The month of October has been really amazing for our family! Let me begin by introducing my soon-to-be daughter-in-law Kaylie! Gabe proposed October 10th and she said yes! WooHoo!! His proposal idea was really thought out and planned and totally him! ....let's just say it had to do with target practicing!
They are planning a summer wedding. LOVE this and we are so excited for them!
October 20th, we passed Ethiopian Court! "T" and "B" are now official Klaasen's and we long to get them home! We have all the required documents completed and are waiting for them to be submitted to the US Embassy in Ethiopia to get a date to travel! (Literally having just completed them at 4am today!...yes, we check our email at all times of the day and night when waiting for international adoption documents and do whatever it takes!)
Praise the Lord for 3 new daughters!!!
Thank you all for your continued prayers! What amazing peace we feel. Our trip went unbelievably well in all ways, thanks to your prayers! We truly feel them! Please continue to pray for our girls as they wait. Days must seem like weeks for them....they do for us! The girls both long to have families, which was evident by our visits with them. Although we realize all they must soon leave, it brings me more joy to think about all they will soon gain. Pray they are at peace about leaving their homeland and adjust well to life with their new family. Each one of us is so anxious to have them home! Can't wait for all their "new firsts" here in Michigan!
They are planning a summer wedding. LOVE this and we are so excited for them!
October 20th, we passed Ethiopian Court! "T" and "B" are now official Klaasen's and we long to get them home! We have all the required documents completed and are waiting for them to be submitted to the US Embassy in Ethiopia to get a date to travel! (Literally having just completed them at 4am today!...yes, we check our email at all times of the day and night when waiting for international adoption documents and do whatever it takes!)
Praise the Lord for 3 new daughters!!!
Thank you all for your continued prayers! What amazing peace we feel. Our trip went unbelievably well in all ways, thanks to your prayers! We truly feel them! Please continue to pray for our girls as they wait. Days must seem like weeks for them....they do for us! The girls both long to have families, which was evident by our visits with them. Although we realize all they must soon leave, it brings me more joy to think about all they will soon gain. Pray they are at peace about leaving their homeland and adjust well to life with their new family. Each one of us is so anxious to have them home! Can't wait for all their "new firsts" here in Michigan!
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| Gabe & Kaylie |
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| Literally a minute before meeting our girls for the first time! =) |
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| Gorgeous Ethiopia! |
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| This day was almost too good to be true! Jesse totally amazed us in so many ways while on this trip together. I plan to write about this day in particular later, but will give you a brief description now. Jesse choose to sponsor a child in Ethiopia, while in Ethiopia! AND, literally got to meet her 20 minutes later! Here, she is thanking him =) |
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| Jesse & our guide overlooking the view at Debre Libanos, north of Addis |
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| Mt. Entoto, after court =) |
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| The view from the top of our guest house! |
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| Jesse with our dear friends at the Morning Coffee Guesthouse! |
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| Jesse tried every food set before him! Here, he is eating authentic Ethiopian food- which he really liked! His favorite was shiro eaten with injara. |
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| Since we aren't able to share pictures of the girls yet, their hands will have to do! |
Love the pictures! Especially the ones with Jesse! ......and of the future Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Klaasen!! Love those tiny little hands.thanks so much for sharing!
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