What a difference a year makes

Seriously. What a difference. I know I have been the biggest blogger slacker ever. I don't know if it's not having time or not having energy or maybe just not having anything good to say but I have fallen off the face of the blogger world. I have to admit that I really didn't even come on here to blog, haha. Yep, I'm admitting it. I've been working on Maya's Lifebook and couldn't for the life of me find pictures from our trip to Thailand. I had a light bulb moment and thought, hmm, the blog? Thank God for the blog! As I was searching for the photos, I couldn't help but read the entries from when we first got Maya. I'm so glad I wrote all that stuff because my memory is failing me. I use to have such a great memory but now it's gone. Not sure where it went but I wonder if it's with my patience. Anyway, it was really great reading how far we have come and how truly blessed we have been. My heart breaks for all of my fellow adoptive parents to be who have all been caught on the seemingly never ending wait to China adoption :(

Speaking of adoption, we are still waiting to finalize Maya's adoption. The bureaucracy just never seems to end. I have to remind myself that nothing good is ever easy. I only hope for one small favor and that is to finalize the adoption this year so we can use the Adoption Tax Credit for 2009. Unfortunately for fellow adoptive parents, the Tax Credit is set to expire in the year 2010 unless something gets passed before then. Fingers crossed for all you guys.

The girls are up from their naps. I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from our zoo trip last month. Fun times! Still hard to believe that Maya is 3 and Julia will be turning 2 in August. Time flies!