It's ANOTHER girl!

We were just looking...

And Carol was the one who fell in love!

This is Caera.

Her name is pronounced KEE-ra.

It is gaelic for friend.

They think she is a Australiain shepard and boxer mix.

Caera is about 40 pounds.

She will be 2 on the 4th of July.

A Gi-normous Barbie!

This is why Papa is no longer allowed

to go shopping with Mariah.

A Weekend at Brian and Paula's Cabin

This is sooo not roughing it!

Beach Baby!

Cheye LOVES Uncle Brian!

Home Sweet Home

Loving the water!

Mariah LOVED the sandcastle sand!

Cheye's first time to Lake Superior!

Cousin Day!

Not evil, FUN!!!

Gabe LOVED this!

Busy boy!

A Day at the Beach

Lake Superior

Father's Day Weekend 2009

Cheye flying a kite...
Another first.

A BARBIE kite!?
Auntie Brian ROCKS!!!

One happy kid!

Good-Bye GRADE School!

Cheye on her last day!!!

I wish I could do a side by side of first and last!

WHAT a DIFFERENCE!

with her teacher

Some of her friends
One of her BEST friends

Getting the diploma!

Nervous about shaking the Principal's hand!

Getting close!

We were just contacted by Cheyenne's Social Worker.
She finally got the paper work and approval she was waiting for!

Now we have to wait for our Adoption Worker to get back from her honeymoon
so she can file HER papers. Then we can file our intent to adopt... Then wait for a court date!

It could be as soon as a month... The Social Worker's last adoptions have taken 6-8 weeks from this point though so we are assuming it will be mid- to end of June...
Maybe early July...

This should have taken 3 months and we are now entering month 9...
We are excited to be at a point where we are actually thinking about an actual
court date and finalizing Cheye's adoption!
Cheye will be so relieved when it is final and she is legally
Cheyenne Louise Thomas-McCarty!

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers!