Our children

So, here is SOME of the long awaited news. We found out on Tuesday more about the children that God has for our family. Sorry we can't show pictures yet, but when we can we will.

They are TWIN GIRLS! - the ONLY sibling group that this agency has up for adoption. (Talk about God making it clear which kids belong in our family, and TWINS no less!!!)
They will be 2 YEARS OLD on December 15th!
Right now their names are Anais and Xiomara. They are healthy. They are SMALL. When they were born they only weighed around 3 pounds 5 ounzes, but their biological mother is only about 5 feet tall and very thin.

Anais, the "oldest" means pure and saintly. We're planning on calling her Elizabeth Ana or Eliana for short.
Xiomara means bright star. We're planning on calling her Esther Saye. We had planned to name her Eva, but since Esther means star just like her current name we switched to Ester. (Eva Garcia I hope you understand why!! - I know you were excited to share your name with our little girl.)

As of right now, the judge has all of our paperwork, petitioning for foster care custody. This part could take a while, but God is in control and we want HIS timing! Once we have our permanent residency which we are assured should be here SOON - or at the latest by the end of January, we can petition for the final adoption decree. YAHOO!!!

For now, I have to continue reading LOTS on attachment. I have a bit more shopping to do. Shoes. Baby Gates. Get some borrowed items from fellow missionaries to use until we leave for furlough in just 9 short months. And finally, meet and bring home our new little girls!