Ellisa Faith is coming home!!

We are so happy to announce that we recieved Ellisa's pink slip tonight and our appointment with the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala. We will be flying to Guatemala on Saturday April 5th, we will get custody of Elli Sunday, our appointment with the Embassy is Monday morning at 7:15, we will get her visa on Tuesday and will fly home on Wednesday. Praise the Lord!!!!! We are so blessed right now, I can hardly believe that in a week and two day I will be holding my precious baby girl. Please keep us in your prayers! I am anxious to leave my boys and travel to another country, but I know the Lord has paved the way and will be there with us the whole time. Ellisa's story is such a testimony to God's power and His grace and we are so excited to finally be united as a family.

Pictures of Ellisa Faith on March 20th

I'm saving all my smiles for my family:)

Who are these people?

Where's my mom and dad?

Swinging away

Just chillin', waiting for my mom and dad to come get me!

Fun with Jason

Daddy daughter truck time!

Who do you think is stronger? I'm voting for Asher:)

Aren't they cute?!

The protective father overlooking.

Fun with the Haddix's

Everyone tackle Daddy!

Mandy wanted a hug and Ashton wanted to wrestle.

I'm flying!!!!

Sweet Madi and Mommy time.

Wrestling with Jason

Ashton trying to intimidate Jason with his muscles.

It must have worked cause he took Jason down!

Miss Madi Moo

Friends one minute, enemies the next. Can you tell this was a forced hug:)

Jake's good buddy Alysa

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They have become Wii masters.

The best birthday present ever!!!

Chris and I are on our way out to celebrate his 29th birthday and the fact that we are offically new parents. We got our adoption decree and Ellisa is offically ours!!! Praise the Lord. Right now we are waiting on her birth certificate to be changed so that Chris and I are listed as her mother and father. She now legally has the last name Carter. After that they will do the final DNA test to ensure she is the same baby. Then they will send us a pink slip that will authorize us to come get her and give us the date of our appointment with the US embassy in Guatemala. All together they are estimating we will go to Guatemala in about 5 weeks. That would make her a little over 6 1/2 months old when we go. We cannot wait to hold her and kiss her sweet cheeks.

Praise the Lord Ellisa Faith is coming home!!!!!!

The proud new mommy

It is hard to express the joy we are feeling right now. God has been so good to us and to Ellisa. I am so proud of all three of my children!

Ellisa's first bathing suit

We bought this bathing suit to take to Guatemala with us because we will be staying in a hotel with a pool. I had so much fun shopping for it and am so excited that we will get to take her swimming for the first time!