Roth and Dera also had fun in the water. They got to play in the sprinkler and play with the water guns. It was a fun day for all of us. I love it when the weather is nice enough for everyone to be outside!
Chris and I have been married for 9 years. We both graduated from the University of Minnesota and now live in Central Wisconsin where he is a nurse and I am a bookkeeper for local churches. We have two wonderful boys and a beautiful baby girl.
It's been a while since we started, so beginning dates will be a bit vague, but I love seeing other people's timelines, so here goes...
Early 2004--decided to adopt through foster care. June 2004--became foster parents to 2 adoptable boys, 5 & 9. June 16, 2005--had Gavin (yep, 0-3 kids in exactly 1 year). May-Sept. 2006--everything fell apart with our adoption. Ugh. November 5, 2006--had Reily (God's little gift, for sure). May 2009--decided it was time to try adoption again and started the search for the perfect agency and social worker. June 3, 2009--found best social worker ever! Let the mad dash to complete homestudy begin. June 25, 2009--homestudy complete and sent to CHSFS. August 1, 2009--on the waitlist with CHSFS. February 2010--decide to switch agencies for a few reasons. February 24, 2010--applied to Holt International. March 15, 2010--approved by Holt International to adopt through their Ethiopia program. April 1, 2010--dossier overnighted to Holt. April 6, 2010--referral call!!! 4 1/2 month old baby girl. April 30, 2010--dossier received in Ethiopia. May 12, 2010--fingerprinting date and the day we found out we'd have to travel twice to complete our adoption (boo). May 13, 2010--USCIS approval (I171-H) received and faxed to Holt. July 16, 2010--case submitted to Ethiopian courts. August 6, 2010--we found out our court date. October 26, 2010--court date (we were there and we passed!!!). November 14, 2010--Kayla turned 1. November 16, 2010--adoption decree received by our agency. December 3, 2010--we found out our trip dates for our tentative embassy date (departing 12/22, returning 12/31). December 28, 2010--embassy date (when we get to bring her home). December 31, 2010--WE ARE ALL HOME!!! March 14, 2011--COC arrived.
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