(he was so tired from waking up at 6:30am)
Ready to go off and conquer the 3rd grade.
2004
Made the decision to grow our family through adoption
2007
November – After 3 years in the
12/28 – Submitted online application to Holt International Children’s Services
2008
1/22 – Adoption Agreement sent to Holt
2/2 – Adoption Class
4/10 – First homestudy visit in Holt office (Downtown)
4/12 – Second homestudy visit in our home
5/5 – Homestudy approved and wait for a referral officially begins!
6/3 – Entered on
8/16 – I-171H Approval
2009
9/2 – Homestudy update interview over telephone
9/8 - (10:40am) Received our REFERRAL!!!
9/15 – Sent in Acceptance Paperwork
9/18 – Sent first care package to
10/9 –
11/20 – I600 Approval
12/30 - NVC Out
2010
1/5 - EP submitted
1/6 - P3
1/25 - EP approved
2/5 - TRAVEL CALL
2/16 - Traveled to San Francisco to pick up our daughter
2/17 - In my arms! (Gotcha Day!)
11/3- ADOPTION FINALIZED
2011
5/12 - Certificate of Citizenship (COC) Ceremony
LIFE AFTER FINALLY BECOMING A FAMILY OF FOUR
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7 comments (post a comment):
Oh Austin - how he's grown!!! Austin is going to rock the 3rd grade. We love you!
can't wait to see the post you do for Bethany a few years from now with her own set of first day of school pics!
-laura
Austin is so big! I still have a picture of him and Jameson sitting next to each other at our home when Jameson was just born. He was a sweet little toddler then... How time flies!
Jenny, I LOVE reading about you and your family through your blog!
XO, Haelyn
Love the trip down memory lane! Hope Austen's first day in third grade went well:-)
Your pancakes looked so yummy! Your son is so handsome. I hope he had a great day at school.
Austin is such an awesome kid!!
-ah-ba
Looks like the older you get, the larger the bag/book pak! Wonder how big it will be when he starts Jr. High!
Happy 3rd grade day!
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