Once again, I've been horrible at updating the blog. The past several months have been very busy for our family. Nikolas has officially graduated from preschool and will be starting kindergarten in a couple of months. He's made so much progress since he started preschool, but we still have a long way to go. His most serious delay continues to be in his expressive speech. We're planning to schedule an MRI over the summer so we can rule out any neurological issues. He has weekly private speech and physical therapy sessions and will resume his therapy at school in August.
We've taken a lot of trips to the zoo recently. Nikolas enjoys the new orangutan exhibit, and we like to take advantage of the special hours for members. Now that it's warm, the splash park is also a big hit. I'm sure we'll have many more zoo trips over the summer. 
Last weekend, we visited Conner Prairie for the first time. Nikolasenjoyed playing with the baby animals in the barn, especially the baby turkeys. There were a lot of neat things to see, and we look forward to visiting again in the future.
In adoption news, there really isn't too much to share. We have an appointment this week to get fingerprinted for our annual USCIS update. We're still waiting on a referral from Bulgaria. We do watch the waiting children profiles that are posted by our agency, but we just haven't found the right little boy to complete our family. We know that he'll come to us when the time is right.
As we wait, we are working to come up with the funds that we'll need to make two trips to Bulgaria when the time comes. I've been selling Tastefully Simple as an ongoing fundraiser, but I've hit a rough patch with that lately. In order to stay active, I still need several hundred dollars in sales by the end of the month. I have a few potential parties lined up for July, but I just need to get there first. Check out my website (www.tastefullysimple.com/web/kvanroekel) if you are interested in placing an order to help. I'm also looking for friends who are willing to host an online/Facebook party from now to the end of the month. All you have to do is share the link on your blog, via e-mail or on your Facebook page. You can earn some great host incentives and it won't cost you anything. Any help is much appreciated!!
