We are adopting again...

It's been over a year since Droiy's adoption was finalized and almost two and a half years since Droiy arrived in the United States.  A lot has happen since that time.  We moved to Sublimity about a year ago so that Droiy could be near his sister and Ben could be near his job at Sublimity Elementary.  Sarah finished her PhD in March of 2012 and is starting a new job as an assistant professor at Corban University.  Droiy graduated from pre-school and will be starting kindergarden at Sublimity Elementary in the fall.  Also, we have made the decision to adopt a little girl from Ghana.

The Ghana adoption process has just started.  Our application was accepted by Faith International Adoption agency and now we are starting the homestudy and dossier process.  No specific child has been identified this time.  We will be going through the traditional international referral process this time. We will keep you informed as everything progresses.  Your prayers and encouragement are appreciated.

IT IS FINISHED!!

We finally adopted Droiy. June 9th, 2011 was the day we were officially declared to be Droiy's legal parents. The adoption certificate was signed in court in at 9 the morning by the Judge in front of our family. Our (new) lawyer, Robin Pope, was awesome! She made everythin happen so smoothly. If you ever need an international adoption attorney, we would gladyl recommend her.

Droiy wanted to wear a tie for the adoption. He was really excited to look just like his Papa. He was a little nervous, as you can see. But as soon as he got to the court house the police officer gave him a sticker badge and he got excited all over again!!

We received his birth certificate in the mail a few days later which lists Sarah as his legal mother and Ben as his legal father. Thanks to you all for your prayers and support. We really felt loved and help up through this whole adventure. We have another member of the family to pass on the legacy!

It is all done! Or should we say, it is just beginning...?

Our Rockstar

Just to give you a new update, we found a new lawyer. Our other lawyer did not seem to have the time to work on our case so we started looking for someone new about a month ago. Ben and Sarah have an appointment to draw up all the paperwork with her next week. She has successfully completed the adoption process of a Haitian parolee here in the State of Oregon, so we believe she is the lawyer for us. Keep our family in your prayers as we try to get the adoption completed stateside over the next few months. Also we have yet to hear back from Dr Bernard in Haiti, so it does not look like we will be doing an international adoption as originally planned. Hopefully this State of Oregon will be the last step in the adoption process until we get to make Droiy a legal US citizen 2 years from now.

On a lighter note, our son is becoming a Rock Star! He asked for a guitar for Christmas and his sister picked one out that fits him perfectly! We had to re-string it since he is left handed, but he is turning into a very talented musician. Here is proof:

No autographs please.

Droiy's Christmas Video

Merry Chirstmas to you all! We hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Droiy did a bit of a Christmas show for church - he sang three songs with the other preschoolers. This of course made us and both sets of grandparents, who were in attendance, very proud. Here is a bit of it so you can see how well he did.

For those of you asking about the grant situation: We have sent out our first grant application to the adoption aid organization called Show Hope. You can find out more info about it at showhope.org

We have also been asked to open an account for donations. We have been to the bank and are working on that. We'll let you know when it's all done. Thanks for all your prayers and love.

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord!" Luke 2:11

Growing up.

I know its very nerdy. But if you know me (Sarah), I am a nerdy. And graphing things is the epitome of nerdiness. Yet, I graph everything, so here goes...

Our little tiny, growth resticted orphan is growing up! When we first took him to the doctor after he arrived in the US, he was in the 5th percentile for weight and 10th percentile for height. Since then he has been steadily growing. I graphed his weight and height last night and he is in the 40th and 15th percentile respectively.

Every experience is a new one for our big boy. This is his Halloween costume. He was a teenage mutant ninja turtle. For those of you who were not into the TMNTs, he was Leonardo.

Still adorable as usual. This is Droiy after his second hair cut.

He loves to make us laugh.



As he grows up he is becoming bossier too!
He always has an opinion about EVERYTHING!!



He asked us to dress him up like a cat.



He loves helping out in the kitchen.
He makes waffles for us every Saturday morning.

Please keep our family in your prayers: We decided to apply for some adoption grants in order to afford the second half of the adoption expenses for Droiy.

Summer Update #2

The Comstock Families (Ben, Sarah, Droiy, Grandad, Nana and Jenny) went to the beach this Summer for an overnight trip. This was Droiy's first trip to the Oregon Coast.

Of course, in order to be prepared, Jenny and Droiy got snorkling gear.

They played in the frigid water with their Papas...

...and Droiy got sand everywhere!

Droiy and Grandad had a great time!
So did the rest of the family.

Summer update #1 - Camping

Droiy's first camping experience with his sister and grandparents.

Droiy, Ben and Grandad on the boat, fishing.

Droiy and Jenny hanging out.

Droiy and Jenny looking cool in their sunglasses.

Droiy helping Nana cook breakfast.

Droiy and Jenny trying out their sleeping bags...

...and hanging out in the tent.

Droiy and Ben fishing.

It was a fun weekend!