Time flies when you're having fun!!!

Well let me just start with how very blessed we are to have Maiah in our family. She was born a Petrin, it just took us a while to realize that she was out there waiting for us. We have had so much fun and have really seen her true personality come out. We believe the flower is now in full bloom as you will see when you look at the photos. Now that the weather has warmed up, we have been doing some fun outdoor activities!! May started with some amazing friends of ours (Carol & Ben)coming for a 30 day visit from Mongolia. Maiah so enjoyed seeing her friend and we did lots of fun things with them. Maiah especially enjoyed riding all the rides with Ben at Busch Gardens. I don't think they missed one ride. It was a long day for the Mommies!! Maiah just loves the outdoors and the water. I have to pull her out of the pool everyday and she cried when we left the waterpark. I think she thought we would never go back. Little does she know that we have season passes:) She kept saying "I want more slides and more water!!" I think Mongolia needs a waterpark even if it would only be open for 6 weeks a year:) Maiah has a best little friend as you have probably seen in some photos over the past couple of months. Every morning she wakes up and asks for Vannah. Her little friends name is Savannah but Maiah has given her a nickname. They are so cute togehter, it warms my heart to see her in new little friendships as that was the most heartwrenching part of this. She still asks about her closest friends from the Childrens Place and is now asking for them to come to her house!! It's very sad but watching her grow and now with friends to call her own brings so many smiles and joy. Our family cannot explain what adopting Maiah has done for our family, it has changed all of us in so many ways. We have given her hope and she has brought us so much more........So much, that we are starting the process all over again. Roller Coaster ride here we come!! We believe God has another child for us in Mongolia. It's the best ride we have ever taken. We need prayer for the following: a new lady has taken over adoptions in Mongolia and is learning her job and moving very slow and it seems that adoptions are not really a priority. We are praying that her heart would change and that the children of Mongolia would be set free to families in country or internationally. We need things to open up and move so that these waiting kids can be set in families. Several of Maiahs friends are now 4& 5. Please pray that we can get our paperwork done and submitted quickly as Derek is up for orders and any moving could hinder another adoption. We also challenge you to pray and consider opening up your home to a child. It's not for everyone but it may be for you. We pray that by sharing this journey, it has helped bridge gaps between families and waiting children..........