Nutcracker 2021
Four of our beautiful girls danced in our local ballet production of The Nutcracker: a little reindeer (Emory), two street urchins (Maclaren and Dabney), and a baby mouse (Addy).
We're so proud!
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Sunday, December 12, 2021
O Christmas Tree
Our whole crew gathered at a local tree farm to select and cut down a gorgeous Christmas tree for our home in record time . . . they're fast in choosing! We found a semi-free Saturday to make our traditional outing, squeezed between a basketball game and a part-time job (and working around Nutcracker, cross country, and scouts). So thankful to have all 15 of us together!
Our big boys got the tree up in our living room - we'll decorate our closer to Christmas and enjoy the fully decorated tree for the twelve days of Christmas, concluding with the Baptism of the Lord.
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2015 Adoption Timeline
- March 2014 . Apply to AOD
- April 2014 . Begin Homestudy Update
- May 2014 . Homestudy Complete
- August 2014 . Profile Added to Waiting Families
- April 28, 2015 . Call from Agency - Chosen by a Mama (baby due May 14)
- May 5, 2015 . Conference Call with Parents
- May 2015 . Homestudy Update
- May 14, 2015 . Conference Call (it's a girl! - name chosen)
- May 27, 2015 . birthday!
- May 28 - June 7, 2015 . Travel to Georgia
- May 29, 2015 . Hospital Discharge with Addison
- June 7, 2015 . Interstate Compact (travel home with Addison)
- June 8, 2015 . Officially Ours
- December 11, 2015 . Finalization and Readoption in TN
2010 Adoption Timeline
- April 2010 . Apply to AAI
- May 2010 . Begin homestudy process
- June 2010 . File I-600A with USCIS
- July 2010 . Mail completed Dossier to AAI
- August 2010 . Homestudy complete
- September 2010 . Dossier authenticated in D.C. and sent to Ethiopia
- September 22, 2010 . Accept referral of precious siblings from waiting child list
- November 2, 2010 . Case submitted to Ethiopian Court
- November 26, 2010 . Fingerprints with USCIS
- December 7, 2010 . received word of January 24th court date
- December 11, 2010 . Received USCIS Approval
- December 16, 2010 . January 24th court date confirmed, flights to Ethiopia booked
- January 21- January 29, 2011 . Ethiopia Trip #1
- January 24, 2011 . First Court Date
- February 7, 2011 . Second Court Date
- February 9, 2011 . Third Court Date
- February 10, 2011 . Passed Court!!!!
- April 10 - April 23, 2011 . Ethiopia Trip #2
- April 13, 2011 . Embassy Submission
- April 21, 2011 . Embassy Visa Interview
- April 24, 2011 . HOME!
- May 31, 2013 . U.S. Readoption
2007 Adoption Timeline
- December 2006 . Apply to CWA Ethiopia
- Janury 2007 . File I-600A with USCIS, dossier paperchase, begin homestudy process
- March 23, 2007 . Homestudy Complete, USCIS fingerprints
- April 1, 2007 . Dossier sent to CWA
- April 5, 2007 . D.C. Authentication
- April 17, 2007 . Dossier sent to Ethiopia
- May 1, 2007 . USCIS Approval (I-171)
- July 18, 2007 . Accept referral of baby boy
- October 8, 2007 . Case Submitted to Court
- November 1, 2007 . Successful Court Hearing
- November 24 - November 30, 2007 . Travel
- November 30, 2007 . Homecoming!
- May 8, 2007 . U.S. ReAdoption
