A Long Obedience: Birthday Girl

Adoption Timeline

8/22/09--Welcome Home Gabriel!
8/19/09--Official Placement Day (U.S. Emabassy Appt.)
8/17/09--Gottcha Day
7/31/09--PASSED COURT!! HE'S OURS!!
7/27/09--Notified of New Court Date set for 7/31//09
7/23/09--Orig. Court Date Postponed
7/7/09--Notified of Court Date set for 7/24/09
6/11/09--REFERRAL DAY!!!
4/6/09--Officially on Waitlist!!
3/6/09--USCIS Approval Letter (I-171H) received
2/10/09--Gladney Approved!!
11/5/08--CSS Homestudy with Jodi
10/16/08--Third payment to PI to find K; Discontinued search
10/11/08--Moved into new house
9/16/08--Second payment to PI to find K
8/25/08--Mary T. called with lead on K
8/16/08--First payment to PI to find K
8/6/08--Individual Interviews with CSS caseworker
7/31/08--FBI Fingerprints done
7/22/08--Mtg. with local caseworker at CSS
7/16/08--Mary T. called to inform us that K ran away from orphanage
7/11/08--Background Check submitted to CSS
6/4/08--USCIS Biometrics/Fingerprinting Appt.
6/2/08--Tanya applied for passport
5/29/08--Mom & Dad's Dr. appt.
5/28/08---Kids' Dr. appt.
5/20/08--Sent Group #1 paperwork with Gladney App.
5/6/08--Telephone interview with Judy at Gladney
4/29/08--Contacted Gladney re: K and started adoption process
4/14/08---Read Krista's email re: K and decided to adopt

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Birthday Girl

Happy 10th Birthday to our firstborn daughter, Emma. Now she is "double digits" and so excited to be growing up despite the directives we keep giving her to "STOP GROWING"!
What a fun-filled day it was!

THIS is what we woke up to this birthday morning...A Winter Wonderland!!