Weekend Fun

Last weekend was filled with lots of fun, laughs, and...wine. :) I enjoyed a girls night out with friends on Saturday. We went to see "Grease" at the Broadway Theatre and then enjoyed wine and chocolate at my new fav lounge, Sweet O.

Dan and I saw Michael Buble in concert Sunday night and had soo much fun! If you aren't familiar with Michael yet, I'm sure you will be. They say he's the next Frank Sinatra. He is such a great entertainer and the concert was awesome.

Sonja--when you read this...know that we missed you at "Grease". Someday we will have to visit you in your new beautiful home in South Carolina! :) You're my favorite Southern Belle! :)

Babies On The Way!!

The CCAA has just updated their website and many families will be seeing their little ones faces for the first time this weekend! Congratulations! For the rest of us, we just inched up a little closer in line! The following is from our agency:

Children's Hope is delighted to announce the arrival of 15 China
referrals for our 11/8/05 log in date families on July 6, 2007.
There were 14 beautiful little girls and one very handsome little
boy. They are from the Guangxi and Guangdong provinces. They range
in age from 9 to 14 months, one 17 month old and one 26 month old
(parents requested up to 3 years of age). These referrals were for
the 11/8/05 through 11/14/05 log in dates. These families waited 20
months from log in date to referral. We expect these families to
travel in about 8 weeks.

Congratulations to these families and all our China families who
have moved up in line!

Busy Busy!!

Sorry to leave you hanging these past couple weeks. Life has been blurring by! Here is an update on what's new for the Davenport's:

1) Dan turned 34 on Sunday!

2) I learned how to place PICC lines (central catheters) at work..very fun, however the first one was nervewrecking!

3) I got my official acceptance letter from ASU for my Nurse Practitioner graduate program. I start in August.

4) Dan & I joined a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym. We love it! I'm addicted to kickboxing. Dan loves the Jiu Jitsu. He looks really hot in his Gi. :)

5) We bought Lauren's playroom furniture. Very fun! I will post pictures soon. I just have to assemble one more piece.

Well, I need to go pick up Dan from work, we're having one of our cars serviced today, so we carpooled.

Have a great week everyone!

Our 8th Wedding Anniversary

Today is our 8th wedding anniversary! We celebrated last weekend by going to the J.W. Marriott resort here in town. We layed by the pool drinking Pina Colada's, laughed together on the lazy river, and enjoyed talking for hours around the fire pit at the outdoor Vista Lounge.

Above is the view from our room. Sorry, it's as far as my camera got this weekend. :)

My Porch

I was tagged by Seventh Diamond to post my porch...here it is! My door is always open to any of you!


When we built our home, I picked this design just for the porch. I am from Michigan where most homes have porches. I love to sit outside on my bench and watch the sun come over the mountains in the morning. We often have hot air balloons rising in the sky as well. It's a good spot to start the day with a cup of coffee and thank God for my many, many blessings.

West Fork Trail

The first weekend in June we headed for the West Fork Trail in Oak Creek Canyon, AZ. It's about a 1.5 hour drive from our home, but when you get here you feel like you are in a different world. This trail follows the Oak Creek and is absolutely beautiful. You can just feel the stress melt off as soon as you arrive. It is absolutely my favorite trail.


Shhhh...she thinks she's a Labrador, let's not tell her any different. :)

Incoming!

Well, another batch of referrals are on their way! Congratulations to all the families who are receiving their little ones faces in the mail this weekend! It looks like the referral cut-off was November 7th 2005. So, slowly but surely, we are moving up in line!

Dan and I are off for a weekend away to celebrate our 8th Anniversary! I will post more later. Have a great weekend everyone!

Seventh Diamond--Thanks for tagging me! I will post my porch soon! :)

Love,Wine, & Chocolate

We had such a nice date last night. We went to the new restaurant,"Sweet O". It's a wine and chocolate lounge. Need I say more... Afterwards we walked around the shopping area, watched the water show, laughed, held hands...I am so in love. :)

Thirsty

Thirsty for a big batch of referrals and good news for Rose and her family.

Rose

I saw this post on Steph's site and wanted to pass on the prayer request for little Rose. You can find out how to pray by going to Mark's blog. Mark and Megan have been in the process of adopting Rose and their world came crashing down last Saturday.

Memorial Day

I watched the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS last night and had tears streaming down my face for most of it. I was reminded of the cost of our freedom. I am so thankful to our troops who are fighting for us now and for those who have fought in the past.

Lauren's Dresser Arrived!

Lauren's room is coming together! I can't wait to sit and fill the dresser drawers with my sweet girls clothes. I would start tonight, but we are having dinner with friends an hour from now. Had to post pictures first though! :) The picture frame is one my mom gave me at the beginning of our journey to Lauren. It will sit on her dresser and wait until we have Lauren's first picture to be framed. For now, we have our LID notification card. :) Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!

Congratulations Leah!!

