One Year Ago Today ...

... A court in Ethiopia declared little Simon Kebebe to be an Ailor! You can read about it here. We were just so thankful for the news because in the days leading up to our court date, other families did not pass through court and we were very concerned. So when the phone rang around 9:15 a.m. that morning, we were truly prepared for news that we would be assigned a second court date. But our case worker told us we had passed and we couldn't believe it! The relief and joy was overwhelming. And what a year it's been since then. From our travel call coming on April 1 -- about 3 weeks earlier than expected and an unheard of 2 weeks after passing court -- to our time in Ethiopia and learning to be a family of 3. It has been an incredible year.

"Cheeessssse!"