A Long Obedience: My Shining Stars

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

Friday, April 9, 2010

My Shining Stars

My oldest son serenaded me this morning with this little tune after just learning it on his own minutes before. Amazing! I think we have a "natural musician" on our hands! He's already great at piano, but I guess I need to enroll him in guitar lessons too!

My youngest son is becoming more and more verbal as the weeks pass. He is so cute with his newly forming words to his most favorite song--"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". I just had to share!

(I know, I know... it seems like he LIVES in this chair. Not true. It's just the only time he sits still long enough to be recorded!)

And I just had to show off my latest purchase. Isn't it so cute?! (Of course the model is pretty darn cute, too!) Go to 147millionorphans to get yours and help feed an orphan in Uganda!