Today our little flower girl graduates from High School! Wow, where has the time gone! Leah was our flower girl and she's also my cousin. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. I am so proud of her and wish I could be at her graduation ceremony today in Michigan. Congratulations Leah! You have such a bright future.

All our love!!

Stay Sunday Forever..

It's one of those weekends, that I don't want to end. I find myself trying to hold on to the time. Dan and I went to the Arizona Broadway Theatre last night. It is one of my favorite dates we go on. It's a dinner theatre and they always have a menu that goes along with the play's theme. So, last night we had a wonderful Greek meal, saw a great show, during intermission we had coffee and dessert, and then watched the second half of the play. It is so romantic and fun!

Other than this, we have watched movies at home, walked Bailey, and ate out for breakfast. ahhh...life is so good!!

And, ready or not, here comes Monday. I work 6 12-hour shifts this week. I am taking advantage of the double overtime they are offering, so needless to say, You won't hear much from my blog this week. I hope you all have a great week!!

It Was A Good Run

Our Suns fought with their hearts to the very end... can't ask for more. See you next year Suns!!

Go Suns!!

Sun's -- Game 6!!!

Well, Basketball playoffs are always full of nail-biting moments, and this year is no different....tonight is game 6 for our Suns!! Nash has been unbelievable and this series with the Spurs has been dramatic to say the least. You may be wondering why the fans in the picture above are wearing hockey gear, it's because the first 4 games in this series have looked more like hockey than basketball with checks and blows from the Spurs. Tonight, we will be on the edge of our seats rooting for our Suns!!

Arizona Adoption Mama's...A Day at the Spaahhhhh...

Wednesday, we arizona adoption mama's, celebrated Mother's Day together! We had facials at the beautiful Red Door Spa. My facial felt like angel wings on my face, it was heavenly. Terri bought us lunch, which we enjoyed in the "relaxation room". We then sipped wine while lounging in the pool. It was so fun and I had such a good time chatting and laughing with Terri and Mary. What great friends I have met on this Journey to Lauren!! Next year, I hope we can meet for Mother's Day with our little girls in tow!

New at Jiinkin Kids

Just in case you haven't visited Jiinkin Kids at the "Wise Family" site, here is a sample of her new artwork she put out recently. Isn't she talented!! I'm getting this one for Lauren's playroom. :)

Butterfly In The Sky

I spent yesterday with my mom, grandma, sister, sister-in-love, nephew Gavin, and niece Grace!! We went to the Botanical Gardens and especially enjoyed the Butterfly exhibit. The exhibit is here temporarily right now. It has hundreds of butterflies from all over the world and you can walk into this exhibit and the butterflies are flying all around you. It's incredible. My grandma has always loved butterflies and she just loved this. My nephew, Gavin, was so fun to watch too. :)Here are some pictures from our day.

Digging To China

Remember in elementary school we would talk about digging to China....Think it works??? Shovel anyone??? :)

Please Pray for Steph

Please stop for a moment and pray for Steph right now.

14th LID Anniversary!!

Has it really been 14 months?? Gosh, it seems like...2!! HA!! Just kidding everyone...
Yes, today marks 14 months that our dossier has patiently been waiting in line in China. I think I will go hunt out blogs with recent referral pictures to keep me smiling now. :)

Hope you're having a great day everyone!

My Linquistic Profile

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English 25% Upper Midwestern 5% Yankee 0% Dixie 0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

A funny story along these lines happened on Dan on I's first date. I had recently moved to Arizona from Michigan. While on our date, he asked me if I had any pet's. I said yes, I have a blonde Cocker spaniel. He said, oh, I'm sorry. I said, why? He said, I'm sorry he's blind. I said no, He's blonde. He said, I know, I'm sorry to hear he's blind. :)

Mother's Day Celebration

I celebrated Mother's Day with my mom, grandma, and family today. We went to Ah So (Sushi and Tapanaki) restaurant. It was lot's of fun and I got to hold little Grace again...aghhh..I love holding her. :) Laughing and playing with my nephew Gavin is always a highlight of my day as well. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by such an awesome family.

You may be wondering why we celebrated today, well, that would be because I am an absolute dork. I scheduled myself to work the F, Sat,Sun of Mother's Day weeekend, before realizing it was Mother's Day weekend! :0

Anyway, I wanted to share with you the sweet card my mom got for me this Mother's Day. It read:

Becoming a mom
is right around the corner
Good thing you already have
what a baby needs most
hugs and kisses and lots of love.

Happy Mother's Day
(a little bit early)

It was so nice to be included in the Mother's Day festivities. If I had a million dollars I could not give my mom a gift that would tell her how much I love her and how much she means to me.

Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow "Mother's-to-be"!!

Referral Update

The CCAA sent out another batch of referrals!! They have now completed dossiers with an L.I.D. of November 1st 2005 or earlier. We are finally into November!!Remember...we just need to knock out November, December, January, and February and then we get our first glimpse of Lauren in the mail!!

Congratulations to all of you who will soon be getting your referral!!