Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Birthday Gift!

Beau here. Today is my birthday. Here is a nice gift. Got the call on referral two hours. Twins, 11 months old, boy and girl. More later. Praising Him...

46 comments:

Amy B. said...

Yea!!!! I can't believe this day has finally come. I have goosebumps from head to toe. I am so excited for you guys. You will have to email me and let me see and hear all the details. Plus...I may have pictures? Happy Birthday! What a great day!!
breedlove75@hotmail.com

Amy

Rebecca said...

A boy and a girl?! How fun is that! So excited for you guys...I feel like you all have been waiting forever. I'm sure you're looking at their sweet little faces non-stop! CONGRATS!

graceling said...

God bless you and praises to him! I am soooooo thrilled for you!!!!!!

And Happy Birthday, too!!!!

Jan and Randy said...

Happy Birthday and Congratulations! That is awesome news!

Jan
(A fellow FBI lister)

Zach and Erin Kennedy said...

I have been following your blog and checking it daily for news. I am so excited!!! I can not believe twins! That is so awesome. If you do plan on sharing pictures I would love to be on the list. zach_erin@cox.net
I will be praying for a very speedy process from this point on. We too are waiting for a court date! Here's to waiting!

The Soucys said...

CONGRATULATIONS! This is amazing news!

graceling said...

Okay, I have only been aware of your referral for, like, 4 minutes, and I am already bursting with the need for news! Can't wait to hear all about it! (and you could feel free to send me pics, if you want:)
yellow_grace at yahoo....

Jennifer said...

Holy cow! How wonderful!!!!! Can't wait to hear details!

Kimberly Baggett said...

words do not convey the joy i feel for you!!!! i cannot believe this day has finally come!! i am in tears and so glad that the Lord has revealed your children to you! all in His perfect time! congratulations on your sweet double blessings!

Tiffany said...

Happy Birthday to say the least! :) The best gifts come directly from Heaven, don't they! Blessings,

Monica said...

What an amazing birthday gift! Congratulations, Beau and Natalie! I'm so excited for you!! :)

Angie said...

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
This is soooo very exciting! Happy Birthday, FANTASTIC! Please email me so I can look for their photos. :)
CONGRATS!

Susan and Chad said...

How SWEEEEET it is! We couldn't be happier for you! Blessings!

mama becca said...

WAHOOOO! Finally! I'm so so so so so so so so excited!!!! PRAISE GOD!
happy birthday indeed!

Amber said...

Oh my gosh, that is so AWESOME and Happy Birthday! What a great present. Tell us more when you have time.

J, A, T and Y said...

Oh how great....congratulations!!!!!!

Lori said...

Oh, thank goodness! It finally happened. We're so happy for you guys!

Jocelyn said...

FINALLY!!! YAY!! Congrats, I can't wait to hear more about your little ones...and happy birthday!

Jana said...

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! SO SO excited!!!!! Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Farmboy and Buttercup said...

Wonderful news.

While in Ethiopia, we pestered Belay a little bit about your family, so when Belay let it slip out about you being matched with twins while we were there, I SO wanted to spill the beans to you.

Congrats again!!!

Hey, twins are great.

emily said...

Praising the Lord for your family today!! What an amazing birthday gift. I can't wait to get more information. Twins- how perfect.

God is good, ALL the time.

CHRISTY said...

Finally! Congratulations! We're so excited for your family.

Meredith said...

The blog community is having a celebration tonight for the Fournet family. This is such wonderful news. We can't wait for details! Congrats!

Shawn and Jami said...

Congratulations and Happy Birthday Beau! Will be waiting for more news:)

Anonymous said...

HAPPY, HAPPY, JOYOUS BIRTHDAY!!! I am so excited for you. You all must be so relieved to finally have that wait over. I can't wait to hear all about it and eventually see their beautiful faces!!! Congratulations with all my heart!! xoxo Oh yeah, and if you are sharing.... hdaileader@optonline.net :)

Andrea said...

Congratulations!!! I have been checking for awhile now waiting to see about your referral! What an exciting day!!!!!!

kristen said...

congrats! brandy told me first, so excited for you guys. Twins are tons of fun:) I have a few books for you! hope the time flies by until you get to meet them!
kristen and scott

Kristy -Mom To 9 Blessings said...

Oh my goodness! I have God bumps all over! What a gift! Congratulations and blessings to the entire Fournet family!
Love,
Kristy

Jim and Debbie said...

I am overjoyed for you! I've been checking your blog daily just waiting to see those amazing words that your referral has finally come! You've been so patient waiting on God's perfect timing. Best wishes to you all!!
Blessings,
Debbie

Amy said...

A boy AND a girl! Twins! Congratulations you guys! Amazing!

Anonymous said...

Missy & I are so very, very excited for you guys! You guys have waited well and it's a joy to hear about this gift from the Lord. We can't wait to meet your newest additions & to celebrate with you!

- The Leventhals!

Nicholas said...

Wow!! Congratulations! Twins!!!

Shelly Roberts said...

REJOICING with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~Shelly

the Steiger's said...

What a birthday gift. I am so happy for you. Congratulations.
Lenka

Carol said...

WOW! I take a little blog vacation and news breaks out all over the place! So happy for you and the family. Happy Belated Birthday, Beau!
Carol

Erica said...

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How fun!!! What an awesome Gift from the Lord!! Rejoicing with you!

~Laura~ said...

holy cow!!!! YAY!!! I'm so excited!!!! This is the greatest news ever! Can you tell I'm excited? I'm using lots of !!!!!! I need to see the babes. addiesmommy@hotmail.com

Happy Birthday!!!

familyinflux said...

I was so excited to see that you got your referral!! I may have some pictures for you...we took some of a set of twins at the Gladney foster home. They may be your kiddos! Email me and I will send them to you.
Dauray
dauray@gmail.com

Eileen and Jerry Mestas said...

WOW!!! Congratulations!!! I am sooo excited for you! Can't wait to hear more about those precious babies!! Happy birthday too by the way... :-)

Lori S said...

Awww! How awesome! I'm sure they are absolutely beautiful!
Lori

Kristi J said...

Wow...congrats! I've followed your blog and am in the beginning process of adoption from Ethiopia myself. I have two girls and two boys and would love boy, girl twins...you are very blessed!
Kristi Johnson
www.weloveourlucy.blogspot.com

Renee said...

YEAH!!! Finally, I know it must have been hard for you guys to see all the sibling referrals go out right before you got on the waitlist! Good things always come at the right time. Hoping you will find your way to your little ones soon!
Renee

coffeemom said...

YAHOOOOOO!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! TWINS!!!! WOWeee!! How thrilled you must be and how sweet it is after this wait. I will go back and check my pics, not sure I saw twins but hten again, I'm still in that blurry jet lag phase......So happy for you!!!

mama becca said...

Um, not to pressure you or anything, but I'm DYING to hear the story :).
Enjoy your weekend!
becca

Leah Reeves said...

How wonderful! Are in the Dallas area? We are in Austin.

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday!! OMGoodness!!! SO exciting! We have a little girl and a little boy waiting for us in Ethiopia, too! Ages 3, and 2. SO excited for you!!! Wowza!!