Simeon.  Knee high to a grasshopper.  Cute as a bugs ear.  Black as coal.  With a smile too big for his face.  Bright.  Curious.  Laughing.  Hugging.  Loving.  Running.  Lugging around handfuls of toy cars.  Looking at books.  Exploring.  Pounding rocks.  Happy, happy, oh so happy.

Simeon, newly adopted son of undetermined age.  Three?  Five?  Conflicting stories.  Tragic past.  Joy-filled present and unimaginably happy future.  Adoption is complete.  Two full months of paper work, red tape, and delays up in Bamenda.  Now to walk through the maze of Canadian paperwork.  Passport and visa perhaps in a month?  Maybe longer.  Delays, set-backs, hold-ups almost certain.  Nothing happens quickly.  But at the end, and the very end of all this effort waits a new Mom.  A new brother.  A new sister.  He's already with his new Dad and his new Grandma.  

Simeon is blessing Shiloh with his smiles while paperwork is submitted and the waiting continues.  Maybe in a week Dad and Grandma will be freed from red tape and able to scoop Simeon up and head for the beach for some fun.  

Meanwhile we intend to enjoy every minute of this pint sized package of pure joy.