guys are an amazing support as well as our family and everyone..its just truly amazing! Someone asked if we could send them video or audio, and we cant. We arent allowed to send any more gifts, just cards and pictures, although I snuck a few small gifts in their Valentines that they will receive ina few weeks. Our frame that we sent them has our voices saying we love thema nd we cant wait to meet them..we werent supposed to send that either, but I snuck that too. I need to stop and obey the rules, I dont want to lose my privilege of being able to write to them!
I am just so happy! Im not going to be able to sleep tonight!!!
Thanks again for all your beautiful and kind words..you really know how to make me feel good!!!!

You are such a special person, alicia - I am so happy for you dex!

They look so happy!!! I can't wait until they are home with you!

Congratulations!!! They are two very handsome boys!!

Wow, this is just amazing. I am so happy for you and DH, and for these 2 beautiful boys. They must be so excited.
I think I remember reading that they know eachother, is that right?

Thank you!!! I probably wont know when I can go and get them for a few months..what happens is our paperwork goes to Ethiopa, then it has to be processed, once they get a court date, someone there goes to court and represents us..then they file for their visas and passports and birth cretificates with our names as their parents. I do have their birth parents names, which I will keep in their scrap books as to not forget them. Both child's parents have passed from AIDS, its very sad. But so when they go to court..I will travel 6 to 8 weeks after that court date. So when I get there, they are legally my children and they can come stay with me in the hotel, and we can go on adventures in Africa together! It will be amazing! We will visit the oprhange daily, as Im sure they will be sad to say goodbye to friends..but it will be a wonderful experience. I have to stay there about two weeks and Im pretty sure my mom is going to come with me. Dex wants to go, but with his tumor, he will be laid out from surgery and will need to use up atleast a week of his vacation time and we agreed that it would be more beneficial to the boys that Dex can take off time when they are here, this way we can do some family bonding together when they are home. So on an average, families travel about four months after their paperwork gets to Ethiopia, so ours should get there by Feb 1..so Im looking at Early June to travel..so hopefully Ill have all summer long to work on their English, get em ready for school and just show them around. I want to show them EVERYTHING>.but I dont want to overwhelm them. They are coming from no running water, waering dirty dirty clothes..to this..its a good change, but they may not see it as good, their little lives are going to be turned upside down..its gotta be scary. And when they meet me..theyre really going to eb scared..cause Im going to be a blubbering crying mess.

They are so precious. I was so excited to see you post there pictures! They are lucky kids to be getting both of you as parents. They look so innocent and happy. Congrats to all of you. I am crying tears of joy!

Thank you very very much!!! My phone has been ringing of the hook because I sent their pictures to every person that I know!!! Its so exciting! I feel liek Im in adaze..as soon as I goto domething else..I feel like I dont really have these pictures..that Im in dream!! Its all just too good to be true!!! Im so proud of them..and they arent even technically mine yet/ I just love them, their smiles, their eyes, the way the hold their heads. their hands..oh gosh..I cant believe they are my boys!!!!!